On October 2, 2012, Brice Little, 29, of Parker, Ariz., pleaded guilty to child abuse, in federal district court in Phoenix. According to the plea agreement, Little, a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, was caring for a four-month-old child on March 29, 2011, while the child’s mother was out. Little heard a noise and found the baby on …

Nobody’s talking officially, but reports that Ed Foster may soon be seated as mayor of Quartzsite surfaced Wednesday night as a potential settlement may soon put an end to the legal battle over May’s election results. Today’s oral arguments have been officially continued until October 17th, which may be a sign that the attorneys in the case agree on enough …

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett’s office is holding a series of town hall meetings across the state to introduce voters to the propositions on the General Election ballot. The meetings are free and open to the public. The local meeting will be at noon today at the Board of Supervisors Boardroom, 1108 Joshua Avenue in Parker.

It’s October, which means Hemet Productions has one more season on the hunt for interesting stories and people in the town of Quartzsite for our upcoming documentary film on the town. The crew has been visiting Quartzsite for over a year and a half now, interviewing people, capturing moments and covering stories in the quest to portray how unique the …

The Parker Area Chamber of Commerce is to host Meet the Candidates at the Parker Senior Community Center October 16th. The event, at 1115 12th Street, Parker, AZ at 6:15pm, will feature La Paz County candidates for the offices of Board of Supervisors Districts 1 and 2, County Attorney, County Assessor and County Sheriff. Special Districts will include Buckskin Fire …

Cleanup efforts are continuing on State Route 72 following a breach in a Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal near Bouse (milepost 30) early Sunday morning, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. While the highway remains open, minor intermittent traffic restrictions may cause slight delays as maintenance crews continue to sweep dirt and rocks off the roadway. ADOT advises drivers …

A candidate for La Paz County Supervisor District 2 has said he is declining an invitation to a Rotary-hosted candidates event, leading two other candidates to pull out of the event too. In a Facebook posting September 29th, King Clapperton, who received the most votes in the Republican primary for the race, wrote the following: In a Facebook post to …

Via Michael Collins

Around 12:30pm this afternoon, Fox News, in the process of covering an Arizona car chase live on its nationally broadcast 24-hour news network, inadvertently broadcast a suicide to the entire nation from somewhere near the La Paz County line. The chase ended when the driver got out of the vehicle and erratically ran behind a bush before putting a gun …