On May 9th, 2012, Benjamin Paul Brodie, 21, of Parker, was sentenced by La Paz County Superior Court Judge Michael Burke to 10.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections. Brodie previously pled guilty on April 5th, 2012, to two counts of Manslaughter and one count of Aggravated Assault. Brodie is not eligible for probation or early release. On October …

The first unofficial results of the Quartzsite General Election are in, and they say that anti-administration candidate Ed Foster took 56.97% of the vote in the race for mayor, with 42.27% of the vote going to his competitor Jerry Lukkasson. This will be the second time Foster has served as mayor. Last time, he dissented from the rest of the …

La Paz Sheriff’s Department Press Release On October 11th 2011, at approximately midnight, a male subject picked up three of his friends and took them for a ride in his car. The driver did not tell the three occupants that he had been drinking alcohol prior to picking them up. Initially, one of the passengers had asked the driver to …

Next stop: Williams, AZ. Passengers climbed back aboard the Santa Fe 3751 bound for Williams this morning after an overnight stop in Parker. Passengers waved from windows as the steam engine powered up – its bell ringing, horn sounding, steam escaping from every opening – and slowly moved off before a quick top-up with water, provided by Parker Fire and San …

via Rauni Sue Harsch

The special passenger service between Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon rolled into the town of Parker late last night and many passengers disembarked for the night. Video below via Michael Collins.

via Michael Collins.

Peaches, strawberries and now cherries. The trucks that carry these precious loads sometimes end up stranded in Parker, AZ to the delight of the locals who feed upon their contents. Could this be the reason why? (via Keith Moses)

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story had the return journey wrong; the Santa Fe 3751 will be back in Parker on Friday, rolling out early Saturday. Photo credit: theexbrit on Flickr. On Monday, the steam locomotive known as the Santa Fe 3751 will make the first of two overnight stops in Parker on the way between Los Angeles and …

Construction crews will continue paving along Interstate 10 west of Phoenix at 7 p.m. Sunday (May 13). Motorists traveling between California and Phoenix should plan ahead and expect delays during work hours. Overnight work hours will be from 7 p.m. to noon the following day. Between Sunday (May 13) and Sunday (May 20), Interstate 10 will be narrowed to one lane …