2:32pm– KLPZ is off the air at this hour due to a power outage, along with other APS customers in the town of Parker. 3:16pm– No communication from APS, but some engineers are working on a power pole on 7th Street. 3:18pm– Power restored.

That’s what a weather service meteorologist says about the current Santa Ana winds. As quoted by ABC 7 San Francisco, Andrew Rorke says: What’s driving this is a large, cold low-pressure system that’s currently centered over Needles, Calif. The strong winds are wrapping around it. The system will sit and spin counter-clockwise over the area for the next day, although …

Parker resident Kayla Anderson, 21, recently found out that she has acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells that accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood cells. It is rare, and even more rare in someone Kayla’s age. Kayla will be getting treatment at Phoenix …

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for today that could impact drivers traveling in southwest Arizona. Strong sustained northern winds from 25 to 35 mph, including wind gusts up to 40 mph, are impacting Yuma and La Paz counties. The Arizona Department of Transportation urges motorists traveling on Interstate 10, Interstate 8 and US 95/State Route 95 …

Josh Savino and myself started today’s show by talking about the 90-minute power outage that took KLPZ 1380am off the air this afternoon, and quickly got talking about a dove who was the unfortunate recipient of the power surge that caused it. We called the dove Sparky in its memory after Josh decided whether to end its life on-air or …

12:42pm– Power went out with a bang in the town of Parker, to APS customers. Power was restored several minutes later, but some businesses are still down, including KLPZ 1380am. 1:15pm– A power connection behind Best Western is the cause of the outage still affecting KLPZ radio, according to APS spokesperson Tim Yonker. He said that one phase out of …

The water may be too cold now for many people to get in, but the Parker area never has a holiday weekend that isn’t alive with activity. After celebrating on Turkey Day Thursday, residents and visitors took to the desert to play. Everywhere, people in ATVs, UTVs, dune buggies, Jeeps, Bugs, dirt bikes, trucks, golf carts and bicycles were out …

KLPZ’s ’12 Days of Christmas’ promotion is back! Register your name at our sponsors for these gifts, with live drawings happening over three days just before Christmas. To download a printable version to take with you, including all sponsor names and gifts, CLICK HERE.