Mendoza came to give a wrap-up summary and public thanks regarding the recent discovery of high explosives at a Parker property which affected the town’s traffic flow. Click the small play button at the bottom to stay on this page.

Police Chief Rod Mendoza tells Parker Live that the buildings at the center of drama yesterday – razed by fire departments after the discovery of old dynamite inside – were historical buildings from Poston Internment Camp, a U.S. camp for the Japanese during World War II. It was originally thought that the dynamite was found at Alewine Furniture Store, but …

Updates complete. 3:00pm– Parker Police Department has confirmed that several streets around the Desert/Eagle/Fiesta Avenues area of Parker are being evacuated as a precautionary measure at this hour after some “hazardous materials” were discovered at an old closed furniture store on that portion of Riverside Drive. One report says the discovery included dynamite which requires the attention of a Lake …

5:30pm– A large accident has Highway 95 still closed at this hour at Cienega Springs Road after several hours with emergency crews on scene. Traffic is being detoured onto Business 95 (Riverside Drive) to Golf Course Drive. This incident has closed the entire highway for the past several hours. No word on whether hazmat is involved. At least one fatality …

Reports suggest that Andy Jones, Director of the Colorado River Sewage Joint Venture, has been reinstated by the Board. More information when it comes.

La Paz County Attorney Sam Vederman, speaking as Chairman of the La Paz County Anti-Drug and Racketeering Enforcement Task Force Board (CADRE), has issued a public press release in response to a publicly distributed letter written by Chairman Eldred Enas of the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT). In the press release, Vederman takes issue with Enas’ handling of the negotiations …

Due to road construction, we’re informed that traffic on Highway 95 north of Parker at mile post 137 may be slow. Traffic flow may be reduced to one lane at times. The Sheriff’s Department advises motorists to expect delays on that route today.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office is considering amending a land use plan to allow the use of public land for the proposed Quartzsite Solar Energy Project in La Paz County, Arizona. A Notice of Intent announcing the proposed amendment was published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2011. The land use plan amendment would be …

On Tuesday, March 29th at approximately 11:30pm, La Paz County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Heanes stopped a van near the Ehrenberg County line on I-10 after he observed the van being operated in an erratic manner. A subsequent search of the van revealed it to contain a large quantity of ‘Spice’ (or ‘K2’) and several articles of possible drug paraphernalia. Deputy …

Yesterday, Parker Live reported that the Judge had issued an order in the Yakima case. Apparently this isn’t yet the case; what Parker Live received was a non-final version. We’ll update this site with the correct information soon. Thank you.