Senior water rights and ancestral lands are at the heart of a new documentary film about the Colorado River Indian Tribes to be screened Thursday night in Parker. The new film was commissioned by the CRIT Tribal Council to examine two big challenges for the Tribes in the present day: the effort to assert its rights to Colorado River water, …
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Parker Treasure Hunt: December
The Parker Treasure Hunt is back! Clues will go out on KLPZ 1380am’s morning show every day, and then on this page (below) one day later. You’re looking for an item, hidden within Parker city limits, which has Lane’s logo on it. You can bring it to Lane’s and trade it for $200 if you find it. Good luck! —– …
Read More »Win with KLPZ’s 12 Days of Christmas!
WINNERS: We’ve announced the winners, and they are Shannon T, John M, Marsha C, Joe E, Russ B, Gayle P, Mason V, KC, Nick P, Terry L, Junior S, Janie M and John B. Congrats winners, and Merry Christmas to everyone. It’s KLPZ’s 12 Days of Christmas! Santa has come to KLPZ through 12 of our business sponsors, each of …
Read More »Urgent Care at La Paz Regional to open again Dec 26
UPDATE 12/21: Urgent Care is to open again on December 26th. ORIGINAL STORY 12/5: The Urgent Care service at La Paz Regional Hospital is to be closed temporarily due to a provider shortage, according to a press release Monday. “We understand this is an inconvenience during flu season and are working hard to ensure this transition is as quick as …
Read More »Suspect found, arrested in Quartzsite knife assault
A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a knife assault on Monday in Quartzsite. Quartzsite Police arrested Nathan Montalbano, a transient, on Wednesday after a foot pursuit involving a police K-9 and drone led to a Quartzsite rooftop. On Monday, police had responded to a disturbance call at a store in the 900 block of West Main Street in …
Read More »High speeds chase ends in rollover
A man fled from law enforcement in Mohave County last week and led officers on a high-speed chase south on State Route 95 toward Parker, a pursuit which ended near La Paz Regional Hospital when the suspect rolled his vehicle. The man, Jason Tucker, who is in his thirties, was being investigated for allegedly threatening to kill one or more …
Read More »Viewfinder: Winning entry
Elvis manned the winning entry in the annual lighted boat parade Saturday night. Here it is at sunset!
Read More »Public packs boardroom to talk about future of the Parker Tube Float
Trash and trouble? Or income and opportunity? What the Parker Tube Float represents depends greatly on whether you’re the owner of a home or of a business. Members of the public packed the boardroom at the La Paz County Board of Supervisors Monday afternoon to talk about the future of the Parker Tube Float, the annual floating party that helps …
Read More »Viewfinder: Filling up in P-Town
If you’re in a sedan, you’re outnumbered.
Read More »Rogers re-elected as County Attorney, other wins confirmed
Tony Rogers has been re-elected as the La Paz County Attorney after provisional and ‘late early’ ballots were added to the final election count Monday. Rogers and challenger Kathy Field, who currently serves as the Public Defender, ran a heated campaign that went right up to the wire with less than 300 votes between them in last Tuesday’s count, or …
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