One firefighter sustained non- life threatening injuries at a fireworks show in Parker Monday night, according to the Colorado River Indian Tribes. One of the pyrotechnics used in the show was defective and did not discharge completely into the air, CRIT Chairman Dennis Patch said in a press release. “Acting according to their training and experience, one firefighter alerted the …
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The rock spray-painted last year in an act of vandalism that outraged many is looking much better now. It appears that someone has tried to match the color of the rock and cover over the ugly white spray-paint that had been there since August 2015. Last year, Parker Live reported that a Corona, CA man who appeared to fess up …
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An alcohol-augmented fight which escalated into a fatal shooting over two years ago in the BlueWater Lagoon neighborhood of Parker, AZ was the center of a court proceeding Monday which saw Sean Ackerman get 10.5 years in prison for manslaughter. Ackerman, 46, who was originally charged with homicide for the shooting death of his older neighbor Daniel Porter, had already pleaded …
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UPDATED to add Monday’s temps. The number is kind of legendary around here. ‘A hundred and twenty degrees’ is one of those numbers that people throw around when they talk about life in the desert. People in the Parker area act like they own it, but the truth is that people talk about 120 degrees in the same reverent tones in …
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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFW) has suspended its draft proposal to limit recreational boating activities at Havasu National Wildlife Refuge on Lake Havasu, according to Senator John McCain’s office. The formal public comment period ended Monday, and by Thursday morning the federal agency had notified the Arizona senator of its intention to back down after receiving many protests. …
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A popular Parker restaurant that made news when it burned down in late 2014 opened again to the public at lunchtime Wednesday. A line of hungry people queued up outside China Garden ahead of its 11am opening, eager to get back to eating at one of the community’s favorite food spots. When the restaurant went up in flames, an outpouring …
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The Parker Tube Float kicked off Saturday morning with thousands of people pushing off from the shoreline and floating on inflatable tubes together for several hours. It was the second weekend marking the start of summer on the Parker Strip, and packed the river even more than Memorial Day weekend. An estimated 10,000 to 12,000 people joined the party on …
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Photo credit: Fenix Arae Greenwood Three Parker girls are competing in the Miss Arizona and Miss Arizona’s Outstanding Teen pageants later this month after winning local pageants earlier this year. Allayzia Brault, Guadalupe Balderrama and Hailey Ferris will compete in private interview, fitness, talent, evening gown, and on stage question categories. Allayzia will be doing a tap dance for her …
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Three judges from the Arizona Court of Appeals visited Parker Friday for an event on Continuing Legal Education, attended by local judges and attorneys. The La Paz County Public Defender’s Office hosted the event with the distinguished presenters, the Hon. Andrew Gould, Hon. Kenton Jones and Hon. Samuel Thumma of the Court of Appeals, Division 1. Attorneys from La Paz …
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We all know him. ‘That Guy’ is the one who ruins the Tube Float for everybody else around him while convinced of his own coolness. Don’t want to be him? Follow these 10 guidelines from Parker Live and you’ll have a great time this Saturday! (1) Put a self-imposed limit on the use of your props. Super Soakers, nerf projectiles, …
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