What summers in Parker are all about: Kobe, 12, from San Clemente – “He’s been coming here since he was 7 weeks old. The Colorado River is in his blood!”

The Town of Parker says it will be replacing approximately 1,200 feet of water lines in the town, and is seeking qualified contractors to do the work. The Town has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant through the State of Arizona Department of Housing, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Responses to the …

Boat sinks on viral video; a few hours later it’s been stolen, according to man who reached out to Parker Live. And it wasn’t insured A boat that drew over 200,000 views when a Facebook video showed it sinking on the Parker Strip has been stolen, according to its owner. The blue and white Tige wakeboard boat went underwater on …

UPDATE 8/18: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) officials announced today it has examined data provided by states upstream of Lake Powell and closer to the Gold King Mine spill. ADEQ’s analysis of data released by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality of samples collected about 100 miles from Lake Powell (closest Utah sample) shows that water quality conditions in …

An infant in Salome, AZ – a small town between Parker and Phoenix – has died, according to the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, August 8th, 2015 at approximately 4pm, deputies responded to a residence on Highway 72 near Salome for a call relating to an infant who was not breathing. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with …

The La Paz County Sheriff’s Office made a tactical entry into a home in the Lakeside 5 area north of Parker on Sunday evening. The incident began on Saturday when Kevin Foran allegedly left his home to visit a family member a few houses down on Treasure Road, accusing him of breaking into his house. He allegedly struck the family …

A nonprofit organization focused on advancing marketplace trust is now operating in La Paz and Mohave counties. The local director of the Better Business Bureau Elaine Cullen paid a visit to the morning show at KLPZ 1380am last week, saying she hopes the BBB presence here will give consumers good resources. “We have some of the best free consumer resources …

Bob Garland apologizes on Parker Live – see below. A photo circulating online since last night seems to implicate a Corona, CA man in an act of vandalism on the Parker Strip. The photo was posted to a public Facebook group called ’10 Ways You Know You Grew Up/Live In Corona, CA!’, identifying him by name as a 60-year old …

The ‘Willow Fire’ continues to burn north of Lake Havasu City in an area called Mohave Valley. It began in the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday morning, according to Mohave County Emergency Management, and continues to blaze through willow trees and brush north of I-40. By Saturday night, smoke from the fire could be seen for well over a …

The Parker Rotary Club filled 45 backpacks with school supplies Thursday, sending them to Bouse Elementary School District ahead of their first day of school later this month. With the generous support of Walmart who co-sponsored the drive, the club bought the backpacks and supplies for the kids of the school, who are in a rural area of La Paz …