Arizona Western College President Dr. Glenn Mayle says the college’s impact on the local economy by educating the workforce makes it worth the $216-per-$100,000 property tax you’ll pay next year for it. As the state of Arizona continues to pull funding out of education statewide, AWC is recommending its maximum allowed 2% tax increase for the first time in years to compensate. …

“We were driving the other way and the electrical line that snapped fell on our car.” – Motorist at 4th and Joshua   

The La Paz County Sheriff’s Office has recently added some new programs to its law enforcement efforts, which include a new helicopter program and K-9 unit. According to statements by Sheriff’s Lieutenant Curt Bagby, the helicopter program depends on R.I.C.O funds (“Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations”), the process of using money seized from organized crime operations to aid in enforcement …

Miss La Paz County Hailey Ferris and Miss La Paz County Outstanding Teen Victoria Ferris will be heading to the Miss Arizona competition in Mesa, AZ later this month. The sisters, aged 18 and 16, will compete in interview, fitness, talent, evening gown and on-stage question against others from around the state of Arizona. Hailey’s talent will be a character …

The victim of a burglary is offering $1000 reward to whoever can provide information about the theft. On Memorial Day weekend, a residence in the Parker Valley was burglarized with a “large amount of cash” taken, along with two electric guitars and some jewelry, according to an investigator with CRIT Police Department. The owner of the residence, at 24125 Indian …

The Pop Harvey Aquatics Association held an event Thursday to honor young people who chose to be trained as lifeguards in this years Red Cross Learn to Swim program in Parker. Program organizer Buni Hooper said the 4-week program, which teaches children to swim and emphasizes safety, may be extended to 6 weeks this time, if the funding allows. Lifeguards …

[powerpress] It’s a week everybody looks forward to – Parker Tube Float is Saturday and this episode of the Livecast covers it by chatting with event organizer Mary Hamilton and Sheriff’s Lieutenants Curt Bagby and Donald Schlecht. On this week’s edition: Josh Savino spent an unexpected 5 nights in a Phoenix hospital and is still recovering after 2 surgeries, drunk-driving …

The temps shot up last weekend to 106 degrees on Saturday after a cool May, signaling the start of summer here in Parker just in time for Tube Float. The average afternoon high in the month of May 2015 was just 87 degrees in the Parker area, compared with an average of 96 degrees in May the previous year. The …

The 2015 Parker Tube Float is just around the corner. It’s a giant, annual floating party on the river south of Lake Havasu, and is now in its 38th year! Here are Parker Live’s top ten tips for mastering the event and getting the most out of it. 1. Decide whether you feel like winning or just floating. The Tube …

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Certainly, no one could have predicted that Parker would be the center of a worldwide media story centered around fake skeletons at the bottom of the river. I’m not sure if it was the unexpected nature of the story in that it was strange to find a fake skeleton tea party at the bottom …