A fire broke out Saturday night and was attended by local agencies at Windmill Resort on the California side of the Parker Strip (opposite La Paz County Park). Initial reports are that the fire involves up to 25 storage units and that nobody has been injured. (Photos by Charley Robertson and Pirate’s Den)
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The grand opening of BlueWater Resort & Casino’s new Wakeboard Island attraction will be May 18th from 11am to 5pm. (The attraction is already open for business ahead of the event.)
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Employees of Players 9th Street Youth Center say they have been amazed by the generosity of the Parker community after being broken into earlier this week. The theft of various items, reported here on Parker Live, included two TVs used by area youth for games and movies. Since then, PAACE says APS’s John Croteau brought them replacement TVs, local resident …
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Eight suspected drug dealers, some of whom allegedly sold drugs out of legitimate businesses in the town of Parker, were arrested by the La Paz County Anti Drug and Racketeering Enforcement Task Force Wednesday. The Task Force says it used informants and confidential sources to target dealers selling methamphetamine, cocaine and prescription drugs. The arrests were made after the accumulation …
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Eli Kemnitz freestyle routine: jetski championships in Parker, 2013
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The Arizona Department of Transportation is scheduled to install new traffic signals on State Route 95 and Riverside Drive in Parker beginning this Friday, May 3rd. The new traffic signal installation is expected to take approximately three days to complete. Crews will work 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and continue Monday, May 6 and Tuesday, May 7. Drivers should …
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Sheri Newman, Clerk of the Superior Court in La Paz County since 1991, announced her retirement today, in a letter to Governor Jan Brewer. Newman’s retirement is effective June 30th, 2013. “I have served 22 ½ years as the elected Clerk of the Superior Court of La Paz County. The people of La Paz County and this State have been …
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A burglary at Players 9th Street Youth Center Tuesday night prompted PAACE, which runs the center, to release this photo of the intruder. They’re asking the public if anybody recognizes the person caught on security camera wearing a mask, but a distinctive sweatshirt or jacket with a thunderbird or eagle on the front. Randy Hartless asked the public to call …
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The La Paz County Sheriff’s Office Boating Safety Center has been accepted as a finalist for the BOAT US Foundation’s Life Jacket Loaner program location. The program will make child size life jackets available for loan to those boaters who may not have them, or forgot to bring them to the River. The Coast Guard and all states require that …
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