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Via Brooke P. 1:12pm– Power is out for residents along the Arizona side of the Parker Strip north of Parker. The La Paz County Sheriff’s Department reports that power lines are down along Highway 95 north of BlueWater Resort & Casino, and that the highway will be closed until further notice. Areas south of Parker have seen rainfall, and washes …

Major news outlets covered a very serious accident Sunday on I-10 east of Quartzsite that had an impact in Parker. A local family were hit when a semi truck veered across the median and into their flow of traffic. 7 people were killed, according to azcentral.com. Locals expressed their shock on Facebook Sunday evening. More details can be found HERE.

Ed Foster has written a letter on Town of Quartzsite letterhead to Town Clerk Terry Frausto, signed “Ed Foster, Mayor, Town of Quartzsite.” Foster – who was told he was “not qualified” by the incumbents on the Quartzsite Council including the Town’s former mayor who lost the election to Foster – is giving Frausto 5 days to issue him with …

Mark Orgeron has been sworn in as a duly elected member of the Town of Quartzsite Common Council. The incumbents on the council fought his election, declaring in late May that he and Mayor Ed Foster were “not qualified” to take office, despite having both received the highest number of votes in the races for those offices. County Attorney Sam …

Some Town of Parker residents will be out of water for a few hours this evening. Parker Police Chief Rod Mendoza told Parker Live a water main break has water shut off between Agency Road and 16th Street between Laguna and Palo Verde Avenues. When engineers attempted to shut off a valve, it malfunctioned, expanding the problem. Mendoza says the …

Sunday, July 29th, 2012 is Ruby Fox Day in La Paz County. 28 years ago, Fox became the first American female to win an Olympic Medal in a women’s Olympic shooting event. She missed the Gold at the Olympic Games at Los Angeles in 1984 by one point, but took the Silver Medal. Fox’s competitive accomplishments include 19 times as Women’s Outdoor …

After a break-in at Player’s 9th Street Youth Center last night, Parker Police Department is looking for information about either of these individuals caught on security camera. If you can help, call Parker P.D. at (928) 669-2264. UPDATE 3:06pm– Suspects have been identified. One is in custody and 2 are pending.

The Town of Quartzsite’s procurement of private investigators to find evidence of voter fraud in the last election is authorized by state statute, according to a statement sent Friday to Parker Live by Town Manager Alex Taft. The statement says the Town investigation is working on finding evidence that voter fraud occurred in the May election, which elected Ed Foster, Mark …

From the ashes of a property known for its mystery emerges a rare thing indeed: a building taken almost 70 years ago from a World War II Japanese internment camp and kept at this property in Parker ever since. The old Alewine property, site of the long-abandoned Alewine Furniture Store, was recently razed to the ground after a series of …

CORRECTION: The original version of this story asserted that Workman’s complaint acknowledged a council decision to hire a private investigation company. This is false. The complaint says the Quartzsite Council only authorized contacting outside government agencies only, not private investigators. The story below has been altered from its original version to reflect the correction. —– Newly-elected Quartzsite councilwoman Pat Workman …