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Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert says he has been exonerated of wrongdoing by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, after the prosecutor declined to act on complaints initiated by Mayor Ed Foster. The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) investigated Gilbert and Quartzsite Police Sergeant Xavier Frausto, according to Gilbert’s statement, on the basis of one of several complaints filed over …
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Sheriff to enforce new booster seat law
The La Paz County Sheriff’s Office sent out a memo today reminding citizens of the State of Arizona’s new law regarding childrens’ booster seats that went into effect on August 2nd. The new law requires all children who are either younger than 8 years old, or who are less than 4 feet 9 inches tall (4′ 9″) to be sitting …
Read More »In memory of Daniel Pierce
La Paz County District 1 Supervisor Sandy Pierce has asked Parker Live to thank the community for its condolences and love after the death of her son Daniel. She asks that the community donate money to the Parker Senior Center and to Parker Food Bank in lieu of flowers at this time. Daniel, who was 32 years old, passed away …
Read More »Judge sets hearing in Foster election case
A hearing has been set for Quartzsite Mayor-in-Waiting Ed Foster’s case asking a court to seat him as mayor of the town. In La Paz County Superior Court this morning, Judge Burke declined to issue an ex parte order seating Foster as mayor right away, opting to give the Town of Quartzsite a chance to defend their actions “disqualifying” Foster …
Read More »Meet the Candidates!
UPDATE: The original event had the candidates for Sheriff on August 21st; that has now been changed below as Sheriff candidates will now appear on August 14th instead. The Parker Area Chamber of Commerce will host two Meet the Candidates events this month. The reason for two sessions is because of the large number of folks running for offices in La …
Read More »Power outage
APS has reported a power outage affecting Quartzsite, Cibola and upriver of Parker. Crews were dispatched early this morning.
Read More »Delays toward Yuma starting Monday
The Arizona Department of Transportation is currently working on a pavement preservation project on State Route 95 south of Quartzsite. Crews will be paving the southbound SR 95 right turn lane at La Paz Valley Road between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, August 13. Traffic will be intermittently stopped during work hours and minor delays may be experienced. What …
Read More »The sky last night, from Parker
This is a video composite of the entire sky as seen last night from Parker, AZ. Each event is captured by the New Mexico State University Sky Sentinel All Sky Camera and uploaded automatically. The composite shows the moon, planets, stars, meteors, and air traffic over the course of a single night, and includes the Perseid meteor shower, which will …
Read More »Minor facelift
Welcome to Parker Live! We’ve given the site a slightly modified, fresh look today, and added a few bits and pieces of functionality to boot. If you’d like to recommend a story, add an event to our BlueWater-sponsored calendar sections, submit a photograph to our Viewfinder spot, advertise on the right-hand sidebar, make a comment or ask a question, please …
Read More »Delays possible on the 72 this weekend
The Arizona Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin a project to repair several sections of State Route 72 between Bouse and Parker. Work is scheduled to take place between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily beginning Friday, August 10 through Thursday, August, 16. What to expect during work hours: • Intermittent lane closures of approximately three mile segments during …
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