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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 …

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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 …

Quartzsite Solar Energy is one of 7 renewable energy projects that will be expedited, according to an announcement late yesterday by the White House. The Obama administration said that it has taken the step of expediting the federal review process for the projects, including the one in La Paz County, operated by SolarReserve. SolarReserve’s facility will use thousands of mirrors …

Parker PD Press Release: On Friday, August 3rd at approximately 12:10 p.m., a 62-year-old female was approached by an unidentified suspect in the 1200 block of Ocotillo Ave.  The suspect attempted to take a purse that the victim was carrying.  The victim was able to fend off the attacker and retained possession of the purse.  During the scuffle, the victim …

There will be a short outage Up River for APS to do some switching from the storm we had on Tuesday.

The kids of Parker Unified School District went back to school this morning, some of them for the first time, some of them at a new school, and most in new classrooms with new teachers. Students in the Parker area go back to school relatively early, compared to other schools. Children in Lake Havasu and Wenden will be back to …

APS restored power to all of its customers north of Parker late Tuesday afternoon, but said it continues to work on restoring power to non-APS customers who were affected too. A third of an inch of rain was recorded at KLPZ Studios near the railroad tracks in Parker, while Parker Airport just to the north experienced two-thirds of an inch …

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.