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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 …

APS says its crews will work throughout the night to restore power to 2,374 customers in the town of Quartzsite. Meantime, generators are providing power at the Isaiah 58 Project church, and any customers who need to purchase ice to protect their food can send their receipts to APS for reimbursement. Barring further stormy weather, APS hopes to have power …

La Paz Sheriff: Flash Flood warning throughout La Paz County. The intersection at SR95 and SR72 (12 mile junction) will be shut down. Most of the highways across the county are not passable at this time. Please avoid driving.

Parts of the Parker area were without power again Saturday afternoon as powerful monsoon storms continued to roll through the region, knocking down power lines and keeping APS, BIA and WAPA crews busy trying to restore service to customers who lost it. This follows flooding in normally dry washes and damage to some infrastructure, the details of which remain unclear. …

La Paz County Sheriff’s Dispatch has passed along reports of vehicles needing to stop on I-10 due to a storm coming through the area in South La Paz County. The Department urges caution and advises limiting travel.

Mohave Road, the main route through the Parker Valley, is closed after last night’s downpour, which brought sediment, trees and brush onto the roadway and caused potential damage to the road. The storm, which hit Lake Havasu City an hour earlier, was the largest of this year’s monsoon season so far.