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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.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is scheduled to stripe the new pavement on Interstate 10 east of Quartzsite Monday, July 16 through Friday, July 20 between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists are advised to plan ahead and allow extra travel time between Phoenix and Quartzsite due to lane restrictions. Motorists should expect slow moving traffic on I-10 in both directions …

KLPZ’s annual Flog tournament (‘golf’ spelled backwards) tees off early tomorrow morning at Emerald Canyon Golf Course. The annual event, which involves playing 9 holes of golf with baseball bats, pays prize money to its amateur players and helps benefit chosen local charities. Many of the ‘floggers’ try for a chance at the prize for Best-Dressed, which can be quite …

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado River District has announced fire restrictions on 5.4 million acres of public lands in western Arizona and southeastern California along the Colorado River. Citing the protection of the public, natural resources, and reducing the risks of wildfires, fire prevention orders are now being enforced on all public lands within the BLM Yuma, Lake Havasu, …

At an evidentiary hearing Thursday in federal court, Quartzsite councilman-elect Mark Orgeron tried to convince Chief Judge Silver that, despite the claims of the Town of Quartzsite, he was a resident of the town when he ran for office and won, and that he should therefore be seated as a council member immediately. Both Orgeron and his wife testified at …

On June 21st, 2012, Quartzsite Police arrested and booked Quartzsite residents Jennifer Hayes, 31, and William Buckley Jr., 47, into the La Paz County Jail on charges including felony molestation of a child, felony sexual conduct with a minor and felony transferring drugs to/involving a minor in a drug offense. The investigation into Hayes and Buckley began on June 8th, …

Today in federal district court in Phoenix, Rhesa Briann Cuadras, 33, of Big River, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Cuadras was charged with four counts of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. The indictment alleged that between June and August of 2010, Cuadras sold methamphetamine in the CRIT …

La Paz County Sheriff’s Department Press Release On July 11th, 2012 at approximately 9:40pm, La Paz County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 35056 Harmony Lane in Wenden, AZ in reference to a stabbing. Upon arrival, Deputies found two male adults bleeding from stab wounds. The victims were identified as David Hernandez, 50 and Ancelmo Urea, 48. Both received severe stab …