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Team Diaz Racing team (Adrian Diaz, Sr.) finished very strong with their new class 7200 race truck during Saturday’s Mint 400 race in Nevada. This race had over 330 participants and over 35 in the 7200 class alone. Team Diaz Racing finished 6th in class, an impressive result. The Mint 400 is a historic race, and featured in Fear and …

AP- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of an Arizona inmate whose execution was stayed last year. Daniel Wayne Cook was scheduled to be executed April 5, 2011, for killing a man and a teenage boy in 1987 in Lake Havasu City. But the day before, the high court stayed the execution until it ruled on Cook’s claims …

A separate incident from the crash which backed up AZ 95 for a few hours this morning occurred at around lunchtime by Resort Drive on the north side of Parker. Traffic was unaffected. CRIT Police and Fire responded to the scene, along with River Medical.

9:50am– A head-on collision 2.28 miles north of Bill Williams Bridge is impacting traffic between Parker and Lake Havasu City. The crash is reportedly between a truck and motorhome, and both northbound and southbound lanes of AZ 95 have been closed since 9:28am. 10:43am– La Paz County Sheriff’s Department urges travelers to take an alternate route, calling the accident “severe”. ADOT has …

A large wildfire in the valley south of the town of Parker is charring acres of river brush and sending a huge plume of smoke into the air that can be seen dozens of miles away. The La Paz County Sheriff’s Department says the fire “may take a while to be contained” and is advising people to stay away from …

A press release for the Town of Quartzsite says that, contrary to reports earlier this week on Parker Live, it did not “fire” Special Prosecutor Tom Jones for seeking to dismiss charges against former mayor Ed Foster, but reassigned the case because of a statement Jones made in an email to the Town. In his email to Chief Gilbert, Jones …

Charges against former Quartzsite mayor and candidate Ed Foster were reportedly dismissed in court this morning. The charges, which Foster has maintained were politically motivated, were being handled by a Special Prosecutor for the town, Tom Jones. Jones received the case because Town Attorney Martin Brannan stepped down from the case after Foster’s attorney moved for his disqualification. After reviewing …

A local businessman was involved in a head-on collision near Cattail Cove on Highway 95 that had traffic backed up for several hours early this morning. Parker Live spoke to his wife Terri Watts early this morning and his daughter Amy this afternoon. Gustafson is currently in hospital in Las Vegas for leg surgery. Amy says he is coherent and …

Players 9th Street Youth Center would like to thank the Verde Valley Escapees Chapter 32 for their donation of $250. The youth in our community really appreciate your contribution! Left to Right – Graceann & Charles Carter, Melissa Wright, Crystal & Alex (Youth Center Volunteens), Duce Minor, Jean & Willard Bass