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An emergency drill today simulated a two-vehicle drunk-driving accident involving a total of 9 people. It served as training for all agencies and organizations involved in emergencies in the region, and was a demonstration for hundreds of students of Parker High School ahead of their Prom next week. The initial call was made just after 9 a.m. by La Paz …

Former Parker Vice-Mayor Francisco Hernandez was arrested by Parker Police Department at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10th on molestation of a child and sexual assault. Hernandez will remain in jail without bond until his hearing on April 20th at 9 a.m. at Parker Justice Court. No further details are known. Hernandez had recently announced his intentions to run as …

If you are interested in making a difference for the youth in our community you should attend our next PAACE Coalition meeting tomorrow, the 10th of April, at Players 9th Street Youth Center.  We will be discussing how to better promote the Social Hosting Ordinance and inform parents/teens that it is a class 1 Misdemeanor to host a party where …

UPDATE 4/15: The hearing is scheduled for 8:30am on April 16th at La Paz Superior Court. UPDATE 4/10: Wednesday’s hearing is going to be rescheduled. Update here when it happens. UPDATE 4/11: Hearing scheduled for 2pm at the Central Court Building, 201 W. Jefferson Street. Next Wednesday at 2 o’clock, a Marcicopa County court will hear evidence challenging the Town of …

Pavement and utility work is taking place along eastbound and westbound State Route 72 between Bouse and Parker until early May requiring a single lane closure from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Workers will intermittently be stopping traffic during work hours and directing alternating traffic through the work zone. Motorists are advised …

Community Intervention Associates has moved to a new location, 1516 Ocotillo Avenue.

Improvements to US 95 north of Yuma continue next week as crews place the top layer of rubberized asphalt onto the pavement. From Monday (April 2) to Thursday (April 5), workers will temporarily stop traffic as they continue paving sections of US 95. Drivers traveling between Yuma and Quartzsite should allow extra travel time and be prepared for delays near …

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.