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 …
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Large brush fire makes for smoky Sunday
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 …
Read More »Town of Quartzsite says it did not fire prosecutor in Foster case
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 …
Read More »Charges against Quartzsite mayor candidate Ed Foster dismissed
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 …
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Local Frank Gustafson in accident
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 …
Read More »Thank you Verde Valley Escapees
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
Read More »Reported head-on collision halts Parker-Havasu commute
UPDATE: Traffic moving. 7:44am– Morning commuters between the cities of Parker and Lake Havasu have been halted for over an hour as a reported head-on collision impacts both northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 95. People stuck in the jam called KLPZ 1380am to report that the tailback is at least 5 miles in length and has the highway at …
Read More »Not so fast, Parker Live: Quartzsite mayor not seated in election
Earlier this week we reported, on the basis of tentative election results from the town of Quartzsite, that former mayor Ed Foster had been re-elected. In fact, he may be, but we won’t know until May. As La Paz County Recorder Shelly Baker explains, “The mayor race in Quartzsite will now go to a run-off election between Ed Foster and …
Read More »I-10 roadworks halfway complete near Quartzsite
As the Arizona Department of Transportation progresses on a $6.7 million project to improve an 11-mile stretch of Interstate 10 east of Quartzsite, drivers are asked to plan ahead and allow extra travel time between peak travel hours. I-10 is currently reduced to one lane in each direction daily from mileposts 52-63 as concrete repairs are completed near the Bouse …
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