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20 of the 34 Trick Trucks entered in the 2012 Blue Water Resort & Casino Parker 425 have signed up to take part in this year’s Trick Truck Challenge. This will be the second year for the Trick Truck Challenge that saw over $134,000 in bonus money paid out in 2011. To be eligible for the year-long Challenge, Trick Truck …

2:09pm– A vehicle accident is blocking the southbound lane of Highway 95 at milepost 111 near Quartzsite.

2:00pm– A Suddenlink representative says this afternoon’s internet outage is statewide and caused by the disconnection of some fiber-optic circuits which supply Suddenlink with their connection. The representative said he was expecting the situation to be resolved ‘soon’ and speculated that connectivity may be restored by 2:40pm. 2:21pm– Cellular data is slow due to increased demand as residents turn to …

The little piece of red tape that needs cleared with the U.S. Government each year has been taken care of, with the Federal Bureau of Land Management announcing the land closures requested by Best in the Desert racing association for the big off-road race in Parker Saturday, February 4th. The BLM press release states: A temporary Bureau of Land Management …

7:11am– According to La Paz County, a break in a water main will have water upriver (north of Parker) out for potentially the next 4 to 6 hours. 7:51am– Repair work continues. Problem solved.

This is the chance to bring your kids to meet and support all our local Parker 425 racers! As of right we have six local racers (with possibly a few more!) for this event.  If you know of anyone who would like to participate please let us know!  Also, we are looking for donations to help cover the cost of …

Well friends, I just received an email from R-Entertainment and the Arizona Centennial Commission. After much consideration, the commission has thought it best that the Arizona Centennial Copper Chopper attend our Downtown Experience Event on February 2. Please join me in thanking the Arizona Centennial Commission and R-Entertainment for their gracious reconsideration of the appearance of the Copper Chopper. The …

UPDATE: See HERE for the update to this story. The Arizona Centennial Copper Chopper has just been pulled at the last minute from the Parker 425 “Downtown Experience.” Apparently, Karl Eller (Google him) has been a huge donor to the Arizona Centennial Commission and has just now requested the Copper Chopper be in attendance at the “Waste Management Open Golf …

Parker’s BlueWater Resort & Casino will play host to country music icon Dwight Yoakam in February. Few entertainers have attained the iconic status of Yoakam. The Kentucky-born, Ohio-raised long time Los Angeleno has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, placing him in an elite cadre of global superstars. He has 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multi-platinum albums, …

A Parker-area girl was arrested Thursday for the theft of the light blue Ford F-150 that went missing on January 11th and was later recovered with significant damage by California Highway Patrol. Parker Police Department arrested Jennie Burns, 19, at 4:56pm yesterday for Theft of Vehicle and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The truck belonged to Teri Watts, who was volunteering …