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The contractor performing the work to replace the Colorado River bridge has said that they plan to begin work to pave Kofa Avenue between California Avenue and 2nd Street on Monday, January 23rd. Their plan is to have the road closed starting Monday and may re-open by Friday, January 27th depending on weather, striping, etc. Further details to come.

1:45pm– A semi accident has the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 closed at milepost 89. Motorists are being advised to avoid the route by using the exit at milepost 81 or by taking Highway 60. The Sheriff’s Department estimates the lanes will be closed for at least 4 more hours.

The Parker Area Chamber of Commerce will co-host this year’s tube float with BlueWater Resort and Casino and Parker Rotary on June 9, 2012. This years’ theme will celebrate the Statehood of Arizona. There have been many centennial celebrations state-wide over the past year and will continue throughout 2012. Arizona will be 100 years old on February 14, 2012. The Tube Float …

This is Ethan Torres, the 2 year old boy who was the victim of a hit and run incident outside his home in Parker on Sunday. Parker Live’s Facebook comments section lit up with messages of support and outrage about the incident, as well as some information about the boy’s health from family members: He has a broken rib, a …

Parker Police Department needs your help to identify a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident on January 15th. The vehicle came onto the sidewalk in the 1300 block of Quartz Avenue in Parker and hit a 2 year old boy riding a scooter before fleeing the scene. The child was knocked unconscious and had to be flown to a Phoenix …

The Arizona Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Central Arizona Project, will begin a project to add a two-way left turn lane to State Route 95 at the Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge Road. Construction work will begin Tuesday (January 17th). Although no immediate lane closures are scheduled, there will be times …

Local attorney Matt Newman is apparently refusing to do further business with the Town of Quartzsite, “at any hourly rate”, calling the current administration “tainted.” This comes after Public Defender Michael Frame refused to work on cases involving the Town’s Attorney Martin Brannan, citing conflicts of interest and what he believes are politically-motivated actions against his clients by Brannan and …

A Parker Live reader says they discovered T Watts’ light blue pickup truck and have been talking to law enforcement about it, a mere 3 hours after it was posted on this site. The man was on the road to Black Meadow Landing (approximated above) when he spotted the truck around halfway there. He said it looked like it had …

Every once and awhile I find myself pondering the aspects of life. The Ups. The Downs. The Achievements. The Disappointments. The Just Plain Ridiculous. The negatives sometimes outweigh the positives. At times Life has more inconveniences then we think we can handle. There’s going to be low points and goals not achieved, but life wouldn’t be life without those setbacks. There’s …