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1:52pm– An accident has occurred at the intersection of Highway 95 and California Avenue in Parker. Traffic is impacted at this hour while many visitors are arriving in the area for the holiday weekend. A UPS semi truck is overturned on the sidewalk. Traffic detouring via 11th Street is heavy. Detouring via 18th Street to Geronimo may be quicker. 2:10pm– …

Clean up operations are almost complete in the Centennial Wash that runs through the rural town of Wenden, Arizona. La Paz County Public Works spent several weeks cleaning up overgrown brush and trees that clogged the wash and contributed to flooding in the community of Wenden. “Our crews made quick work of the overgrown areas and this should really help …

  County Attorney Press Release On August 25, 2011, the La Paz County Substance Abuse Court held its first ever graduation ceremony.  The graduates were Frederico Ricardo “Freddy” Torres and Steven Grimes.  Freddy and Steven are the first two participants to successfully complete the program and were released from probation as a result of their outstanding performance. The La Paz …

8/30 8:14am– Fire authorities confirm there is a wildland fire near Cibola, AZ. The direction of yesterday’s winds helped move its smoke north through the valley toward the Parker area. Smoke was also heavy in Blythe, CA and Ehrenberg, AZ. 8/30 10:21am– Reports say 11 structures have been engulfed by the fire in Cibola. 8/31 1:26pm– According to KYMA: Fire …

In tonight’s recall election results, Quartzsite Mayor Ed Foster lost to Jose Lizzaragga, despite a rally on Saturday pledging support for his fight to bring openness and transparency to Quartzsite politics. The unofficial results show that Lizzaragga won by around 60 votes. The new mayor is a former councilman who resigned to run against Foster. Foster vows to run again …

First, I want to thank everyone for making the first Red Ribbon Week Planning meeting a HUGE success.  We had over 60 people in attendance which is amazing. Our next Red Ribbon Week Planning Meeting will be held here at Players 9th Street Youth Center on Wednesday, August 31st at 12:00 noon.  We will be finalizing logos and slogans for …

Saturday’s Quartzsite Liberty Festival made its mark on Quartzsite Saturday as planned, despite temperatures of 114 to 117 degrees. The rally was arranged to protest the actions of the town’s council and police chief, most conspicuously the treatment of Quartzsite police officers who were suspended or fired in what the protestors say was retaliation for bringing formal allegations against Chief …

Two Arizona state legislators are among those set to attend a demonstration march and rally organized for this Saturday, August 27th in Quartzsite. The ‘Quartzsite Liberty Fest’ is being arranged by organizations sympathetic to the cause of the town’s mayor, embattled police officers who have been suspended or fired recently, and local activists including Jennifer Jones. Representative Carl Seel, House …

The Quartzsite town council voted today to remove many of the powers currently held by the town mayor and give them instead to the 7-member council. This action will be seen by many as part of an ongoing feud between the council and Mayor Ed Foster, who alleges that the council and police chief violated open meeting laws, refused his …

You all know him. He’s been here forever. It’s Richie Peters from Bradley Chevrolet right here in Parker, AZ. Richie was honored today with a pot luck lunch, a cool certificate and some cold hard cash. Richie has worked for Bradely Chevrolet for 32 years and what was so great were all the very cool things everyone said about him. …