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Firefighters are holding the 400-acre Laguna Fire along the Colorado River about 15 miles north of Yuma, Ariz. Firefighters made good progress Thursday on the Laguna Fire. The acreage burned is unchanged at approximately 400-600 acres. Currently the fire is estimated at 40% contained with full containment May 23, 2011. Mapping will be done later today or early Friday. Most …

Friday the 20th, Movies in the Park will be showing Kung Fu Panda at 8:00pm at the Splash Pad (right next door to Pop Harvey Park).  It’s free fun for the whole family!  Don’t forget to bring your chairs, blankets, and snacks. There will also be FREE popcorn donated by Community Intervention Associate (C.I.A.) and free sodas donated in part …

A vehicle has collided into a street light on Highway 95 just north of Parker by Resort Drive. The highway remains open while emergency services respond to the accident. The car came to a standstill in a ditch off the highway near BlueWater Resort & Casino, which is host today to Best In The Desert’s motorcycle, quad and UTV race …

10:52– A two-vehicle traffic accident at the intersection of California and Arizona Avenues in Parker has the main road closed in both directions. 10:53– 11:14– Accident happened in front of the Chamber of Commerce building on California Avenue, who called 911. A white minivan appears to have been exiting Arizona Avenue and collided with an unidentified vehicle, causing a rollover. …

La Paz County Attorney Press Release On May 6, 2011, a La Paz County jury convicted Martin William Dreager, 50, of Lake Havasu City, AZ, of DUI. Dreager received five days in jail, two years probation, a fine of $2,327.00 and he will have to install an ignition interlock device in any vehicle he operates for one year. The case …

Despite the extreme difficulty of doing so, a group of lawyers and activists in Pima County hope to create America’s 51st state, called ‘Baja Arizona’. If the long and punishing road ahead yields the result the group wants, the new state would be bigger than Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut and New Jersey by land-mass, and larger than Alaska, Montana, Wyoming or the …

Best In The Desert founder Casey Folks is in Parker, AZ today ahead of this weekend’s Epic/BlueWater Gran Prix race featuring motorcycles, quads and UTVs. The annual race features a unique course with pits at the beach at BlueWater Resort & Casino along the Colorado River, which will be appreciated by racers and fans with temps this weekend forecast at …

PAACE Coalition will be hosting the next Movies in the Park next Friday, May 20th at 8:00pm and would like your help to determine the next movie.  We do have Other listed as an option, so if you do not see your choice, just leave a comment on this post with the name of your choice. Community Intervention Associates (C.I.A.) …

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has requested the flags at all buildings and facilities of the State of Arizona be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 in honor of Captain Nathan J. Nylander.  Capt. Nylander was assigned to the 25th Operational Weather Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and was killed in action April 27, …

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