After a great season last year, the Parker Broncs football team is in constant preparation for the next one, which begins in August. Team coach Jeston Lotts told Parker Live about a few of the things the team is doing to get ready: “We have been teaching a leadership class and doing speed and agility Monday through Thursday at 7am. …
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A Parker business with a longstanding reputation for serving the needs of boat and RV owners will be moving to a new location on Riverside Drive known as the Alewine Property. According to the La Paz Economic Development Corporation and Don and Donna Rountree, owners of River Fever Investments (which runs the Spanky’s store on Joshua Avenue in Parker), Spanky’s …
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3:37pm- Reports that a bad accident on Highway 62 located 10 miles west of Vidal Junction has closed the road at that place. Travelers headed that way should be prepared for delays or to take a different route. No word yet on conditions of motorists involved or vehicles. 4:01pm- Location is mile marker 111. 8:14pm- The road appears to be …
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“Top Secret” parked at Parker Oil Wednesday Approximately 10,000 people are expected to drop into Parker, AZ this weekend for the Lucas Oil Drag Boat races April 10-12th. These are some of the fastest boats in the world, capable of doing over 200 mph on the water and relying on nitromethane ‘Top Fuel’ to get them there. In the process, …
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Quartzsite police responded to the apparent suicide of Brad Trainor Wednesday, who they describe as “well known” in the town. In the morning hours of Wednesday, April 1st, QPD responded to a 911 call reporting a suicide. They were taken inside a small trailer by the person who called the police at 1070 W Main Street. Inside, officers found a …
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A Parker courtroom was occupied with high school students one afternoon last week as the students sat in on a real jury trial to learn about the legal system. The trial of Rick Bower centered around a Quartzsite, AZ incident with police. Bower is accused of trying to run from cops, fighting with them and, ultimately, aggravated assault on the …
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9:30am- Highway 95 is closed at this time due to an accident near milepost 146 north of the town of Parker. More information to come. 9:41am- Unconfirmed reports that the accident involved an ATV and one fatality. 10:27am- The location is between Osborne Wash and Resort Drive north of Parker, AZ. Traffic is being detoured via the BlueWater Resort and …
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The Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge will be closed temporarily from April 6th until April 9th. “We are putting down new gravel and regrading the parking lots,” said Catherine Bell at the Refuge. “We are also going to be repairing the non-motorized boat launch to make it easier for canoers and kayakers to load and unload their boats.” The …
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With the fourth year of record-breaking drought, the claim that California has only one year of water left in its reservoirs is pretty headline-grabbing. It’s also not quite true, according to Jeffrey Kightlinger, the general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Quoted in WIRED magazine, Kightlinger says the state will have ways of stretching water reserves out …
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Lanna Flood had a passion for working with young children, so it was a fitting tribute when members of Parker Apostolic Church made a special donation in Flood’s memory to students at the Colorado River Indian Tribes Head Start preschool. Church members collected more than 100 children’s books to stock 10 mobile carts donated by First Things First as part …
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