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Vehicle plows into Circle K

A vehicle crashed into the front of a Circle K gas station Tuesday and then took off. A store employee told Parker Live the incident was over before he saw anything. “Honestly I don’t know how it happened,” he said. “I just heard a loud boom and by the time I saw it he was taking off.” Parker Police Department …

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Parker P.D. respond to apparent murder-suicide

The Parker Police Department responded to a ‘shots fired’ call early Friday morning and found two people with gunshot wounds to the head. According to a press release by Sergeant Mike Bailey, when the officers arrived to the house on the 1500 Block of 15th Street, it was discovered that a female subject was lying on the floor of the …

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Town of Parker to perform road maintenance

UPDATE: Work pushed back to begin on May 20th. The Town of Parker Public Works Department plans to perform road maintenance on various streets, beginning later this month. The work to apply a scrub seal treatment to some Parker roads is planned to begin May 17th May 20th, 2015. “The work will cause a disruption to motoring around certain parts …

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Let’s put Parker on the map!

Dear Business Community: For many years now, as your previous Director of Tourism, I have been asking you all to make sure you have your business listed on Google. With our new ChamberMaster program, it is even more important that every single business in our area gets listed on Google. Now, with the virility of the Underwater Tea Party Skeletons and …

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WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Mystery solved! Skeleton Tea Party planners come forward

“We never imagined that anybody would ever find them” – Skeletons were placed by dive buddies from Phoenix – They hoped the media sensation would blow over – They met with sheriff’s officials Thursday The people at the center of an international news story around the discovery of a mysterious fake skeleton ‘tea party’ at the bottom of the Colorado …

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Top 20 Internet Comments About Bernie The Skeleton

After Parker’s ‘Bernie The Skeleton’ story hit the news Monday, it did what we expected and went viral. People are now getting a laugh out of the Bernie discovery all across the nation and the world, with news coverage from outlets like Fox News, Associated Press, NBC, USA Today, The Daily Mail and more. Below, Parker Live presents the 20 …

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Divers find fake skeleton tea party at bottom of river

UPDATE: If you know Bernie The Skeleton’s story, where he came from or how he got there, get in touch with Parker Live by clicking HERE! Don’t worry: we think it’s funny and will keep you anonymous. UPDATE 2: Nationwide, this story is making people laugh at Fox News (link), ABC Action News (link), NBC 12 News (link) The Arizona …

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Half an inch of rain in a few minutes Saturday

Cloud-to-ground lightning, loud thunder, sheets of rain and strong gusts of wind – it all happened in just a few minutes on Saturday evening when Parker, AZ received over half an inch of rainfall. The Arizona Monsoon isn’t until summer, but this storm had all the characteristics desert people are used to seeing during the annual stormy season, including flowing …

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Suspected drug dealer arrested in Parker

On April 22nd 2015 at 9:50 pm, Ruth Bartley was arrested for Transportation of Dangerous Drugs for Sale. The La Paz County Task Force has been looking into allegations that a female by the name of Ruth Bartley has been selling large quantities of methamphetamine on the CRIT Reservation and within the Town of Parker. According to some sources, Bartley …

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Fundraising Scam in the Parker Area

BEWARE Parker Businesses! End Zone Athletics continues to solicit Parker Area Businesses. This company does not have a contract with Parker Unified School District. This company is notorious for its unethical business practice. After speaking with Mr. Brad Sale, Superintendent of Parker Unified School District, I wanted to reaffirm to our business community that they are not working with this company. …

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