John Wright

John is Editor of Parker Live. He is also the host of a daily afternoon radio show on KLPZ 1380am and a documentary filmmaker.

What’s Going On?

A car wash Saturday: Hi we are having a car wash this Saturday at Pizza Hut, starts at 9am. Raising money to take our daughter and teammates (high school age) to the Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI) in Phoenix from July 17-21, 2013. Funds raised will go towards registration fee, uniforms, logging, meals, etc. Add events HERE.

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APS power outage at 10:31am

10:36am– Some APS customers in the town of Parker suffered a power outage at 10:31am this morning. 10.45am– No word yet on the cause of the outage, which continues in the town of Parker. Most homes and businesses appear to be out. KLPZ 1380am is off the air. 10:55am– APS customers in Bouse and Quartzsite report outages also. 11:13am– The …

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Man in white van wanted for questioning

Parker Police Department On March 29th, 2013 at approximately 12:30 p.m. a 5 year old girl was walking toward her home in the 1200 block of 5th street in Parker when a man driving a white cargo van stopped, then the van backed up toward the girl and asked her for directions. A concerned neighbor who didn’t hesitate to get …

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AT&T Wireless to get better in Parker area

AT&T confirms that its data service in the Parker area is to get better this year with some upgrades and a new tower. In stage one, an existing tower that has provided an EDGE data network (with data speeds equivalent to dialup internet) is to be updated at the end of the month of April to 3G broadband speeds. This …

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Fatal collision on I-10 in Quartzsite

Two people are deceased after a collision early Wednesday morning at I-10 in Quartzsite. Sometime shortly after 7 o’clock a Chevy Suburban heading westbound on the freeway drifted into the emergency lane and struck a stationary vehicle. There were 9 occupants, two of whom are believed to have died at the scene. The incident occurred around milepost 19, near the …

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iRaffle II

Please help Players 9th Street Youth Center and PAACE Programs by purchasing an iRaffle ticket! There are lots of great prizes and all the proceeds benefit our youth directly! You can stop by Players 9th Street Youth Center, call (928) 669-0175 or stop by our website, paace.org, and purchase them online through PayPal by clicking on the donate button. The …

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Missing dog: reward offered

There is now a reward for whoever brings Nacho home! We can’t respond fast enough to posts, texts, etc. but we really appreciate the help we have gotten from the community! We think he might be upriver around Lakeside area. If you see him, bring him home for a reward or call me at (928) 575-6007 and we will be …

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