A cash shortage, outstanding accounts payable and a deficit of over $13 million: challenges mount for new Board of Supervisors as they get help to formulate a recovery plan A new review has revealed a “financial crisis” at La Paz County. The findings were detailed in a well-attended public meeting on Tuesday that, for the first time in many years, …

A stack of railroad ties went up in flames on Thursday afternoon and multiple people contacted Parker Live with photos, below. No structures were threatened by the fire, according to law enforcement.

A prosecutor appointed by La Paz County Attorney Tony Rogers is to remain on the job after a court challenge by three defendants who wanted him removed from their cases. James Schilder is the prosecutor on a second-degree murder case currently on trial in the La Paz County Superior Court (Parker Live summarized that case HERE). He is at the …

A 19-year old has died after a gunshot in a neighborhood north of Parker. The victim’s father has said that it was an accidental self-inflicted wound and that the family is in a lot of pain. According to the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office, the young man’s name is being withheld for the privacy of the family. The investigation is …

UPDATE, Feb 18th: Siffert was found guilty of Negligent Homicide in this case. — A man charged with second-degree murder in a reckless driving incident is in court this week in Parker. Levi Siffert of Durango, CO is accused of driving at speeds averaging over 90 miles per hour in a heavy-duty GMC truck while under the influence of alcohol …

The Parker Treasure Hunt is back for February! Clues will go out on KLPZ 1380am’s morning show every day, and then on this page (below) one day later. You’re looking for an item, hidden within Parker city limits, which has Lane’s logo on it. You can bring it to Lane’s and trade it for cash if you find it. Good …

Arrests have been made after a new concession stand at Western Park’s Aaron Hill Field was tagged with red spray paint along with “numerous other locations and property through the town of Parker”, according to Parker Police Department. It began with the concession stand last Friday and continued the following day at the men’s restroom at the facility. The damage …

James Burns is a filmmaker and producer with VICE whose early experiences in solitary confinement led to later concerns and an interest in the practice, which is in widespread use in America today. La Paz County Sheriff’s Department allowed him to film a month-long stay at its detention facility in Parker, beginning in mid-December and lasting until January 10th, two …

Timmy Green has lived in his current trailer since 2002. It was purchased by his grandmother soon after he graduated from college. Timmy, who was born with cerebral palsy, lives on a fixed income and makes extra money in the summer months as a DJ at Roadrunner, where he has lived for 8 years. Erica Jones, a bartender at the …

UPDATE: There will be a celebration of life for Casey on February 12th at 2pm at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with room for 6000 people. Details HERE. — ORIGINAL STORY: The man who ran a legendary off-road desert racing series has passed away in Las Vegas after a stroke he had on Saturday in Parker. Casey Folks, …