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LISTEN: Documentary to depict Quartzsite people and politics
A new documentary film by Cyle O’Donnell is set to depict the town of Quartzsite, AZ and its politics, rivalries and melodrama. O’Donnell describes the film like this: “From allegations of corruption, police harassment and embezzlement, to a murder-for-hire scandal between the first two mayors…
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Cops: Which state’s laws are enforced on the Parker Strip?
Which state’s laws are enforced on the Parker Strip? California’s or Arizona’s? Does it depend on what side of the river you’re on? Or what state you’re a resident of? Or what state your boat is registered in? Or what agency pulls you over? How do boating cops do their job, and what should … The...
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LISTEN: The Tube Float is back!
This Saturday, June 9th, the Parker Tube Float returns with improvements and a streamlined entry process. Mary Hamilton stopped by our studio from the Parker Regional Chamber of Commerce and Tourism to talk about the float, what to expect, and more. Listen on your way to Parker right here. All...
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LISTEN: This man has been bicycling for the last 6 years
We often have people coming through Parker, AZ on their travels across America, and often for a cause. In this case, Stephen Swift, an Oregon man, is on the last leg of a 6-year journey across the country. Stephen began his journey in 2012 after losing his wife in a car crash, having his daughter…
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LISTEN: Parker 250 brings UTV racers back to Parker
‘GMZ UTV Winter Nationals Casey Folks Parker 250 Presented By Polaris’ is the full name of the race that kicked off the 2018 Best In The Desert season in Parker, Arizona Saturday. The entry list was 14 pages long and brought racers from across the United States in multiple classes of...
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LISTEN: Sheriff’s Bagby almost hit by out of control Corvette
An “explosion” is how Sheriff’s Captain Curt Bagby described the collision of a white Corvette with a guardrail north of Parker last night. The collision happened so close to Bagby that the debris from the crash rained down on his vehicle, he told Parker Live. Part of the car ended up on the…
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LISTEN: Sheriff finds elderly in need of “immediate aid”
Sheriff Bill Risen stopped by KLPZ’s studio Wednesday morning to talk about his department’s findings after checking in on vulnerable elderly people during the current extreme heat wave (listen above, 15 mins). Risen said the deputies coordinated with Parker Police Department, Quartzsite Police...
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The Tube Float is back this Saturday!
The Parker Tube Float is back for 2017 with a whole new route! Starting at Buckskin Mountain State Park and floating along the Colorado River for 3 miles to the south end of La Paz County Park north of Parker, Arizona, floaters are in for a treat on Saturday, June 10th, 2017. The new route … The...
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LISTEN: Sheriff Risen, Captain Bagby on reduced funding
Sheriff Bill Risen and Captain Curt Bagby stopped by the studio of KLPZ 1380am Monday to talk about the challenges of operating the La Paz County Sheriff’s Department on reduced funding. Risen, elected in November, told Parker Live‘s John Wright that he has been asked to cut $30,000 per month…
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LISTEN: New route, big changes for Parker Tube Float
The Parker Regional Chamber of Commerce and Tourism has announced a new route and big changes for the 2017 Parker Tube Float. Making the announcement live on KLPZ 1380am, event organizer Mary Hamilton said that the Float will be held on June 10th, 2017 on an entirely new stretch of the Colorado...
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LISTEN: County officials speak on financial situation
Four fresh faces at La Paz County sat down for over an hour Thursday with Parker Live‘s John Wright live on KLPZ 1380am’s morning show to talk about the financial situation at the County. Recently elected Sheriff Bill Risen, recently promoted Sheriff’s Captain Curt Bagby, recently elected…
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Meet the man who stayed at our jail for 30 days
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…
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Meet Tuff! The real story behind the names on the Parker bridge
For 44 years now, it’s been there, big and bold, on a concrete column rising from the Colorado River. The column is one of several holding up a railroad bridge that links the states of California and Arizona by train in Parker, AZ. It reads: “KEN, TUFF RIVER RATZ”. You can’t miss it. For over ……
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Parker Livecast #37: Catfish Junction live in studio
Soroptimist International of Parker brought Catfish Junction to the Parker Strip to play the Blues & Brews festival at La Paz County Park last Saturday. Just before the weekend, the Orange County-based band stopped by KLPZ 1380am and performed live acoustically in the studio. This episode of the...
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Meet the 9th President of Arizona Western College
Parker Live stopped by AWC's Parker Learning Center to chat for the first time with Dr. Daniel Corr, who will be the 9th President of Arizona Western College in La Paz and Yuma Counties in just a few months. Press play to hear what Dr. Corr thinks the purpose of the college is, and how he thinks…
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The largest Latin rock festival in America is about to hit Quartzsite
An estimated 10,000 to 20,000 people are set to descend upon the small desert town of Quartzsite, AZ, and they aren't the usual customers. A who's who of rock en español will appear on stage in Quartzsite, AZ at the Rock Fiesta festival on March 18th and 19th. The first-time two-day festival is...
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Parker Livecast Special: DUI Workshop at Roadrunner
Have you ever wondered what your real alcohol tolerance is, what your blood alcohol content (BAC) may look like after a typical night out at a bar, or how much it's safe to consume before you get behind the wheel or a car or boat? With the help of the La Paz County Sheriff's Lieutenant Curt…
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Parker Livecast #33: The Downtown Experience 2016
Press play to hear a 6-minute brief about today's Parker 425 Downtown Experience from Parker Area Chamber of Commerce Director Mary Hamilton, joined by La Paz County Sheriff's Lieutenant Curt Bagby. The event begins at 1pm and runs until 7pm. Full details below. See you downtown! The post Parker...
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Parker Livecast #32: Interview with Casey Folks
With big changes coming at this year's Parker 425, hear from the man behind the race what to expect, why the format will be different, how we got two races out of one, and why Casey is still excited by off-road racing after all these years. "It's the smartest thing to do, it's the safest thing to...
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Parker Livecast #31: Who is living in this cave near Parker?
Warning: Contains some adult language. This entire episode of the Parker Livecast was recorded 'live' from a truck in the middle of the desert, traveling out to an old mineshaft where we believe someone is living, in an attempt to interview them. It didn't work out quite like that, as you'll hear...
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Parker Livecast #30: Keith Moses, CRIT Fair/Expo and NatiVisions Film Festival
Keith Moses joins us on the 30th edition of the Parker Livecast to chat about this weekend's 43rd Annual CRIT Fair and Expo, last weekend's successful NatiVisions Film Festival and the premiere screening of CRIT's film, 'The Marking of a Milestone'. We hear about a few of the many plans for this...
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Parker Livecast #29: Bernie The Skeleton 911 Call
Listen here to the 911 call made to La Paz County Dispatch minutes after a snorkeler discovered "human remains" at the bottom of the Colorado River (aka Bernie The Fake Skeleton). That and more on this episode of the Parker Livecast! We're joined for this show by Bianca, aka "Bee", a regular…
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Parker Livecast #28: One Year Anniversary / Labor Day edition
Recorded live at Roadrunner Floating Dock Bar on a beautiful evening this week, the one-year anniversary edition of the Parker Livecast is a lively conversation ahead of Labor Day, always a fun weekend on the river. John Wright, Josh Savino and Joaquin Vences sit around a table on the 'finger'…
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Parker Livecast #27: Mid-Summer Catchup & Parker Broncs
It's the middle of the Parker summer, and we've come back from vacations and the river to catch up with the semi-regular cast and crew of the Parker Livecast! This week's edition also includes a great segment with the Parker Broncs football team and Coach Jeston Lotts ahead of their season opener...
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Parker Livecast #26: Tube Float!
It's a week everybody looks forward to - Parker Tube Float is Saturday and this episode of the Livecast covers it by chatting with event organizer Mary Hamilton and Sheriff's Lieutenants Curt Bagby and Donald Schlecht. On this week's edition: Josh Savino spent an unexpected 5 nights in a Phoenix...
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Parker Livecast #25: Memorial Day Weekend Edition
This edition of the Parker Livecast is a 30-minute smorgasbord of recaps, updates and stories from Parker, AZ with John Wright, Josh Savino and Michael Collins just in time for Memorial Day Weekend. Whether you're kicking off summer at the river, traveling for the long weekend or just chillin',...
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Parker Livecast #24: Sheriff’s Curt Bagby on the weirdest week of his career
Lieutenant Curt Bagby has been in law enforcement for over two decades, but he's never had a week like this: spent mostly dealing with calls from media outlets around the world who all want information about a completely unimportant story about the discovery of two Costco skeletons on the bed of...
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