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A man peers from his home as police set up fences, behind right, to isolate the Villa Azul neighborhood after over 50 residents tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to government health officials, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, May 25, 2020. According to neighbors, the virus spread at their local soccer field where games continued after the government mandated a lockdown in March to curb the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Natacha Pisarenko
People push a car that ran out of gas to a state-run oil company PDVSA filling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 25, 2020. The first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran this week is expected to temporarily ease Venezuela s fuel crunch while defying Trump administration sanctions targeting the two U.S. foes. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Charles City Junior Ian Collins is a 2-time state champion at the Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships in Des Moines this past weekend.
Friday, Collins claimed the boys Class 3A long jump crown with a leap of 23 feet and three-quarters inches. Thursday, Collins won the 3A high jump title clearing 6 feet 9 inches. His sister, Keely Collins, took second in the girls 3A high jump as a freshman. Charles City Senior Kiki Connell was the state runner-up in the girls 3A 3000 meters and also placed third in the 1500 meters and 4th in the 800 meters.
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Schools report dozens of cases, might see rise as county figures increase
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Schools have adapted to the pandemic and created a system that officials say has worked for safe learning. However, Deschutes County is moving into the Extreme Risk category for COVID-19. While schools operate with different guidelines, they still see the effects of rising COVID-19 numbers.
There have been 70 cases of COVID-19 in the past 28 days at Bend-La Pine Schools, according to the district s dashboard. High schools have seen the bulk of these cases, and health officials say it s extra-curricular, outside-school activities that appear to be increasing young people s risk of getting the virus.
Twenty years ago this weekend, an explosion rocked a quiet southern Scottsdale neighborhood in the morning hours, sparking a house fire that sent flames over 20 feet into the air.
As the home burned, no one â neighbors, police or firefighters â knew that the inferno concealed a grizzly crime scene that has remained unsolved for two decades and made Scottsdale resident Robert Fisher a fixture on the FBIâs most wanted list of fugitives to this day.
The Fisher home, which was located east of the intersection of Oak Street and Scottsdale Road, caught on fire around 8:30 a.m. on April 10, 2001 following an explosion caused by a cut natural gas line. Investigators later found that an accelerant had also been spread around the home.
The Hunt for Robert Fisher: 20 years later
Robert Fisher, the Scottsdale man accused of killing his family and rigging his house to explode, remains on FBI’s Most Wanted List 20 years after the heinous crime. Author: Erica Stapleton Updated: 10:21 PM MST April 8, 2021
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. It s a heinous part of Arizona s history. A family found dead after their Scottsdale home blew up in 2001. The only suspect in their murders? The family s father and husband, Robert Fisher, who hasn t been definitively seen since the night before the home explosion.
Scottsdale police and the FBI still receive tips every week, but nothing s ever panned out. Here s a breakdown of the case and what investigators are doing to keep searching for answers.