Sunday, August 30, 1998
Thirteen people were left homeless after a fire in Price Hill early Saturday that officials called suspicious.
The fire occurred in the 1100 block of Considine Avenue at a 16-unit, two-story apartment building. Four apartments were heavily damaged; Cincinnati's Red Cross helped the families from those apartments find temporary housing.
Damage is estimated at $50,000, said District Chief Glenn Coleman of the Cincinnati Fire Division.
Web site contains stadium update
If you want to see the progress on the Bengals' Paul Brown Stadium but don't want to leave the comfort of your keyboard, your curiosity can be satisfied with just a few keystrokes.
The stadium's Web page -- www.paulbrownstadium.com -- has a new look and features regular photos of the construction site.
The Web page also has facts about the stadium's construction schedule and historical information about Paul Brown, the legendary football coach who founded Cincinnati's NFL team.
It also features architect's drawings of what the stadium will look like when it's finished. The $404 million riverfront stadium complex is scheduled to open in August 2000.
27 Medicaid fraud charges brought
COLUMBUS -- A Columbus man has been indicted on 27 charges alleging he defrauded Medicaid of more than $1 million since 1986, prosecutors said.
Darl E. Reynolds is charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, money laundering, Medicaid fraud and theft.
Todd Boyer, spokesman for Attorney General Betty Montgomery, said Mr. Reynolds concealed his role operating a nursing home, the Wecare Health Facility, to circumvent reimbursement limits imposed by the Medicaid program.
Mr. Reynolds said he has no connection with the home's operations and has done nothing wrong. He said he is in real estate and leases the center.
Train derails, hits building in Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio -- At least 12 cars of a CSX train carrying auto parts derailed Saturday, damaging a building and blocking streets, authorities said. No injuries were reported.
The train was headed from Detroit to Nashville, Tenn., when it derailed about 4:15 a.m., authorities said.
Cars from the train hit a business, Economy Linen & Towel Service, causing minor damage, authorities said.
A cause of the derailment was not determined.
Plane crash-lands at Dayton airport
DAYTON, Ohio -- A private aircraft crashed while landing Saturday night at Dayton International Airport, causing minor injuries, officials said.
The twin engine Comanche crashed shortly after 10 p.m., airport spokeswoman Sharon Caudill said. The pilot and one passenger suffered minor injuries, and one was taken to a hospital, Ms. Caudill said. Their names were not released.
The crash did not shut down airport operations, and the airport's other two runways remained open, Ms. Caudill said.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was investigating the crash.
Toledo ready to pay dead girl's family
TOLEDO, Ohio -- The city has tentatively reached a $600,000 settlement with the family of a 9-year-old girl killed in a police chase, a newspaper reported Saturday.
The city council is expected to vote on the matter as early as Tuesday, The Blade said. It cited a city law department memo in its report.
Shannon Incorvaia's parents, Chris and Debra, have sued the city and Officer Brian Lewandowski, who drove the police car involved in the July 1995 crash.
Roundtable to discuss Every Child Succeeds
The United Way and Community Chest's Every Child Succeeds initiative will be the topic of discussion at the next Mental Health Roundtable. Margaret Clark, manager of the United Way's Children and Youth Initiative, will discuss the initiative, a $25 million home-visitation program for new mothers.
The roundtable will begin at noon Tuesday at the Community Chest Building, 2400 Reading Road.
