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PORTLAND, Ore. — Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 aircraft, hours after a window and piece of fuselage on one such plane blew out in midair and forced an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon. The incident occurred shortly after takeoff Friday and the gaping hole caused the cabin to depressurize. Flight data showed the plane climbed to 16,000 feet before returning to Portland International Airport. The airline says the plane landed safely with 174 passengers and six crew members. Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci says the airline is taking “the precautionary step of temporarily grounding our fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft.” Each aircraft will be returned to service after full maintenance and safety inspections, which Minicucci says the airline anticipates completing within days.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Second place in the Iowa caucuses is seldom so important.

BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel on Saturday, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing, presumably by Israel, of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon’s capital earlier this week.

LIMA – St. Marys junior Tate Hisey has one goal in mind.

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the three weeks running Dec. 28 through Jan. 3. Figures reflect the selling price of the property, along with the address or lot number of same and are courtesy of Allen County Recorder Mona Losh’s Office.

Today’s world of entities and organizations makes it difficult to discern who owns what. Sometimes, hiding the identities of the owners of entities is a goal, as was the case with a recent lottery winner in Florida who claimed the lottery proceeds through an LLC. Other times, the identities of owners of entities, although not intended to be confidential or secret, can be hard to determine.

You’ve probably seen those commercials from an insurance provider where someone throws a challenge flag, and an instant replay crew comes running in to show what really happened.

LIMA — Lima Senior took their foot off the gas in the fourth quarter on Friday night, and it nearly cost them a conference game.

COLUMBUS GROVE – Last season, Crestview made it to the Division IV state championship game in boys basketball, where it lost to perennial power Richmond Heights.

LIMA — Area law enforcement officials are looking for information about crimes or people below. The Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program offers cash awards of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides anonymous tip information that would lead to the arrest of anyone listed on this page. Please call 419-229-STOP (7867).