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Can empathy lead to sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can

Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice. For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into ...

Guilty verdict in 30-year-old Washington County murder case

Local News

MARIETTA — Scott Hickman, 53, was found guilty on four counts of aggravated murder and two counts of murder for the 1995 deaths of Kimberly Fulton, 28, and her 17-month-old son Daniel Fulton on Wednesday. The verdict was delivered after two weeks of trial before Washington County Common ...

BHE Renewables, TIMET mark progress on $500M Ravenswood projects

Business

RAVENSWOOD — BHE Renewables is building a renewable energy microgrid in Jackson County that will provide 70% of the power for TIMET’s new $500 million titanium melt facility, which is now under construction. The microgrid, located on the former Century Aluminum site, is being developed ...