×

News

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 ...

Air Wisconsin deal still on radar at Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport

Business

WILLIAMSTOWN — Officials with the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport are meeting with representatives of Air Wisconsin Airlines as the groundwork is being laid for how commercial service will be provided at the airport. Airport Manager Ben Auville said officials with Air Wisconsin visited the ...