Forgiving mother ready to stop enabling her black sheep
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March 25, 2025

Forgiving mother ready to stop enabling her black sheep

DEAR ABBY: I have three kids. One of them, “Jake,” is in his early 20s. He has medical issues, so he has always been babied to a certain degree. Jake has struggled with jobs, drugs, friends and places to live. Somehow, he always ends up back with me. I know I’m an enabler. I have kicked him out before, but I never give up on him.

McKeesport agrees to settle federal lawsuit
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McKeesport agrees to settle federal lawsuit
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 7, 2026
Three city residents sued over civil rights violations relating to a search for a suspect in 2020. The City of McKeesport will pay $127,500, and its police department will receive training following t...
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Area groups get grant money to promote skilled trades workforce
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 7, 2026
Junior Achievement and Arc Human Services each received $100,000. Two regional organizations are among the recipients of a $3.3 million state investment to strengthen Pennsylvania’s skilled trades wor...
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Overtime costs top $7.2M in 2025
By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
March 7, 2026
Some employees have taken home double their annual salaries. Overtime has paid off in a big way for some Westmoreland County workers. A TribLive analysis of overtime paid to county employees in 2025 f...
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March 7, 2026
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THE AGENDA
March 7, 2026
Meetings in local government this week Here is a look at upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley this week. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that belo...