The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.
Seventh-grader Kyiajah Williams hugs South Hills Middle School teacher Jennifer Plumb as students and teachers participate in a 5k walk to support Plumb, who is diagnosed with breast cancer, as she heads to chemotherapy, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, in Beechview. “I’m a fighter,” Plumb said. “I want to show my daughter how to fight with grace.” (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver JuJu-Smith Schuster, left, celebrates a touchdown scored by Antonio Brown, right, against the Falcons in the fourth quarter, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Clairton football players are silhouetted as the sun sets before a game against Imani Christian, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Clairton High School. (Andrew Stein/Post-Gazette)Barbara Kot of Troy Hill worships during Mass at St. Anthony Chapel, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, in Troy Hill. Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)A congratulatory balloon sways in the air behind Frances Arnold, 62, a 2018 Nobel Prize recipient originally from Pittsburgh, as she discusses her life achievements between advisory appointments with students, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in her office at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif. Arnold, an Allderdice High School graduate, is the first American women to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)Students at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School clean their campsite after sleeping outside at the school during the Box Out event, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, in Moon. Students slept in boxes and sleeping bags outside the school’s gym during the overnight event, which is meant to raise awareness of homelessness. “It helps you be grateful that you don’t have to do this every night like some people do,” said OLSH senior Sophia Blake. The students have to raise sponsorships for each hour of the event and have raised more than $2000 so far this year. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)President Donald Trump, left, looks on as Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., speaks during a campaign rally in support of Kelly and U.S. Senate candidate Lou Barletta, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Jeannette’s Jackson Pruitt intercepts a pass intended for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart’s Ricco Tate, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Jeannette McKee Stadium in Jeannette. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Pamela Robinson listens to Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Hill District, during a community meeting to discuss the status of Hill House Association Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at the Hill House Kaufmann Center in the Hill District. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Jeannette cheerleaders joke around as they wait to take the field before a football game against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Jeannette McKee Stadium in Jeannette. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Pitt defensive back Therran Coleman, left, is congratulated by defensive back Paris Ford, center, and linebacker Elijah Zeise after making a game-winning interception to beat Syracuse in overtime, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Molly Marra, a sophomore in the nursing program, reacts after submerging her face in ice water to test the diving reflex during a physiology lab, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, in Weyandt Hall at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana. Members of her lab group, from center left, Lauren Neubert, Tori Louder and Emily Brewer look on. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Steelers running back James Conner carries past Falcons defenders in the first quarter, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, left, celebrates with running back James Conner after Conner scored against the Falcons, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Annaelies Palombi, left, 12, of Chartiers Valley, helps Lyra Davenport, center, 5, of Bethel Park, pray on the rosary with assistance from Elena Esquivel, right, 12, of Chartiers Valley as they come together with their schoolmates, parents and staff to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, outside of St. Thomas More Catholic School in Bethel Park. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)From left, Nyjae Floyd, 14, of Lower Burrell, Robert Harris, Jr., 14, of North Versailles, and Nisaun Jones, 8, of Lower Burrell laugh as they bowl at the Santonio Holmes II & Long Foundation’s “Strikes Against Sickle Cell” event, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at AMF Noble Manor Lanes in Oakwood. The event raised awareness and funds to help fight sickle cell disease and brought together former Steelers stars and zombies from Scarehouse. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Carnegie Elementary students high five Allegheny County Deputy Sheriff Jason Tarap as they walk to school on International Walk to School Day, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Carnegie. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Jerry Deibel, left, and Jan Moynihan, both of Murrysville, etch the name of Raymond Di Santi, Moynihan’s classmate, during the opening ceremonies for the American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Wall, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at Murrysville Community Park in Murrysville. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)
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