The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.
Aliquippa head coach Mike Warfield is doused with water after beating Middletown, 35-0, in the PIAA Class 3A football championship, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, in Hershey. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Emily Winerock and her son William, 4, of Fox Chapel, right, sing with other congregants at the beginning of a combined Hanukkah Shabbat service with the Tree of Life and Rodef Shalom congregations at Rodef Shalom, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Shadyside. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Tyler Bray of Oakland peeks under a 36-foot American flag during a flag-folding ceremony in remembrance of Pearl Harbor, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at the Senator John Heinz History Center in the Strip District. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)Destiny Perez, left, and Tonika Brooks of Youngstown, Ohio, pay their respects at a deadly fire scene, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in Youngstown. The fire broke out Sunday night killed five children and injured the mother, who jumped out from the second floor window. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)Chandriel Strong, 29, of Youngstown, Ohio, breaks down at a memorial left near a deadly fire scene, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in Youngstown. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh police Officer Bobbie Herndon gets a kiss from her niece Ebony Kinsel after being honored for 40 years of service, Monday, Dec. 12, 2018, at Point Park University in Downtown. Dozens of officers and civilians were honored during the Years of Service Recognition Ceremony. Officer Herndon topped the list with 40 years, the most of any officer. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, left, kisses a stuffed animal dressed in robes given to her by Harlie Donnelly of Franklin Park, right, who was dressed as her, during an conversation on the justice’s life and career, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Uptown. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)Colfax Elementary School fourth-grader Camya Cooley-Young, 10, of East Hills takes her turn hanging a handwritten note of hope on the “Hope Tree” a day before of the sixth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, near the Blue Slide Playground in Squirrel Hill. Students from nearby schools tied messages to a tree in front of the park covered in orange yarn, the color of the anti-gun violence movement. Organized by Chicagos “Schools Say Enough” public art installation, the day marked the anniversary of the school shooting and also served as a tribute to Tree of Life victims. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster reacts after the Oakland Raiders beat the Steelers, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Magician Lee Terbosic, left, of Baldwin does a magic trick to awe Roman Burrell, right, of Monroeville during the announcement of Liberty Magic, a immersive arts space and experience dedicated to magic and sleight of hand, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in Downtown. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Bishop David Zubik, left, leaves the stage after introducing attorneys Camille Biros, center, and Kenneth Feinberg, who will administer the new Diocese of Pittsburgh Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program, which will compensate victims of child sexual abuse by clergy, during a press conference, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, at the Diocesan Pastoral Center in Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Penn Hills Terry Smith hugs the trophy after beating Manheim Central, 36-31, in the PIAA Class 5A football championship, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Hershey. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Yolanda Godinez of Beechview crosses her son Pedro Andraca, 5, as they process past a painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe during the annual Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Saint Paul Cathedral in Oakland. Led by Bishop David Zubik, the annual Mass was held in both Spanish and English. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
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