Danny Kissel, left, of Newville, Pa., and Russ Leno of Olympia, Pa., carve a 2,118 lbs pumpkin in preparation of the Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 on the North Shore. The pumpkin was grown by Don Barron of LaSelle, MI. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)Members of Alpha Phi Delta from Duquesne University participate in the Homeless Children’s Education Fund (HCEF) and Duquesne University’s public art display to raise awareness of the over 4,100 children in Allegheny County who are experiencing homelessness. Participants silently held masks representing homeless children up to their faces for 15 minutes in Market Square downtown Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Avonworth’s Calen Suto backflips to pump up his teammates before playing McGuffey on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at Avonworth High School. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Avonworth’s Park Penrod prays before playing McGuffey on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at Avonworth High School. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Grace Bair, a majorette with the Peters Township High School marching band, practices before a game between Peters Township and Bethel Park, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at Bethel Park High School in Bethel Park. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Avonworth’s Zach Homol and McGuffey’s Tyler Smith battle for a bobbling ball, which fell incomplete, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at Avonworth High School. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Bethel Park students cheer for their team as they run onto the field for a game between Peters Township and Bethel Park, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at Bethel Park High School in Bethel Park. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Bethel Park’s Jehvonn Lewis is tackled by Peters Township’s Donovan Mcmillon during a game between Peters Township and Bethel Park, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at Bethel Park High School in Bethel Park. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Becca Norton, center, from Upper St. Clair, paddles ahead of others to a second-place finish in the first race of the Great Pumpkin Paddle at the Monster Pumpkin Fest on the North Shore Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray talks with Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at the PPG Paints Arena Uptown. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Upper St. Clair’s Matt Smith heads the ball as North Allegheny’s Jason Roman ducks during the WPIAL first-round playoff game between Upper St. Clair and North Allegheny, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Upper St. Clair’s Collin Sibley, left, falls over North Allegheny’s Jason Roman while fighting for possession along with North Allegheny’s Jonathan Ross during the WPIAL first-round playoff game between Upper St. Clair and North Allegheny, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury side steps Penguins right wing Patric Hornqvist Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at the PPG Paints Arena Uptown. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Seneca Valley goal keeper Morgan Sinan saves a breakaway during the Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley WPIAL high school girl’s soccer first round playoff game at Seneca Valley High School in Harmony on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)Seneca Valley’s Natalie Matthews controls the ball against Canon-McMillan defender Savannah Houk during the Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley WPIAL high school girl’s soccer first round playoff game at Seneca Valley High School in Harmony on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)Seneca Valley’s Zoe Simpson is fouled by Canon-McMillan’s Sophia Grando during the Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley WPIAL high school girl’s soccer first round playoff game at Seneca Valley High School in Harmony on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)Seneca Valley goal keeper Morgan Sinan fails to block a shot during the Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley WPIAL high school girl’s soccer first round playoff game at Seneca Valley High School in Harmony on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)Bob and Pam Mayer of Ross walk their bulldogs Ralph, 9, and Alice, 8, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at North Park in McCandless. The Mayers have walked the park every day with their dogs for more than 15 years. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Lab Technician Paul Coltus sets up “Fern”, an artificial cadaver made of synthetic materials for the biology lab in the nursing program at the Penn State University Fayette Campus, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Fayette County. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)Police in riot gear prepare to arrest protestors blocking the road at the intersection of Commonwealth and Liberty before President Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A woman protesting President Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh is arrested at the intersection of Commonwealth and Liberty in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Kelly Magcle of Coudersport is swept by the wind before a water ceremony before the Shale Insight Conference, where President Donald Trump is a keynote speaker, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at Point State Park. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Kevin Rice of East Liberty cheers for Trump outside the Shale Insight Conference, where President Donald Trump is a keynote speaker, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)A pooch whose owner got caught in traffic on Penn Avenue watches protesters heading to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, where President Donald Trump was scheduled to speak at Shale Insight 2019 on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Joseph Herman of Monroeville has his sign torn by a woman, who declined to give her name, outside the Shale Insight Conference, where President Donald Trump is a keynote speaker, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)President Donald Trump greets attendees before speaking at the Shale Insight Conference, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A protester is physically removed from the crowd as President Donald Trump speaks at the Shale Insight Conference, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Blown leaves lay along Roberts Run Road leading to the White Bridge, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, over the Whiteley Creek in Greene County. The covered bridge built in 1919 is one of seven in Greene County. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)Greensburg Central Catholic runners place their hands on their teammate Vincent Komoroski before the WPIAL girls A cross country championship Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Roadman Park in California, Pa. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Runners begin the WPIAL girls A cross country championship Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Roadman Park in California, Pa. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Defending champion Carmen Medvit of Shenango collapses about 25 yards from the finish line during the WPIAL girls A cross country championship Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Roadman Park in California, Pa. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)South Fayette fans Heidi Beck, left, and Ally Lerda, right, lead a group in cheering for their teammates during the WPIAL girls AA cross country championship Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Roadman Park in California, Pa. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Carlynton’s Gwen Kalimon cries as she congratulates teammate Chase Brandebura after the WPIAL boys A cross country championship Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Roadman Park in California, Pa. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Andrew Maher, dressed as a hot dog, prays with his teammates before the WPIAL boys AA cross country championship Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Roadman Park in California, Pa. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Baton twirllers warm up with the Robert Morris University marching band before the Bloomfield Halloween parade, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Bloomfield. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
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