Week in photos: Sept. 4-10, 2022

The week in pictures in Pittsburgh and around the region as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.

Young girl holds a bouquet of flowers for the late Queen Elizabeth II outside of Buckingham Palace in London, England on Saturday September 10, 2022. THE BLADE/STEPHEN ZENNER
Boy and man stack flowers in decorative archway outside of Buckingham Palace in memoriam of Queen Elizabeth II in London, England on Saturday September 10, 2022. The flowers stuffed in the archways outside of Buckingham Palace reached so high different individuals volunteered to stand on railing to stack the flowers higher. THE BLADE/STEPHEN ZENNER
Thousands gather outside of Buckingham Palace with hopes of seeing King Charles III pass by in London, England on Saturday September 10, 2022. THE BLADE/STEPHEN ZENNER
Young girl on man’s shoulders pulls a flag with the late Queen Elizabeth II’s face on it over her own face while waiting outside of Buckingham Palace to see King Charles III pass by in London, England on Saturday September 10, 2022. THE BLADE/STEPHEN ZENNER
Thousands gather outside of Buckingham Palace to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, and with hopes of seeing King Charles III in London, England on Saturday September 10, 2022. THE BLADE/STEPHEN ZENNER
Angela Ayles, 49, of London, places a note to the late Queen Elizabeth II on a memoriam in Green Park in London, England on Saturday September 10, 2022. Ayles is a New Zealander and part of The Commonwealth, and deeply misses the late Queen. THE BLADE/STEPHEN ZENNER
People watch Charles III’s first speech as king, at the Red Lion pub in Westminster, London, Friday evening, Sept. 9, 2022. (Noelle Mateer/Post-Gazette)
Tributes for the late queen Elizabeth II left at Green Park in London, near Buckingham Palace, Saturday Sept. 10, 2022. (Noelle Mateer/Post-Gazette)
Tributes for the late queen Elizabeth II left at Green Park in London, near Buckingham Palace, Saturday Sept. 10, 2022. (Noelle Mateer/Post-Gazette)
Tributes for the late queen Elizabeth II left at Green Park in London, near Buckingham Palace, Saturday Sept. 10, 2022. (Noelle Mateer/Post-Gazette)
Tributes for the late queen Elizabeth II left at Green Park in London, near Buckingham Palace, Saturday Sept. 10, 2022. (Noelle Mateer/Post-Gazette)
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Tribute flowers left for the late queen Elizabeth II as seen at an outer gate of Buckingham Palace in London, Saturday Sept. 10, 2022.
Pitt defensive lineman John Morgan III pumps his team up as they hit the field for warmups before taking on Tennessee, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis greets offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr during warmups before the team takes on Tennessee, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. Cignetti’s father, Frank Cignetti Sr., passed away earlier in the day. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda celebrates a touchdown against Tennessee with quarterback Kedon Slovis in the first quarter, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda carries for a touchdown against Tennessee in the first quarter, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt fans cheer as their team takes the team to take on Tennessee, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis gets a pass off against Tennessee in the first quarter, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda carries for a touchdown against Tennessee in the first quarter, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Tennessee defensive back Travon Flowers intercepts a ball in the end zone against Pitt wide receiver Bub Means in the first quarter, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis scrambles to get a pass off as he’s defended by Tennessee linebacker Roman Harrison in the second quarter, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis fumbles as he’s taken down by Tennessee linebacker Tyler Baron in the second quarter, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt tight end Gavin Bartholomew celebrates a touchdown against Tennessee in the second quarter, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Lisa Ryan, of McCandless, helps customers at the Ukrainian Food Festival at St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie, Saturday, Sept. 10. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Alexis Sawchuk, of Bethel Park, helps people buy items from the bake sale at the Ukranian Food Festival at St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie, Saturday, Sept. 10. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
People walk during the Heroes’ Walk hosted by the Friends of Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County. Funds raised from the walk will go towards enhancements to the Western Overlook, where family members of Flight 93 passengers saw the crash site for the first time. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
People walk along a trail during the Heroes’ Walk hosted by the Friends of Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County. Funds raised from the walk will go towards enhancements to the Western Overlook, where family members of Flight 93 passengers saw the crash site for the first time. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Emily Schenkel, the goddaughter of Lorraine Bay, a flight attendant on Flight 93, speaks during the Heroes’ Walk hosted by the Friends of Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County. Funds raised from the walk will go towards enhancements to the Western Overlook, where family members of Flight 93 passengers saw the crash site for the first time. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
People walk during the Heroes’ Walk hosted by the Friends of Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County. Funds raised from the walk will go towards enhancements to the Western Overlook, where family members of Flight 93 passengers saw the crash site for the first time. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
People visit the Flight 93 National Memorial on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Somerset County. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Ken Nacke, the brother of Louis “Joey” Nacke II, a passenger on Flight 93, speaks during the Heroes’ Walk hosted by the Friends of Flight 93 on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County. Funds raised from the walk will go towards enhancements to the Western Overlook, where family members of Flight 93 passengers saw the crash site for the first time. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Zion White, Elizabeth Forward High School junior quarterback, prepares to pass at a game against East Allegheny High School at East Allegheny High School in North Versailles on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.
The Bethel Park student section cheers in the first quarter against Central Catholic during their game, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, at Bethel Park. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)
Omar Robinson, 6, a kindergartener at Barrett Elementary School, collects a pencil box to add to his BatchPack during a backpack and school supply distribution Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 in Homestead. The Best of the Batch Foundation and Gatorade teamed up on the distribution with the goal of distributing 900 backpacks stuffed with school supplies to area students. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
John DiNapoli, Elizabeth Forward High School sophomore tight end/running back, is stopped by East Allegheny High School players at a game at East Allegheny High School in North Versailles on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.
Sophia Itzhaki of Artzooo who specializes in ornamental steel art – works on a project in his display booth at the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh’s A Fair in the Park in Mellon Park Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. The event will continue until 5p.m. Sunday. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Charlie Batch and the kindergarten class at Barrett Elementary School during a Best of the Batch Foundation backpack giveaway at the school Friday, Sep. 9, 2022 in Homestead. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
A group of people carrying signs reading “No child is born in the wrong body” and “Puberty is not a medical problem” gathered outside the City-County Building, Downtown, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. A group of counter protestors stood across from them, blowing whistles and making noise to drown out speakers. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Central Catholic running back Elijah Faulkner goes airborne against Bethel Park in the first quarter of their game , Friday, Sept. 9, 20z22, at Bethel Park. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)
Dom Pecora, East Allegheny High School football coach during a timeout at a game against East Allegheny High School at East Allegheny High School in North Versailles on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watches his team as they practice during practice, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada talks with wide receiver Diontae Johnson during training camp, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers wide receivers Gunner Olszewski and Chase Claypool talk during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano, a candidate for governor with his wife Rebbeca Mastriano greets supporters during a meet and greet stop on his bus tour, Wednesday, September 7, 2022, outside of the Republican Committee of Allegheny County office in Green Tree. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
State Sen. Doug Mastriano, a candidate for governor, with his wife Rebbeca Mastriano, talks with supporters during a meet and greet stop on his bus tour, Wednesday, September 7, 2022, outside of the Republican Committee of Allegheny County office in Green Tree. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Steelers safety Miles Killebrew warms up next to long snapper Christian Kuntz during practice, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers linebacker Jamir Jones works through drills during practice, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada talks with quarterback Mason Rudolph during practice, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett throws during practice, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watches his team as they practice during practice, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Attorney Thomas Kline, left, gets a fist-bump from Duquesne University President Ken Gormley after the unveiling of a sign indicating the renaming of the university’s law school in honor of Kline on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. At right is the law schools former dean Ron Davenport. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Attorney Thomas Kline, left, chats with Ron Davenport, former dean of the Duquesne University law school, during ceremony unveiling of a sign indicating the renaming of the university’s law school in honor of Kline on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in Pittsburgh. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
President Joe Biden looks on as Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, a candidate for senate, jogs to the stage to speak at a Labor Day event at United Steelworkers of America Local Union 2227 in West Mifflin, Monday, September 5, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey greets Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, a candidate for senate, as he takes the stage to speak at a Labor Day event at United Steelworkers of America Local Union 2227 in West Mifflin, Monday, September 5, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
President Joe Biden takes a selfie with attendees after speaking at a Labor Day event at United Steelworkers of America Local Union 2227 in West Mifflin, Monday, September 5, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, a candidate for senate, takes a photo with attendees of a Labor Day event at United Steelworkers of America Local Union 2227 in West Mifflin, Monday, September 5, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
A helicopter carrying President Joe Biden leaves for West Mifflin on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, at Pittsburgh International Airport, 171st Air Refueling Wing in Coraopolis. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
AF1 departs after President Joe Biden’s visit to West Mifflin on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, at Pittsburgh International Airport, 171st Air Refueling Wing in Coraopolis. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Waylon Bender, 3, gave his boisterous support while riding on the shoulders of dad Benjamin as they two marched along Grant Street as part of the Labor Day parade in Downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Benjamin Bender is a member of Glaziers Local 751. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
SEIU members Yvette Steele, holding sign at left, Mariko Marshman, center, and Shellie Lawrence, right, shout their support for unions during a Labor Day parade in Downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Musician Elliot Pullen of Wilkinsburg brought a bit of Tennessee Ernie Ford to Downtown Pittsburgh by singing “Sixteen Tons” on Liberty Avenue near Commonwealth Place on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Pullen played several worker songs originally sung by musicians like Pete Seeger in honor of Labor Day. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
SEIU members Yvette Steele, left, Mariko Marshman, center, and Shellie Lawrence, right, shout their support for unions during a Labor Day parade in Downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s Democratic lieutenant governor and senate candidate, waves to supporters during a Labor Day parade in Downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Next to him is his wife Gisele. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Musician Elliot Pullen of Wilkinsburg brought a bit of Tennessee Ernie Ford to Downtown Pittsburgh by singing “Sixteen Tons” on Liberty Avenue near Commonwealth Place on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Pullen played several worker songs originally sung by musicians like Pete Seeger in honor of Labor Day. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
A pleasure boat creates wake ripples while making its way up the Allegheny River near the Fort Duquesne Bridge on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Pennsylvania Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro gets a fist bump from a young supporter during a Labor Day parade in Downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Members of Iron Workers Local No. 3 ride an elaborate float down Grant Street during a Labor Day parade in Downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Lenny Greist, left, and Beau Horky, both with Speakeasy Cornhole, play corn hole during the Veterans Place Cornhole Tournament on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, during the 2022 Acrisure Stadium Kickoff and Rib Festival in the FedEx Great Hall at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Shamek Camb, with T-Coy Cafe, checks on chicken as it fries during the Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, in Market Square in Downtown. Tori Camb, the owner of T-Coy Cafe, said she recently moved from Philadelphia and is looking for a permanent location for her business. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)

Tori Camb, the owner of T-Coy Cafe, lifts a lid to show a customer a pan of sweet potatoes during the Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, in Market Square in Downtown. Camb said she recently moved from Philadelphia and is looking for a permanent location for her business. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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From left, John “Govna” Hudson, with Speakeasy Cornhole, Jim “The Mayor” Workman, with Speakeasy Cornhole, Len Kaczor, with Shawnee Ridge Cornhole, and Keith Jackson, with Steel City Cornhole, watch as a bean bag hits the board during the Veterans Place Cornhole Tournament on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, during the 2022 Acrisure Stadium Kickoff and Rib Festival in the FedEx Great Hall at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)