The week in photos: Jan 11, 2025

Mason Vonhofen, 4, plays pinball with his dad, Matt, at the annual gaming speed-running marathon inside the Wyndham Grand Hotel, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Downtown. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg learns about CMU’s autonomous vehicle and A.I. projects from phd candidate Ava Jahan Biglari, right, during a visit to Carnegie Mellon University’s Transportation Research Lab space in the Hazelwood Green facility in Hazelwood Friday, Jan. 10, 2024. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)

Homes in Mt. Washington can be seen from a drone on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)

Robins scavenge for food in the trees at North Park on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Potter Jeff Kohut of Clinton does a demonstration on the potter’s wheel for visitors to Bellas Wishes Creative Arts Center on Maplewood Avenue in Ambridge held an open house on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

A sign showing support for Donald Trump is framed by a snowy scene along the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Camden, left, and Casper (last names withheld) sled together at Sunny Slopes Field to sled on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in South Park. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)

Upper St. Claire’s Ryan Robbins drives to the net with the ball during a 6A game. Imani Christian traveled to take on Upper St. Clair on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Upper St. Clair won 74-32. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)

Jaqueline Flores and her daughter, Yari Olivera Flores, 3, visit Los Palmas on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Beechview. Ms. Flores visited the grocery store to send money to her mom in Mexico. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)

Mary Maloney, 18, gets some help from AHN physical therapists Marielle Lynch, center, and Becky Green as she demonstrates how to use a EksoNR robotic exoskeleton during a press conference at AHN Suburban in Bellevue on Friday, Jan.10, 2025. Mary suffered a rare spinal stroke from a trampoline accident in 2020 and was left unable to walk. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

South Fayette’s Lailah Wright (1) drives down the court against Chartiers Valley’ s Alex Horr (55) at South Fayette High School Thursday, Jan. 9, 2024. South Fayette won at home 72-41. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)

Jeff, (right) and Cathi Harvey of Oakland cross-country ski at the Bob O’Connor Golf Course in Schenley Park Thursday, Jan. 9, 2024. Jeff Harvey said the retired couple picked up the hobby during the pandemic. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)

Ruth Hawkins inspects the Steelers ice sculpture on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.(Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

Tom Mosser, owner of 412 Studios in Etna, spearheaded the Marc Fogel portrait initiative that included over 50 artists. (Samuel Long/Post-Gazette)