A veteran casts a shadow on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Youngstown, Ohio as he salutes before placing a rose at the foot of the memorial during the annual Laying of the Roses ceremony to honor Mahoning County-native fallen soldiers of the Vietnam War on Nov. 4, 2018.
Josiah Szostek, 5, looks out the front door of his home in Athens, Ohio, with his service dog, Spad, before leaving for school. Josiah got Spad in May 2017 to help him manage challenges associated with autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
People watch as a hot air balloon takes flight at the Hot Air Balloon Festival at Mastropietro Winery in Berlin Center, Ohio on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.
Alison Green, front center, of Boardman, Ohio, sings along as she and the crowd watch and listen to Spirit of the Bear perform at Federal Frenzy in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, on April 27, 2019.
Mark Ondrusek, the owner of Beaver Supermarket, poses for a photo in his office in the supermarket on Third Street on Sunday, May 10, 2020, in Beaver, Pa.
Zachary Norris, 9, of Minerva, Ohio, kisses his cow Dakota before participating in the Junior Fair Dairy Showmanship at the Canfield Fair on August 29, 2019.
Ariyona Coleman, 5, of Crafton watches as she receives her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine from Lynne Oncea, a nurse with UPMC, while her father Antawn Coleman, also of Crafton, tries to distract her with a doll on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in the cafeteria at Pittsburgh Langley K-8 in Sheraden. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Nicola Mercurio looks at one of his fig trees in his garden on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, behind his home in Bethel Park, Pa. Mercurio is part of the Italian Garden Project, which uses Italian food and gardening traditions in Western Pennsylvania. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
James, a resident at SEPTA Correctional Facility, stands in his room at the correctional facility in Nelsonville, Ohio. SEPTA houses non-violent inmates and offers them programs in an attempt to help them transition back into society.
Brian Kessler, the Chairman of the Riviera Creek LLC board, adjusts his face mask as he talks about the marijuana plants that are grown and harvested at Riviera Creek in Youngstown, Ohio on Feb. 14, 2019.
Kids and adults climb up a hill at Wick Recreation Area in Youngstown, Ohio, to go sled riding during a heavy snow storm on Jan. 19, 2019.
Mason Moore, 6, who attends Daycare Storybook in Youngstown, Ohio, plays under the water with other kids at the water park in the James L. Wick, Jr. Recreation Area in Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, Ohio, on June 27, 2019. The daycare took their kids to the park to cool off and enjoy the warm weather.
Mark Meaders stands for a photo near the blue hydrangea in his garden on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill. Meaders' garden was one of 12 that was featured in the Symphony Splendor Garden Tour on June 27. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Abby Barnett, a junior at Vinton County High School, gets her face painted with Day of the Dead makeup by Kristen Fechtel, left, a senior studying scenic painting at Ohio University at the Student Expo in Ohio University's Convocation Center on April 14, 2016. The expo gave students the chance to showcase their work to others.
Dane "Mickey" Carder, of Canfield, Ohio, high-fives, from left, Xyayion Dotson, 3, Miracle Morgan, 5, and Zion Johnson, 4, while they sit in the top bunk of their new bunk bed from Sleep in Heavenly Peace in the kids' home in Campbell, Ohio, on the night of Saturday, Sept, 1, 2018. Sleep in Heavenly Peace, the group that Carder is the Youngstown chapter president of, measured, cut, and stained the pieces of the bed during the day and then brought the pieces to the home and built the bunk bed there at night. Prior to receiving the bunk bed, the three kids were sharing one mattress.
Selasi Agbodzie, a graduating senior at Gateway High School, stands with her classmates while maintaining six feet apart before the beginning of Gateway High School’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in the Macy’s parking lot at the Monroeville Mall.
Jayla Burroughs, 8, the daughter of Matthew Burroughs, talks about how much she’ll miss her father during a vigil held in his honor outside of his apartment in Niles, Ohio on Jan. 5, 2019. Matthew Burroughs was shot and killed a few days earlier by a Niles police officer while sitting in his car outside his apartment after allegedly hitting an officer with his car door while fleeing from a court hearing.
Callia Barwick, left, 16, of Canfield, Ohio, gets crowned the 2018 4-H queen by Tiffany Voland, of North Jackson, Ohio, the 2017 4-H queen, during the 4-H King and Queen coronation at the Canfield Fair's Youth Day Ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018.
Bob Pacacha, of Bethel Park, holds an image of Mary outside St. Paul Cathedral before the start of the Procession to Restore the Mass on Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Oakland. The purpose of the procession was to call upon God for the quick restoration of public masses in Pittsburgh.
Daniel, a resident at SEPTA Correctional Facility, stands in his room at the correctional facility in Nelsonville, Ohio. SEPTA houses non-violent inmates and offers them programs in an attempt to help them transition back into society.
Youngstown firefighters work to put out a vacant house fire on Wilson Avenue on Youngstown's East Side on April 24, 2019.
Vanessa holds her daughter at the Stepping Stones Treatment Facility in Portsmouth, Ohio. Vanessa, who was going through her eighth attempt at treatment for drug addiction, is determined to stay clean and regain full custody of her three children.
Gladys Espinoza gets help standing up after her daughter's body was taken out of her house on the northside of Youngstown on July 6, 2018. Espinoza requested a wellness check after not being able to get in contact with her daughter for a few days. At the time, the whereabouts of her daughter's boyfriend and son, both of whom had been living with her daughter, were unknown. It was concluded that no foul play was involved in the death.
Authorities watch Penn Avenue from the top of the Target in East Liberty during and following a protest on Monday, June 1, 2020.
Ella Rawlings, of Wilkinsburg and a counselor at Covenant Church of Pittsburgh, sits in her car while she prays with other members of Covenant Church of Pittsburgh during a drive-through prayer and communion on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Covenant Church of Pittsburgh in Wilkinsburg. Cars could drive up to receive a communion bundle and prayers from members of the church.
Rick Kohut, a hot air balloon pilot from Columbus, Ohio, walks inside a hot air balloon while Chuck Evans, of Austintown, Ohio, holds it up as it inflates at the Hot Air Balloon Festival at Mastropietro Winery in Berlin Center, Ohio on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.
Frankie Harris, a Hill District resident and a boutique merchandiser and special event decorator with Ujamaa Collective, listens to speakers during a rally after the announcement of the Derek Chauvin verdict on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Freedom Corner in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
People in the crowd hold up campaign signs during Tim Ryan's presidential kickoff rally on Federal Street in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, on April 6, 2019.
Natalie Shoop, left, dressed as Lovie the Clown, watches as Martha Parise, a resident of the nursing home Villa St. Joseph, blows into a saxophone-shaped whistle Shoop gave her during a carnival at Villa St. Joseph in Baden, Pa. on June 3, 2017. The carnival, which the staff at Villa St. Joseph tries to hold at least once every summer, included face painting, pie-facing, music, hot dogs, and carnival-themed snacks.
Dave Kane, left, of Patterson, and Larry Googins, of Baden, both members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 862, the largest VVA chapter in Pennsylvania, place flags on veterans' graves with other members of the VVA and VFW on Thursday at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park.
Participants of the 4th of July Trump Team PA Boat Parade and MAGA Rally get their boats ready while others protest the event on Saturday, July 4, 2020, near the Hot Metal Bridge on the South Side of Pittsburgh.
Mark Meaders sits in his garden on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill. Meaders' garden was one of 12 that was featured in the Symphony Splendor Garden Tour on June 27. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Dr. Mary Peterson, the director of the Midlife Health Center, looks at examples of osteoporosis on a computer in an examination room Thursday at UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh.
One plane remains stationary on the ground while two others fly above it at the 6th Annual Wings-n-Wheels at The Ernie Hall Aviation Museum in Warren, Ohio on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018.
Roommates Tony, left, and Josh lean against their bunk bed in their room at SEPTA Correctional Facility on April 16, 2017.
Skiers walk around Hidden Valley Resort on Sunday, February 21, 2021, in Somerset, Pa. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
From left to right, Molly Blair, Helen M., Kristy Maki, Cindy Zeck, and Heather Cantino have a discussion with other members of the Susan B. Anthony Memorial Unrest Home Womyn's Land Trust about presidential candidates, feminism, and environmental issues on Saturday Sept. 10, 2016.
Erin Burke, of Ohio Township, Pa., cheers as the Penguins score their first goal in the third period of the sixth game of the Stanley Cup Championship during a watch party in PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. on June 11, 2017. The Penguins won the game 2-0 and snagged the Stanley Cup against the Nashville Predators.
Pop "ShaVaughn" Peterson, front, of Athens, Ohio puts on lipstick while Ohio University English department instructor Megan Villegas, back left, does makeup for Delfin Bautista, back right, of Athens, Ohio in preparation for the drag show on January 23, 2015. Peterson lived in New York for two years and has background in theater.
Polly Creech, the owner of Hyacinth Bean in Athens, Ohio, prepares a bouquet in her flower shop on February 11, 2017. Creech said Hyacinth Bean's busiest time of the year is around Valentine's Day, with many orders coming in online.
Michael Avenatti poses for a portrait in the lobby of a Mariott in Canfield, Ohio on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. He was in the area to meet with Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras after stopping in Columbus, Ohio, where Stormy Daniels had been arrested at a strip club.
Fred Wicker, of Canfield, Ohio, poses with his 1940 Cadillac after winning Best of Show for authentic vehicles at the Cars in the Park fundraiser car show in Boardman Park on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018.