Keeping Families Together

Trinity Glenn, 3, stands in her grandmother's living room on June 9, 2017 in Fineview, a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Hazel Horne, 56, gets medicine ready for her 3-month-old granddaughter, Da'Nayzhia Tracey, at her home on June 9, 2017 in Fineview, a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pa. Horne is raising her two grandchildren and gets support from the Providence Family Support Center.

Trinity Glenn, 3, stands in the doorway of her grandmother's living room.

Hazel Horne, 56, works in her kitchen at her home on June 9, 2017.

To read more about Hazel and her granddaughter, Trinity, visit the Arizona Daily Star. 

Life Beneath Powerplants

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I spent several days traveling around Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia for Bloomberg and ran across Aaron Schissler, 8, as he jumps on his trampoline at his home near FirstEnergy’s Bruce Mansfield Power Plant on Sunday, December 3, 2017 in Shippingport, Pa. You can see more of my images from this shoot at Bloomberg. 

Reflection

Michael Lamorte of Penn Hills is reflected in a window as he rides his bike down Fifth Avenue in Oakland on Friday afternoon, September 28, 2007.

Vigil

Muhliq Mosley, 5, right, holds onto Ashley Johnson's arms with Jamair Lane, 6, (center) who cries during a memorial service at the site where their cousin, Marva Howard, 47, of Greensburg's body was found cut in a half and stuffed in plastic bags in the 6700 block of Simonton Street, near Fifth Avenue in Homewood. Over 100 family members and friends turned out for the vigil on Monday evening.

Escape from the heat

TOP: Marisa Jendrasik, 16, of Springdale isn't bothered by the hot weather, as she splashes in the Boyce Park Wave Pool on Wednesday afternoon, as temperatures once again reached the 90 degree mark. BOTTOM: Joslyn Rankin, 21, of Turtle Creek gives her daughter, Joslyn Rivera, 2, a kiss while cooling off in the Boyce Park Wave Pool on Wednesday afternoon, as temperatures once again reached the 90 degree mark.

Transplant Camp

Ashley Taylor, 9, of Coraopolis holds her stuffed animal as she prepares to leave for a four-day transplant camp in West Virginia. Taylor, who had a liver transplant 4 years ago is excited to head off to camp, but admits she's a little nervous about being away from her mom for so long. In the background, Isabelle Christenson, 9, who had a stomach, liver, small bowel, and pancreas transplants 2 years ago and a kidney transplant 1 year ago waits for the bus to arrive at the Holiday Inn Select in Oakland to take them to camp.

Painting in the Park

Giulia Fenner, 2, of Lawrenceville paints in Arsenal Park on Tuesday afternoon, July 24, 2007. The painting along with other crafts were part of Citiparks Roving Art Cart which visits a different city park every Tuesday-Friday. And to answer your question about the painting in the background...no I did not paint it!

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Regatta

Hunter Czajkowski, 6, of Emsworth throws his balloon airplane while enjoying the festivities at Station Square for the start of the Pittsburgh Regatta on Tuesday afternoon, July 3, 2007.

Hot Weather

United States Postal Service mail carrier Sue Mulkern takes a break along her mail route to cool off in four-year-old Destiney Dixon's pool in front of her home along Boyle Street on the North Side of Pittsburgh. "Everyday she waits for me," said Mulkern, "and today she asked me to take off my shoes and socks and get in and I said I think I will." Temperatures reached 90 degrees across the region and left many people to find some means of staying cool.