Gallery: Photos from Western Pa. on Sept. 6

Seventh-grader Lorenzo Ponzetti, 12, places his cell phone into storage unit before class time at Jeannette Junior-Senior High School. The school asks that students keep their phones in their backpacks or lockers during class, however the 7th and 8th grade teachers decided last year to collect students’ phones during class time.

Patricia Vaughn is pictured inside the Norwin Art League in Irwin on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Vaughn has been teaching art classes for more than 50 years.

Patricia Vaughn (right) talks to student Cara Zanella about her painting inside the Norwin Art League in Irwin on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Vaughn has been teaching art classes for more than 50 years.

Deborah Bogen,74, of Highland Park stands beside her “Harris-Walz” campaign poster as she poses for a photo after an interview at her home in Pittsburgh on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.

Lawyer Eric Jackson Lurie poses beside a poster of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in front of his house in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

Canner Rachel Austin of Jefferson Township holds pickled beets and relish, some of the numerous fruits and veggies she enjoys canning for her family. Photographed on August 27 2024.

Hotel Saxonburg employee, Deanna Harris, carries a buffalo head mount while setting up a Bourbon Lounge at the Sprankles Oktoberfest at Lernerville Speedway in Buffalo Twp, Wednesday Sept 4, 2024. This is the event’s 6th year for the event, and the first time it’s been held at the speedway

Nicole and Nate Boccella of the South Hills take a photo of Goose during Pooches in the Pool on Sept. 2, 2024, in North Park.