Gallery: Photos from Oct. 4, 2024

Members of the Valley High School volleyball team throw candy to the crowds while in the second annual Willie Thrower Homecoming Parade on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 in New Kensington.

Media representatives and guests walk into the PensGear store at PPG Arena during a media tour in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.

Anton Nootenboom, a veteran from Amsterdam, walks along Beatty County Road in Unity on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Nootenboom is on the last leg of his barefoot cross country trek from Los Angeles to New York City to raise awareness and money for men’s mental health organizations.

Anton Nootenboom, a veteran from Amsterdam, walks along Beatty County Road in Unity on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Nootenboom is on the last leg of his barefoot cross country trek from Los Angeles to New York City to raise awareness and money for men’s mental health organizations.

Paul Stillitano of Avonmore, right, and his colleague Dennis Bayne of Plum pose for the media representatives at the American Red Cross parking lot in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Two local Red Cross members are being deployed to North Carolina to help with relief efforts. Dennis Bayne of Plum and Paul Stillitano of Avonmore will take a Red Cross van to distribute meals, water, and relief supplies.

A Ferris wheel has been set up on Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente Bridge for Oktoberfest. It is pictured on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.

Jonathan Daybear, 45, of Lawrenceville, rode the Ferris wheel on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 during his lunch break. He works as a senior graphic designer at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.