Carol McAfee, center, Russ Faria's girlfriend, reacts to hearing the Lincoln County prosecutor say some people during Faria's trial were told to lie on the stand. The Lincoln County prosecutor announced charges against Pam Hupp for the murder of Russ' wife Betsy Faria. Russ Faria sits at left. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jessica Crampton with the Animal Cruelty Task Force, and one of the rescued dogs, meet the media at the Humane Society of Missouri, where it received 25 dogs from a hoarding situation in Hickory County. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mya Smarr, 15, is resistant to getting her COVID test in the drive-thru testing area at the St. Louis County Health Center. Mya's sister, Cynthia Miles, 14, sits in the back seat and holds Mya's head still so an EMT can swab her nose. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mary Kayondo was the recipient of help to repair and clean up her home from volunteers with ReBuilding Together. "I am so so so grateful," says Kayondo. "They really helped me - I was just about to give up, I lost my husband last year to Covid, and I'm on a fixed income." Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Anna Vasilenok, right, wipes away tears as she comforts Oksana Ryazanova, left, who has close family still in Ukraine, including her mother and grandmother, at the rally for Ukraine, in Tower Grove Park. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mother Teresa is surrounded by security after visiting the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord, in Massachusetts. ©Photo by Hillary Levin
Amy Scheer votes at Meramec School in Clayton. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A homeless man sleeps on the street in downtown St. Louis. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lynn French winces in anticipation of receiving the COVID vaccine from Todd Kurzenberger during a vaccination event at Parkway North High School. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Evan Stokes, 9, rear, records his brother Jason Stokes, 13, receiving the COVID vaccine at a walk-up clinic at Fairview Elementary School. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Louis Berra bust wears a protective mask with the colors of the Italian flag, in Berra Park, on The Hill, in St. Louis. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis City police officer Divas Alibasic, right, receives his weekly COVID test from nurse Susan Petit, at the drive-thru site on the parking lot of the IBEW Local #1. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
At the beginning of the pandemic, Aidong Cheng, of Chesterfield, sews face masks in her home basement work room. She began making masks to give to friends, neighbors, and hospital workers when the first COVID-19 case was reported in Missouri. "If I work, and I sew, and everyone wears a mask, maybe the virus will go away faster." Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Longtime St. Louis Civil Rights activist Percy Green attends the Reparative Justice Coalition of St. Louis' soil collection ceremony in Kiener Plaza. The ceremony commemorates Francis McIntosh, a free black man, who in 1836 was tied to a tree and burned alive near the site of where Kiener Plaza is today. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Homeless people gather at a rally organized by Rev. Larry Rice (at rear in purple shirt) in front of City Hall in St. Louis. Rice is hoping to get the attention of city officials about the plight of the homeless. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mary and Carl Terrell vote at the Logos School in Olivette on election day. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Michael Brown Sr., shares a light moment with his daughter, Mikelle, 6, before a press conference called by Brown to announce his intention to ask St. Louis County to reexamine the evidence in his son, Michael Brown Jr.'s death and to reopen the investigation. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Democratic senate nominee Trudy Busch Valentine gives her victory speech at her Primary watch party at the Sheet Metal Workers Hall, in St. Louis. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
At a surprise school assembly, Bayless Elementary special education teacher Therese Shain, center, can't believe that she was just awarded the $25,000 Milken Educator Award. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ahead of the opening of her new bakery in Florissant, Lia Weber busily fills orders for custom cakes and pastries. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lakeshia Finch, who was shot and paralyzed from the waist down in an Applebee's restaurant, takes a water break during her physical therapy session. Finch is determined to regain use of her limbs. She gets physical therapy for several hours a day. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Physical therapist Rosie Kelly, left, assists Lakeshia Finch to stand up in a walking aid during her physical therapy session. Finch, an athlete, was shot in an Applebee's restaurant. She is paralyzed from the waist down but is determined to regain use of her limbs. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Travis Warren, a bus mechanic with the Parkway school district transportation department, takes a moment to cool down after sweeping in the garages. A heat warning remains in effect for the region through the weekend. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A newspaper delivery driver, in shadow, chose to remain anonymous. He was a victim of a carjack attempt in Ladue. He was grazed in his back when a bullet went through the back of the car and then through the driver's side seat where the man was sitting. One of the bullets shattered a rear passenger side window. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, poses for a photo in 2018 with supporters during a rally at the Iron Workers Local Hall, in East St. Louis. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Darren Garmer lets Rhonda Miller listen to the heartbeat of her son, Cheston Miller's heart in the chest of Garmer. Cheston donated his organs after his death in an accident, and his family drove up from Nashville to meet Garmer. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Deborah Rogers, principal of Patrick Henry Elementary School, shares a funny moment with Dr. Kelvin Adams, superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools, as they pack supplies at district headquarters. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Delegates Kimberly Woods, Sara Isbell, and Andy Adams pray at the United Methodist Church General Conference Day of Prayer at The Dome at America's Center. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Liz Gerard, of St. Louis, creates a painted board outside the Ferguson Police station. The boards were created to call attention to the nationwide Black Lives Matter movement. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Julie Lee, visitor and member services representative, stands outside the entrance to the St. Louis Art Museum to welcome visitors on its first day back open, with COVID procedures in place. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ed Lammering, a driver with American Queen Carriage Company, drives Duke down to the riverfront to give rides. The area, called Chouteau's Landing, is being eyed for a $1.2 billion plan to remake the old riverfront industrial area. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Harold Arias, right, talks with Chase Park Plaza human resources personnel about employment opportunities during a job fair held in the Khorassan Ballroom at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
SLU freshman Lauren Sugiyama, of Pasadena, Calif., center, moves in her belongings to Reinert Hall, with the help of her parents. Photo by Hillary Levin ©St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Anthony Fainberg, with the Office of Technology, gives a talk in New Haven, Conn. ©Photo by Hillary Levin