Shoppers hit malls to score Black Friday deals - WTOP Morning Headlines - Friday, November 25, 2016

Let the shopping begin! Holiday shoppers are already hitting area malls this Black Friday morning. Black Friday is considered one of the busiest shopping days of the year, next to the Saturday before Christmas. [Logo] MORNING HEADLINES - November 25, 2016 [mobile-header-ad] [alt text here] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Shoppers hit malls to score Black Friday deals] Let the shopping begin! Holiday shoppers are already hitting area malls this Black Friday morning. Black Friday is considered one of the busiest shopping days of the year, next to the Saturday before Christmas. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Florence Henderson, 'The Brady Bunch' mom, dies] Florence Henderson, the actress who played Carol Brady on "The Brady Bunch," has died at age 82. [More than 10 kitchen fires reported in Montgomery Co. on Thanksgiving] Thanksgiving Day can be one of the busiest days for firefighters — and there were at least three reported in Montgomery County Thursday. 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