Holiday shopping sales began on Thursday night at several local stores. The following day, known as Black Friday, is historically the start of the holiday shopping season. And the shoppers came in droves, waited for hours and tore their way through the crowds to get a start on their Christmas shopping. Above, A crowd of people waits for Big Lots to open at 6 a.m. on Friday.
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