Black Friday shoppers head to South Hills Village Mall for deals

Black Friday shoppers head to South Hills Village Mall for deals

HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION FOLLOWING A SHOOTING IN THE CITY’S EAST LIBERTY NEIGHBORHOOD. WHAT POLICE BELIEVE HAPPENED AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION. OUR MEMBERS NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE THIS WEEK HAS NOW TURNED FATAL. I’M JACKIE DAY IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST ON THEIR CONDITIONS AND THE INVESTIGATION. WE’RE ALSO COVERING BLACK FRIDAY, THE UNOFFICIAL START OF THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON. WE’LL BE LIVE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AT SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE MALL, GETTING YOU READY FOR ALL THE DEALS. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW. GOOD FRIDAY MORNING. WE HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR MORNING WITH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. WE HAVE ANOTHER COLD DAY IN STORE WITH SOME SNOW FLURRIES IN THE FORECAST. LET’S GET RIGHT TO METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED AND THE CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. AND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE COLD TEMPERATURES PASSING FLAKES AS WELL AS WE GO THROUGH THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND. MOST OF THE SNOW THOUGH, STAYING BOTTLED UP NORTH OF 422 CLOSER TO I-80. AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS BLACK FRIDAY. EVERYBODY, THOUGH FEELING THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY STAY IN THE 30S. THAT EVEN EXTENDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. IMPACT DAY ON SUNDAY, AND I’VE ALSO ADDED ONE FOR TUESDAY AS WE ALL COULD SEE A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS COMING IN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RIGHT NOW, BATCH OF FLURRIES STARTING TO FADE AWAY ACROSS PARTS OF BUTLER AND ALSO ARMSTRONG COUNTIES, ALL CENTERED ALONG 422. SO COMING OUT OF THE CITY OF BUTLER, WORKING THROUGH EAST BUTLER, EVEN GETTING CLOSER TO PENDLETON AS WELL AS WEST FRANKLIN OVER INTO ARMSTRONG COUNTY, YOU ARE SEEING SOME OF THOSE SNOW SHOWERS. MEANWHILE, A LITTLE BIT MORE AREA WIDE ACTIVITY ACROSS MERCER ALSO NOW VENANGO COUNTY SNOW SHOWERS ABOUT TO SHOW UP IN GROVE CITY. SO IF YOU’RE HEADING UP THAT WAY, OF COURSE THE OUTLET MALL IS THERE. ALSO COMING FROM MEADVILLE BACK TOWARDS FRANKLIN AS WELL. SOME OF THAT SNOW IS A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER, AND WE COULD SEE SOME ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TOWARDS THE NORTH IS STILL THAT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS IN FULL EFFECT. JUST HOW MUCH SNOW COULD YOU SEE TODAY? WELL, MOST OF THOSE AREAS NORTH OF 422, MAYBE ABOUT A HALF INCH. BUT AS WE APPROACH THE I-80 CORRIDOR POINTS FARTHER TOWARDS THE NORTH, THAT’S WHERE THOSE NUMBERS COULD RAMP UP ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO EVEN LOCALLY, UP TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW. BUT OF COURSE, WE’RE NOT DONE WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS QUITE JUST YET. RIGHT NOW IT’S 28, BUT IT FEELS LIKE 17 DEGREES. WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK OVER THE CITY WITH ACTION CAM BREAKING DOWN THE NEXT THREE DAYS. A LITTLE EASIER TO MANAGE FOR SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY TOMORROW, BUT I’LL HELP YOU PLAN AHEAD FOR THAT IMPACT DAY ON STEELERS SUNDAY. THAT’S COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN STAY AHEAD OF THE WINTER WEATHER THIS WEEKEND WITH THE FREE WTAE APP. TRACK CONDITIONS RIGHT DOWN TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH OUR LIVE INTERACTIVE RADAR. AND TURN ON THOSE ALERTS TO KNOW FIRST WHEN WEATHER WILL IMPACT YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. NOW TO OUR BREAKING NEWS. ONE MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION FOLLOWING AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTING IN PITTSBURGH’S EAST LIBERTY NEIGHBORHOOD. POLICE SAY. AROUND ONE THIS MORNING, THEY FOUND A MAN IN HIS 30S SHOT IN THE CHEST OUTSIDE A HOME ON OMEGA COURT. POLICE BELIEVE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED INSIDE THE HOUSE FOLLOWING SOME KIND OF FIGHT. RIGHT NOW, THERE’S NO WORD ON SUSPECTS. STAY WITH US AS WE WORK TO LEARN MORE FOR YOU. NOW TO WASHINGTON COUNTY, WHERE MULTIPLE CRASHES ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD. TRAFFIC WAS STALLED FOR HOURS AFTER A PILEUPS BETWEEN I-70 AND I-79. REPORTER JORDAN CIOPPA JOINS US FROM SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP. WITH WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR ABOUT THIS FATAL CRASH. TRAFFIC IS MOVING AGAIN ON I-70 HERE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. SOME PEOPLE WERE STUCK IN THEIR CARS FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS, WHILE OTHERS TOOK ALTERNATE ROUTES TO AVOID THE BACKUP DRIVERS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY RAN INTO MAJOR ISSUES ON THE ROAD DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS. THANKSGIVING NIGHT, IT WAS WALL TO WALL NOT MOVING AT ALL. IT WAS TOTALLY STOPPED AND I WAS EXPECTING I WAS GOING TO HIT IT ON MY WAY BACK. ACCORDING TO PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE, TWO SERIOUS CRASHES OCCURRED ON I-70 AND I-79. TROOPERS SAY THE SOUTH JUNCTION SKYBRIDGE, I-79 NORTH, WAS CLOSED BECAUSE OF A FATAL COLLISION. FIRST RESPONDERS IN SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP SAY A DOG WAS ALSO KILLED IN THE CRASH, INVOLVING 13 CARS. IT CAN HAPPEN THAT FAST. TERRIBLE TRAGEDIES HAPPEN WHEN THE ROADS ARE ICY AND THERE’S ACCIDENTS. VIDEO SHOT BY PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR SHOWS A TRACTOR TRAILER JACKKNIFED BETWEEN EXIT 15 AND 16 ON I-70. TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP FOR MILES. I SPOKE TO A COUPLE OVER THE PHONE WHILE THEY WAITED IN THE TRAFFIC ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, ABOUT 12 OR SO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. THERE. IT LOOKED TO BE 3 TO 5 VEHICLES THAT WERE DEFINITELY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO EASTBOUND, WHEN WE PULLED UP TO THE STOPPED TRAFFIC, THERE WAS A CAR, TWO CARS, I THINK IN THE MIDDLE. THE MEDIAN DITCH. YEAH. AND THEN THERE’S A SEMI THAT JACKKNIFED THE PASCOES WERE STUCK FOR ROUGHLY AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING AGAIN. THEY SAY IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST, AND THEY’RE THANKFUL THIS HOLIDAY TO BE OKAY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYBODY. SOUTH STRABANE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS MOST AREAS OF I70 AND I-79 HAVE BEEN TREATED AND ARE SAFE NOW. STATE POLICE SAY THEY ALSO RESPONDED TO A TWO VEHICLE CRASH ON I-79 SOUTH AT THE WASHINGTON AND ALLEGHENY COUNTY LINE, COVERING WASHINGTON COUNTY IN WASHINGTON. I’M JORDAN CIOPPA, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. JORDAN. THANK YOU. ANOTHER BIG STORY WE’RE FOLLOWING THIS MORNING. ONE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS SHOT IN D.C. WEDNESDAY HAS NOW DIED, ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. HE SAYS THE OTHER VICTIM IS STILL FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE. THE CHARGES AGAINST THE ALLEGED SHOOTER ARE EXPECTED TO BE UPGRADED TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER. THE FBI IS NOW SAYING THE SHOOTING IS ALSO BEING INVESTIGATED AS AN ACT OF TERRORISM. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT, JACKIE DEFUSCO JOINS US WITH MORE REACTION FROM THE PRESIDENT IN THE FINAL HOURS OF THANKSGIVING. PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE’RE TOLD, MADE WHAT WAS NO DOUBT A HEARTBREAKING PHONE CALL TO THE PARENTS OF SARA BECKSTROM, THAT 20 YEAR-OLD, NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER FROM WEST VIRGINIA. THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF ANNOUNCED HER DEATH JUST LAST NIGHT. TAKE A LISTEN. IT’S JUST HAPPENED. SHE WAS SAVAGELY ATTACKED. SHE’S DEAD. SHE’S NOT WITH US. INCREDIBLE PERSON. OUTSTANDING IN EVERY SINGLE WAY. IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. THAT’S HORRIBLE. IN A POST THURSDAY, ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI PLEDGED JUSTICE FOR SARA AND ADDED, QUOTE, THE DEATH PENALTY IS BACK. POLICE SAY BECKSTROM AND 24 YEAR OLD STAFF SERGEANT ANDREW WOLF WERE SHOT ON WEDNESDAY WHILE PATROLLING NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE. AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING IT A TARGETED ATTACK BUT HAVE NOT REVEALED A MOTIVE. THE ALLEGED SHOOTER, WHO IS IN CUSTODY, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS RAHMANULLAH LOCK AND WALL, A 29 YEAR OLD AFGHAN NATIONAL. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT HE WAS APPROVED FOR ASYLUM UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, BUT OFFICIALS SAY HE FIRST ENTERED THE COUNTRY THROUGH A BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM AFTER THE U.S. WITHDREW FROM THE WAR. WE’RE ALSO LEARNING, BEFORE ARRIVING IN AMERICA, LOCK AND WALL WORKED WITH THE CIA. ACCORDING TO THE AGENCY’S DIRECTOR, HE WAS A MEMBER OF A PARTNER FORCE IN AFGHANISTAN, BUT THE RELATIONSHIP ENDED SHORTLY FOLLOWING THE EVACUATION OF U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS. ASKED ABOUT THAT CIA CONNECTION LAST NIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THAT THE ALLEGED SHOOTER, QUOTE, WENT NUTS AND CONTINUED TO INSIST THAT HE CAME INTO THE COUNTRY. UNVETTED. HOWEVER, SUPPORTERS OF AFGHAN RESETTLEMENT SAY THAT THAT PROCESS ALREADY COMES WITH SIGNIFICANT SECURITY SCREENING. IN WASHINGTON, I’M JACKIE DEFUSCO. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. JACKIE, THANK YOU. AND WE ARE STILL MONITORING THE CONDITION OF THE OTHER NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS SHOT WEDNESDAY. AND CLOSELY FOLLOWING THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. STAY UP TO DATE WITH US ONLINE@WTAE.COM. TIME RIGHT NOW IS 606. AS WE KNOW, TODAY IS BLACK FRIDAY. IT IS THE UNOFFICIAL START TO THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY. FOR US THIS MORNING IS OUR AVA RASH JOINING US LIVE FROM SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE MALL IN THAT BETHEL PARK UPPER SAINT CLAIR COMMUNITY. THINGS ARE MOVING THERE BEHIND YOU, AVA. YEAH. JANELLE. YOU KNOW, THIS LINE WAS MASSIVE. PROBABLY 300 PEOPLE. STILL HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN. YOU GUYS JUST MISSED THE BIG RUSH, THOUGH. FOR THE PAST FIVE MINUTES, I’D SAY THIS WHOLE AREA WAS JUST PACKED IN LIKE SARDINES WITH PEOPLE MAKING THAT MAD DASH TO GET THEIR SWAG BAG. IT’S FULL OF FREE GOODIES. AND THEN TEN PEOPLE GET A BIGGER PRIZE IN THOSE BAGS. SO REALLY COOL TO SEE JUST EVERYONE OUT HERE THIS MORNING. AND NOW IT’S ALL CLEAR. SO I WISH YOU GUYS COULD HAVE SEEN THAT. JUST MAD DASH OF PEOPLE. SO EXCITED TO GET IN HERE. WE’VE BEEN TALKING WITH PEOPLE ALL MORNING LONG WHO SAY THAT THIS IS JUST MAGICAL. TO SEE BLACK FRIDAY BACK AGAIN AND JUST HAVING SO MANY PEOPLE IN LINE, HAVING FUN, MAKING FRIENDS. SO REALLY EXCITING TO SEE HERE THIS MORNING. FOR NOW, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY LIVE AVA RASH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. IT HAS BEEN A BUSY MORNING. AVA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ALSO STOPPED BY THE TARGET IN THE WATERFRONT IN HOMESTEAD EARLY THIS MORNING. IT WAS TOO EARLY. THE LINES WEREN’T THAT LONG JUST YET. MAYBE BECAUSE IT WAS COLD, BUT OBVIOUSLY A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY WHERE WE WERE WITH AVA SHOT THERE. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ARRIVING AT THE STORE A SHORT TIME AGO AT 6 A.M., SO WE’LL CONTINUE TO COVER BLACK FRIDAY FOR YOU THIS MORNING. WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW. A REALLY NICE GUIDE FOR BLACK FRIDAY. WHERE WHERE WE DETAIL WHERE YOU CAN FIND MAJOR DEALS AT BIG RETAILERS, AS WELL AS DISCOUNTS ON THINGS LIKE MATTRESSES AND FURNITURE, FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND PET SUPPLIES. UP AND ADAM EARLY ON THIS BLACK FRIDAY. HEADING OUT TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THOSE DEALS. IT IS PLENTY COLD. FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW IN THE MID TEENS. THAT INCLUDES GREENSBURG, UNIONTOWN, BOTH SITTING AT 16. FEELS LIKE 17 OUT OF PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AROUND 20 OR SO FOR BEAVER CRANBERRIES. YOU’RE WAKING UP JUST NINE AS WE HOP OVER TOWARDS SOMERSET. IT IS GOING TO BE A CHILLY AND BREEZY DAY FOR US, SO CERTAINLY REACHING FOR THE HEAVIER WINTER COATS. ALSO, SOME PASSING FLURRIES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE HEADING NORTH OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. GETTING CLOSER TO 422. EVEN I-80. AS WE WORK THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL SEE SOME OF THOSE ONGOING SNOW SHOWERS. BUT YOU NOTICE THOSE TEMPERATURES NOT GOING TOO FAR TODAY. VERY SIMILAR STORY AS WE CONTINUE ON THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, I’LL BE BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS AND I’LL SHOW YOU WHEN MORE SNOW WILL F

Black Friday shoppers head to South Hills Village Mall for deals

Updated: 11:00 AM EST Nov 28, 2025

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Shoppers at South Hills Village Mall eagerly awaited the opening of doors at 6 a.m. on Black Friday, braving frigid temperatures for hours to secure the best deals of the holiday season.VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4, Nov. 28, 2025 Jen Hurrell, from Bridgeville, was first in line at Target waiting for the chance to get some discounts. “Hopefully, a lot of Christmas shopping,” Hurrell said. “There’s Legos and stuff on sale, so get a lot of people off the Christmas list today.” The allure of doorbusters drew hundreds to line up outside Target, hoping to receive a swag bag filled with goodies and bigger ticket items. For many families and friends, Black Friday shopping is an annual tradition that marks the beginning of the holiday season. “This is our holiday. So, like, this is this is my favorite. Like Thanksgiving. No. Black Fridays are this is our day. We’ve gone out four years in a row now together, and we’ve been waiting for something like this,” shopper Riley Wilson said. The mall closes at 9 p.m. on Black Friday. RELATED ARTICLES BELOW: Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel

PITTSBURGH —

Shoppers at South Hills Village Mall eagerly awaited the opening of doors at 6 a.m. on Black Friday, braving frigid temperatures for hours to secure the best deals of the holiday season.

VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4, Nov. 28, 2025

Jen Hurrell, from Bridgeville, was first in line at Target waiting for the chance to get some discounts.

“Hopefully, a lot of Christmas shopping,” Hurrell said. “There’s Legos and stuff on sale, so get a lot of people off the Christmas list today.”

The allure of doorbusters drew hundreds to line up outside Target, hoping to receive a swag bag filled with goodies and bigger ticket items.

For many families and friends, Black Friday shopping is an annual tradition that marks the beginning of the holiday season.

“This is our holiday. So, like, this is this is my favorite. Like Thanksgiving. No. Black Fridays are this is our day. We’ve gone out four years in a row now together, and we’ve been waiting for something like this,” shopper Riley Wilson said.

The mall closes at 9 p.m. on Black Friday.

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