Month: March 2026

By KAKE Staff

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    WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) — A family is demanding justice for a Wichita man who was fatally shot by police officers earlier this year.

Wichita police officers shot and killed 27-year-old Deaundre Hill while responding to a disturbance call at an apartment in northeast Wichita in January.

Police said officers identified themselves multiple times outside the apartment and that Hill threatened to get his gun and shoot the officers.

Police then said Hill came out of the apartment with a gun and pointed it at an officer and that’s when officers returned fire with nine shots. Hill was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

At the time of the shooting, Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan called the shooting an unfortunate incident.

“They were simply attempting to make communication with the people inside the apartment to ensure that everyone inside was safe,” Sullivan told reporters. “If you have any concerns about who’s out in the hallway, you can always call 911 and confirm that it’s us.”

Hill’s family and friends on Sunday shared memories of him as a musician, a man of faith and a light in their lives at a special meeting.

The host of the meeting, Helen Reicher, runs a page called Exposing Wichita, focused on government accountability.

Reicher says Hill’s case conflicts with WPD training and protocols.

“It’s about seeking the truth, to find out what happened here. to hold officers accountable when they need to be held accountable,” Reicher said. “This was supposed to have changed. There are things that are supposed to have changed in 2023 when they implemented their new policies and procedures.”

The Wichita Police Department says Hill had several misdemeanors, but no felonies and could legally own a firearm.

The Wichita Racial Profiling Advisory Board says the Hill family wants a full investigation into Hill’s death and for the District Attorney to bring charges.

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case, and the District Attorney will review the case.

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By Abby Dodge

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    MIAMI (WFOR) — Miami’s dining and nightlife scene is famous for its flashy rooftops, high‑end cocktails, and trend‑setting restaurants. The city’s classic neighborhood dive bars, once hubs of local culture, are disappearing.

Owners and longtime patrons say the challenge isn’t a lack of loyal customers. It’s the rapid redevelopment reshaping neighborhoods across Miami‑Dade County.

“These locations are kind of dying,” said Junior Silva, co‑owner of Duffy’s Tavern, one of the area’s enduring dive bars.

At places like Duffy’s, survival depends on remaining rooted in the surrounding community. Co‑owner Jose El Toledo Jr. calls a true dive bar “a secret community bar,” a sentiment echoed by Steve Interfeld, co‑owner of Happy’s Stork Lounge.

“Every day here is just locals,” he said. “It’s just people, family.”

Some bars have adapted to the times. Ball & Chain on Calle Ocho now offers a more polished experience, but its origins trace back to The Copa, a well‑known dive bar decades ago. Miami historian Paul George remembers its gritty charm.

“The Copa was really a grungy place,” he said. “I was there as a young college student, so I can attest to that.”

Inside Ball & Chain today, posters of Count Basie, Billie Holiday and Chet Baker nod to that earlier era.

But not all historic establishments have survived. Tobacco Road, considered one of Miami’s most storied dive bars, was demolished after closing.

“Personalities have left those neighborhoods,” George said. “On the site of where Tobacco Road now is, is nothing.”

For regulars at Duffy’s Tavern, the shrinking number of classic bars is reason enough to hold onto what remains.

“If there were more bars like this left in Miami, I would have found them,” said patron Anne Powell.

Another regular, Lino Marcos, pointed to the changing landscape: “Everything is corporate and massive and big-chain stores.”

Duffy’s faced an uncertain future when longtime owner Wayne Russell sold the decades‑old bar in 2025. But he says the new owners were determined to preserve it.

“These people want to keep Duffy’s, Duffy’s… which is rare,” Russell said.

The new owners see themselves as caretakers. “All we want to do is make sure there is a Duffy’s for the next generation,” Toledo said.

Without that commitment, Silva believes the bar could have easily been replaced by a 10-story development.

Happy’s Stork Lounge recently confronted that reality. The North Bay Village bar, which had operated since the 1950s at the corner of 79th Street and Treasure Drive, is now the site of a mixed‑use development project. The lounge has since relocated a few blocks away.

“We wouldn’t have wanted to move, but we had no choice,” Interfeld said. “Unless you own the land, you’re a nobody, basically.”

Inside the new space, portraits of early‑day patrons smoking and drinking while bellied up to the bar still hang on the walls. Smoking is now restricted to outside, a small price to pay during what could be the death of dive bars.

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By Ricky Sayer

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    GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Olympic bronze medalist Jasmine Jones was celebrated by her family and friends at a surprise party held in Greensburg on Sunday.

Jones earned her medal by placing third in the two-woman bobsled at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

“I was loving every bit of it. I was soaking up every ounce, because it’s your child, and no one knows what she worked through to get there,” said Jones’ mother, Christine Graves Vincent, who was able to attend the Olympics to see her daughter compete thanks to a GoFundMe campaign. “We thank God for people who gave out of their heart.”

She had to keep the party a surprise from her daughter. Jones entered to applause and chants of “USA, USA.”

“So, that was crazy,” Jones said. “Just to see them all there, even cheering for me, and I do have something to show for it. It just really makes me, you know, proud to be where I’m from, and grateful to have the support behind me.”

That support helped to power her through years of training, some of which she did at a Westmoreland County gym, Virtus Barbell.

“Oh, she’s incredible,” said the gym’s owner, Nicole Bohince. “She is always dialed in and confident and one of the hardest working people I’ve ever met.”

Jones originally wanted to go to the Olympics as a track and field athlete before switching to winter sports, where many of the same skills apply.

“It’s phenomenal,” Vincent said. “It’s phenomenal because what takes, what 50 seconds took over four years to achieve, and a dream she had over 15 years ago.”

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By Wakisha Bailey

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    ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (KYW) — There’s something about lighting a candle — it makes you feel good.

At Cork and Candles in Ardmore, the experience goes beyond scent. It’s about joy, creativity and connection. But behind the warm glow and custom fragrance blends, owner Chris Holloway is fighting a battle most customers never see.

When you walk into Cork and Candles, you’re welcomed with what many call “The Holloway Experience.”

Retired from the mortgage industry, he reinvented himself as an entrepreneur and chandler, or candle maker, guiding customers as they mix and pour their own custom candles.

“If you like two fragrances individually, they’ll both smell nice together,” Holloway said.

The shop fills quickly. Laughter echoes. Wax pours. Wicks are set carefully in place.

But after the doors close, Holloway’s workday continues.

“I’m on a dialysis machine 12 hours a day,” Holloway said. “Most of those hours are done overnight. Some are done during the day.”

Holloway was diagnosed in 2005 with a rare kidney disease called Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS. He received a kidney transplant in 2016, but the average lifespan of a donated kidney is between eight and 15 years.

Now, he’s waiting for a second transplant.

His wife, Tia Holloway, is by his side every step of the way.

“I know he’s hurting. I know he’s suffering. I have to watch it every day,” she said.

It was Tia Holloway who encouraged him to share his story.

“I think it’s time you start sharing your story,” she told him.

That story reached our newsroom after CBS Philadelphia General Manager Kelly Frank and her family visited the shop, read about Chris Holloway’s journey and were moved to act.

“I would love to bring my team down here for a team-building event,” Frank said. “And I would also love to see if I can donate a kidney.”

They aren’t alone. Customers have had similar reactions — inspired not just by the candles, but by Holloway’s resilience.

When asked what comes next, Holloway keeps it simple.

“We wait for the most part,” he said. “And we pray. We pray and we go on with our lives.”

If you visit Cork and Candles, you may want to make a reservation. And there’s one rule inside the shop:

“No candle could leave here nameless,” Holloway said.

Every candle poured carries a story, and for Holloway, every flame lit is hope.

Becoming a living donor is a process that can take six months to a year. Holloway’s family created a website and fundraiser to spread awareness about his journey. He says he hopes to raise awareness — not just for himself, but for the thousands of others waiting for a life-saving transplant.

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By Hannah Kliger

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    NEW YORK (WCBS) — The images of a laundry hamper full of clothes, an unmade bed and a crowded bookshelf stop people in their tracks. The photographs were taken inside the bedrooms of children killed in school shootings, transforming everyday details into memorials.

The public photography exhibit at Brooklyn Bridge Park is drawing visitors into intimate spaces frozen in time: children’s bedrooms left exactly as they were before their lives were cut short.

“I felt like the country was growing numb to the whole school shooting epidemic. And I was like, what could I possibly do to shake people out of that numbness, including myself? Because I was growing numb to it,” said Steve Hartman, a CBS News correspondent who has covered close to a dozen school shootings. “I felt like they were all blending together, and we were just accepting it as a nation.”

Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp are now the subject of the short documentary “All the Empty Rooms,” directed by Joshua Seftel, which takes viewers inside these preserved spaces.

“As they happen more and more often, the news coverage would shrink to maybe a couple of days, and then we’re on to the next story. It just felt wrong, and it felt like we needed to sort of wake up as a nation and restore our empathy,” he said.

The film, now nominated for an Oscar, presents seemingly ordinary rooms that families have turned into sacred spaces, preserving them for years as a way to process grief.

“They’re places that most people don’t get to see, and we wanted to share those with the world so that they can see the toll that gun violence is taking on these families and on our country,” Seftel said. “The rooms are exactly the way they were when their child left for school that morning, and they never came back.”

Mia Tretta, a survivor of a 2019 school shooting in Santa Clarita, California, said the violence remains deeply personal.

“I was hanging out with my friends before class when he pulled that gun out of his backpack and shot me and four others, killing two of them,” she said.

One of those killed was her best friend, Dominic Blackwell.

“In his bedroom, you see the SpongeBob all over and the sports trophies and football, and you really get a sense for who he was as a person,” Tretta said.

Bopp’s photos of Blackwell’s room are among those attracting attention at the Brooklyn Bridge Park display.

“It’s a very eye-catching thing, and I think most of us can really relate to that intimate space in the home, thinking about what happens when that person is no longer there,” said Cailley Frank-Lehrer, senior producer of Photoville, which is behind the exhibit.

“All the Empty Rooms” is streaming on Netflix. The photography installation will remain on display at Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park through March 4.

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By Steve Maugeri

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    MIAMI (WFOR) — A new law is meant to get rid of boats that have been sitting in the same spot of the water for a long period of time, and as CBS News Miami’s Steve Maugeri shows us, the new rule appears to be working.

CBS News Miami did a ride along through the Biscayne Bay by Maurice Gibb Memorial Park in Miami Beach last May, right as a new law limiting how long you can anchor a boat there took effect.

But when CBS News Miami went out on the water at the start of 2026, the bay was practically empty.

“This used to be filled with the worst boats possible, and now look at it,” said Miami Beach City Commissioner David Suarez.

Suarez said he had been pushing for those law changes.

The law limits anchoring a boat in counties with 1.5 million people or more to 30 days every six months.

“If you’re a cruiser, a legitimate cruiser and you’re passing through, you have 30 days which is more than plenty of enough time to anchor and enjoy our waterways and our city and move on,” Suarez said.

Suarez said the law gives local governments more control over its waterways by letting marine patrol enforce these law changes.

“I knew this was not gonna last forever,” said Alexi Afonin, who used to live on his boat near Miami Beach.

Afonin moved his boat as soon as he heard about the new laws. Afonin said felt he was being kicked out, but understands why the changes were made.

“Something had to be done because more boats were coming, being stored and forgotten about more more,” he said. “It totally got out of hand.”

Miami Beach police said that so far under the new laws they’ve issued 87 citations, but no arrests have been made. For derelict vessels on the water, police have issued 45 citations and made 15 arrests.

The laws also limit how far away you can anchor from a mooring field, super yacht repair facility or private marina.

Suarez said boaters have been cooperative with the law changes.

“This is the type of anchoring we wanna see in Miami Beach,” Suarez said while showing CBS News Miami a compliant boat anchoring in the bay.

Miami Beach police did have to remove some inoperable or abandoned boats, costing the city about $140,000.

As for the people that live on boats, CBS News Miami was told many of them went to a mooring field.

At a mooring field they pay a monthly fee for getting an assigned spot, and they have access to shore if they need to use the shower or go to the store.

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