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Meet Nicole Francis – A DIY Queen and the Founder of 1776 Faux Farmhouse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

The feeling of completing a task on your own is unmatchable. Whether the process is easy or overwhelming, the end result is definitely fulfilling and satisfying. People have been crafting things with their own hands for a long time now, but there was a shift in this account when mass production of ready-made things came into play; However, lately, many have taken an interest in the art of DIY, putting it on-trend one more time. Apart from being pocket-friendly and sustainable, DIY is fun to do. It is not only good for you but also for your soul. And that is why Nicole Francis loves doing DIY projects around her house, which also compelled her to start 1776 Faux Farmhouse .Nicole and her husband, Michael, came up with the idea of the 1776 Faux Farmhouse when they started tackling DIY upgrades in their builder-grade home. Amidst their home improvement affair, they decided to share their journey and other valuable knowledge with the world.Since her childhood, Nicole has witnessed DIY p...

Man drives off while being handcuffed, killing his passenger and injuring police chief

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

A Pennsylvania driver who was being handcuffed stomped on his pickup truck’s accelerator and ran over his passenger and the officer who was trying to detain him, police said. The passenger, who was trying to get out of the truck, was killed.The driver fled in the truck and was found eight hours later hiding in an attic, police said. He is being held without bail.The incident began around 1 a.m. Sunday when Calvin Wilson — police chief of the borough of Honey Brook — was on routine patrol in Chester County about 30 miles west of Philadelphia. A pickup truck at a gas station just outside Honey Brook caught his attention; he ran its license plate and saw that the owner had warrants for his arrest. Wilson followed the truck as it left the gas station and pulled it over about a minute later.It turned out the driver was not the truck’s owner — but he also was the subject of an arrest warrant for a probation violation, which Wilson discovered after checking hi...

SFFILM Fest 2023: Stephen Curry doc and 9 other films you shouldn’t miss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

Will Steph show?In the run-up to the 2023 SFFILM Festival’s kick-off event April 13 at Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre, this has become the most bandied-about question.Obviously, Stephen Curry has received an invitation, since he is the focal point of the opening-night film, award-winning Oakland documentary-maker Peter Nicks’ exceptional “Stephen Curry: Underrated.”But even if the Golden State Warriors star is a no-show, the East Bay filmmaking community will be in the spotlight, with Nicks and Oakland native Ryan Coogler, director of “Fruitvale Station” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” planning to attend, along with other notables.Although “Stephen Curry: Underrated” received its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Nicks (known for his trio of Oakland-based films, “The Waiting Room,” “The Force,” and “Homeroom”), said there is something special about seeing his latest effort launch SFFILM Fest in in Oakland.“I’m just excited to watch the film with our community...

Southbound 880 shut down by CHP as part of investigation into 5-year-old's death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

(KRON) -- Southbound I-880 at Auto Mall Parkway in Fremont is shut down due to a California Highway Patrol investigation, KRON4 has confirmed. The investigation is related to the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old girl on the 880 on Saturday night.All southbound lanes are currently blocked. Police shut down the first section of freeway at 10:55 a.m. and have since moved on to a second location. Video shows ex-SF fire commissioner assaulted with pipe in Marina District A severe traffic alert is in effect, according to the California Highway Patrol. Traffic is being diverted at Fremont Boulevard. Motorists are being advised to expect delays and use alternate routes to avoid the area.Video from a Caltrans camera of the scene shows what appears to be a line of officers walking down the empty section of freeway looking for clues.The area of the 880 that is currently shut down is in the same vicinity as the area where 5-year-old Eliyanah Crisostomo was shot and killed over the weekend. The ...

“How to Blow Up a Pipeline” Movie Poses Terror Threat, Kansas Intel Agency Claims

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

In 2021, a Texas intelligence command center disseminated a bulletin warning its law enforcement partners about activists interested in sabotaging fossil fuel infrastructure. The report detailed no specific threat, but instead linked to an interview with Andreas Malm, a Swedish professor of human ecology, on a New Yorker podcast in which he advocated for the destroying or “neutralizing” new fossil fuel projects like pipelines using nonviolent methods.Now, Malm’s work is once again drawing the attention of a fusion center. “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” a new movie dramatizing Malm’s 2021 nonfiction book of the same name, sympathetically depicts the infrastructure sabotage by environmentalists. The film’s fictional protagonist, Theo, contracts leukemia after growing up in a Long Beach neighborhood with heavy pollution. She joins several others to strap a homemade bomb to an oil pipeline in West Texas.In a report disseminated last week, another intelligence command center — this time in...

Márquez won’t race in Americas MotoGP, cites hand injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Marc Márquez said Tuesday he will miss the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas this weekend because his hand hasn’t fully healed after surgery.The six-time MotoGP champion had already missed the Argentine MotoGP after undergoing surgery to repair his right hand’s first metacarpal that he fractured in a crash at the season-opening Portuguese MotoGP.Márquez had two screws inserted into his hand. He said the decision not to race in Austin, Texas, was made after his doctor analyzed the result of his latest CAT scan.“The bone is still in the process of healing,” Márquez said on Twitter. “We have decided not to take any risks and therefore I won’t be able to ride in Austin. I will continue working and rehabilitating as I have been doing so far to be able to get back on the bike as soon as possible.”Race officials penalized Márquez for “irresponsible riding” that led to the crash in Portugal. He was handed a double long lap penalty, which requires riding throu...

Detective details investigation in trial of slain kids’ mom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — It all started with a call about a Jeep suspected in a shooting, an Idaho detective told jurors Tuesday in the triple murder trial of a woman accused in the death of her two children and a romantic rival. But investigators soon found evidence that raised suspicions of a bigger crime, Rexburg Detective Ray Hermosillo said, including lying witnesses; a stash of weapons, duct tape and rope; and evidence that two children were missing. The search eventually led them to a local man’s yard and two gruesome burial sites containing the kids’ remains. Lori Vallow Daybell and her fifth husband, Chad Daybell, are both charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children: 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and big sister Tylee Ryan, who was last seen shortly before her 17th birthday in 2019. The children were buried on Chad Daybell’s eastern Idaho property. Prosecutors also cha...

Column: PGA and LIV produced a Masters just like any other

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Masters had eight major champions finish among the top 10 and ties, and where they made a living became a mere footnote when Jon Rahm slipped into the green jacket.For the most part, it was a Masters just like any other.That includes the final hour. As much drama as Augusta National can create, this was the fourth straight year the winner had at least a four-shot lead with four holes to play.This wasn’t the first major with both PGA Tour and LIV Golf players. What caused so much anticipation was the Masters being the first major since the two tours began waging an expensive battle in federal court.And so the Masters became the first look at how the two sides would get along (fine), and how LIV Golf players would fare over 72 holes against a full field (even better).Brooks Koepka led from the second hole Friday morning until the sixth hole Sunday afternoon until he suffered through an inglorious 22-hole stretch without a birdie, and Rahm shot 69 to win b...

Snow slide closes Berthoud Pass

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado Department of Transportation announced a closure at Berthoud Pass caused by a snow slide Tuesday afternoon.CDOT said the pass is closed at mile marker 238, with snow covering all lanes of the road. CDOT said the closure will likely be a lengthy one, with alternative routes suggested through US 40 west to Colorado State Highway 9 traveling south to Interstate 70. April heat wave: Denver breaks temperature record from 41 years ago There is no word from Grand County Sheriff's Office or Fraser Winter Park police on whether anyone was injured in the slide. Information on the closure will be updated as more information is released by authorities.

South Florida ocean kayaker recounts encounter with shark

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

South Florida ocean kayaker recounts encounter with shark caught on videoA South Florida fisherman says he was paddling with a predator, and he has the video to prove it.When you kayak fish in the ocean off the coast in South Florida, you’re bound to reel in some big stories, but Alex Duberti’s best story yet never made it onto the boat. In fact, it flipped him right out of it.“Man, I thought the moment I was in the water, I thought this is it. It’s coming for me,” he said.It was Easter Sunday, Duberti and his friends launched at sunrise from Boca Raton. In just a couple of hours, he’d already reeled in a wahoo and a kingfish.He was paddling back to his sweet spot at 140 feet to try for another.From his home in Coral Springs, he tells us what happened next.“And when I started moving,” said Duberti, “letting my other bait to go away from the kayak, I felt a big hit on my right side and made a huge splash.”Duberti said the sh...