Half Moon Bay

An evacuation order has been issued for areas of San Mateo County after the National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch and wind advisory Saturday afternoon for portions of the CZU Lightning Complex burn area.

Farmers will be showing up with pumpkins expected to weigh more than 2,000 pounds.

October is just around the corner and pumpkin farms in Half Moon Bay are preparing for what will hopefully be a fruitful season. But it's unclear what will happen because of the drought.

Half Moon Bay's city council voted unanimously on Tuesday night to deny issuing a special event permit to Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival organizers, citing the need to protect public health. It marks the second year in a row the popular festival will be cancelled.

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is investigating human remains found early Sunday afternoon near Venice Beach in Half Moon Bay.

Multiple suspects stole marijuana and supplies from a legally licensed farm in the Half Moon Bay area early Tuesday and shot at a caretaker who resides at the property, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

Out of an abundance of caution, the water at Gray Whale Cove State Beach and Montara State Beach to the south will be off-limits until further notice.

The San Mateo County Sheriff says a man swimming in the waters off of Grey Whale Cove State Beach was bitten by a great white shark Saturday morning. First responders say the 35-year-old victim is in serious condition.

San Mateo County sheriff's deputies arrested a 44-year-old Moss Beach woman late Friday morning for assault after she sprayed a bystander with bear spray following a minor traffic collision in Half Moon Bay.

A Redwood City man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assaulting a woman who was riding a bike along Highway 1 on a trail next to the beach.

Two people were rescued from a fire early Saturday morning at the historic San Benito House in Half Moon Bay, Cal Fire officials said. 

A man suspected of exposing himself to a minor is being sought by San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. 

A fire Friday night gutted the historic Andreotti Family Farms barn that was home to a popular produce stand in Half Moon Bay.

The body a woman was discovered Saturday morning at Tunitas Creek Beach south of Half Moon Bay, according to the San Mateo County sheriff.

At 103, Nina Jarvis of Half Moon Bay has never missed an election. And even in the midst of a pandemic, this election would be no exception.

John Ivazes, of Moss Beach, was found lying on the ground near the blaze when Cal Fire, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and other agencies responded about 1:45 p.m.

Travis Gienger's 35-hour drive from Minnesota to Half Moon Bay's 47th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off paid off on Monday.

The intersection between Highway 1 and the two roads is currently regulated only by stop signs.

The project, called the Beach Neighborhood Pilot Parking Project, involves striping designated streets in order to define specific parking spaces.