Deputies arrest San Jose man who arranged to meet teenager
The Half Moon Bay bureau of the office was notified Friday afternoon of an intended meeting allegedly arranged by Christopher Parado with a 17-year-old he had contacted several weeks earlier on social media.
Commercial crab season underway a month late
Commercial crab season is underway. Despite starting a month late, fishermen say the crab are looking good and that it could be a good season after all.
After more than a century in business, Half Moon Bay flower farm closes
On Friday, the floral company becomes the latest long-standing business to call it quits.
How Bay Area businesses are making do and functioning despite outages
Along the Bay Area coast, one community is hoping a scheduled PG&E power shutoff Tuesday night won't impact its economic livelihood as the previous two events have.
Crews working to extinguish vegetation fire along Highway 1 in Pescadero
Crews from San Mateo County and Cal Fire are working to extinguish a vegetation fire in Pescadero. The incident has been named the Cabrillo Fire.
San Mateo Co. cold case: Mother goes missing on way to work 21 years ago
A family on the Peninsula is asking for help finding their missing mother. Maria Guadalupe Serrano was last seen walking to a job site in Half Moon Bay back in 1998 and has not been heard from since then. She had two young sons at the time.
Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival draws thousands to coastal town
Farmer Mike Valladao and his interesting art was the center of attention because carving pumpkins takes on a whole different meaning for him, “The first year I had some giant pumpkins and nothing to do with them so I carved them and quickly it occurred to me that it was too thick for the typical triangle eyes,” he said.
2,175-pound pumpkin wins world championship weigh-off in Half Moon Bay
A pumpkin weighing well over a ton won the annual Half Moon Bay pumpkin weigh-off and set a new state record.
Contenders gather for annual pumpkin weigh-off in Half Moon Bay
Growers of grand gourds will gather in Half Moon Bay Monday at the 46th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off.The official weighing will be from 7 to 11 a.m. on the IDES Grounds at 735 Main St. in Half Moon Bay.
Contenders gather for annual Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival weigh-off
The winning pumpkin will win a prize of $7 a pound from event organizers and sponsor Safeway.
Man suspected of stealing company car from Half Moon Bay Brewing Company returns car the next day
Foimaj Vaeina, 19, is suspected of shattering a the restaurant's window with a rock about 10 p.m. Thursday, taking several items including the company car keys and then leaving in the vehicle, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
Half Moon Bay man arrested in 2018 sexual assault on teen
A Half Moon Bay man recently arrested by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office on sexual assault charges is facing additional charges after a juvenile who was sexually assaulted in 2018 recognized him from a suspect photo that appeared in a local newspaper. The victim in the 2018 case was 15 when a man who used force to sexually assault her while she was walking her dog on the morning of...
Bummer dude! Mavericks surf competition in Half Moon Bay nixed indefinitely
The Titans of Mavericks surf competition has been canceled indefinitely, according to the World Surf League, which cited two reasons for the cancellation.
