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.

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.

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.

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...