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In this episode: Why Walgreens is closing multiple locations in San Francisco. Plus, a new survey lists why people are leaving the Bay Area. And, we have a winner at Half Moon Bay’s famous annual pumpkin weigh-off.

The 2021 winner of the Safeway World Champion Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay is a retired engineer from Washington state whose gigantic gourd tipped the scales at an impressive 2,191 pounds Monday.

In this episode: A school crossing guard was killed in a horrific accident in Lafayette — witnesses say he risked his life to save others. Plus, the National Weather Service issues a Red Flag Warning for some parts of the Bay Area. And, a popular pumpkin festival has been canceled for the second year in a row.

For the second year in a row, the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival is canceled. The city council voted unanimously to deny the required permit for the event, pointing to concerns over the contagious delta variant, as well as local vaccination rates.

Police found a deceased person Sunday afternoon in a homeless encampment in open space between Venice Beach and Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay.

The Ol’ Fashioned Fourth of July parade returned in Half Moon Bay and it featured live entertainment from local bands, as well as food trucks offering local cuisine.

Authorities in Northern California arrested a man who allegedly shoved a woman bicycling on a beach path down a rocky slope then threw the bike on top of her, officials said.

Have you always dreamed of entering a giant gourd at the Safeway World Championship Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay? You may want to get planting.

Surfing will make its debut in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but the sport made its debut in the Bay Area more than 130 years ago in Santa Cruz. In this installment of our award-winning documentary series, we’ll take you to three main areas in the Bay Area that attract people from all over the world.

Two people were rescued from a fire at a historic inn in Half Moon Bay Saturday morning.

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

A fire gutted the historic Andreotti Family Farms barn in Half Moon Bay.

A once-thriving cannabis and hemp company in Half Moon Bay is now being investigated by state and local authorities for possibly cheating it’s farmworker labor force out of two months of pay.

A once thriving cannabis and hemp company in Half Moon Bay is now being investigated by state and local authorities for possibly cheating it’s farmworker labor force out of two months of pay. Robert Handa reports.

A nonprofit in Half Moon Bay raised money to build housing for adults with special needs.

A Minnesota man won Half Moon Bay’s 47th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off contest.

The 2020 Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay is going off as scheduled Monday, but without spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cierra Johnson reports.

The enormous gourds’ll be sized up in Half Moon Bay without any spectators in 2020, but you can follow along from home.

A pedestrian bridge in Half Moon Bay will be closed for at least a year as plans develop to replace it.

With reopening on hold in much of the Bay Area, holiday weekend closures include roads and popular gathering spots, as well as beaches – though in some cases streets are closed to encourage safe shopping and dining during the coronavirus pandemic. Cierra Johnson reports.