Giant pumpkin squashes competition in California weigh-off, sets new state recordHALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A giant pumpkin from Iowa is the prize of the patch after squashing the competition in a heavyweight championship on California’s coast. The gigantic gourd tipped the scales at 1,658 pounds to win the 36th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay on Monday. Officials in San Francisco Bay Area report quiet night after a tsunami advisory issuedHALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Officials in the San Francisco Bay Area have reported a quiet night after a tsunami advisory was issued Tuesday for the coastal areas of California and Oregon. |