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A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan’s worst in six decades made landfall southwest of Tokyo, with streets, beaches and train stations deserted. Store shelves were bare after people stocked up on water and food ahead of Typhoon Hagibis. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of dangerously...

Surfers with mobility disabilities rode the waves on a sunny Sunday at La Jolla Shores. A non-profit group with hundreds of volunteers used adaptive surfboards and professional instructors to teach people who use wheelchairs to get out on the water.

NBC 7’s Danica McAdam has the story.

A paddleboarder who bashed the head of a surfer in the ocean with a paddle, causing brain damage, will spend five years in prison for the crime.

The victim exclusively talked to NBC 7 outside the courtroom after the offender was sentenced to 5 years in state prison.

The paddle boarder accused of attacking a surfer at sunset cliffs was found guilty Thursday. The incident happened back in June. NBC 7’s Mark Mullen has more.

A surfer suffered leg bites but survived a shark attack on California’s Central Coast after kicking the massive fish away.

A woman was rescued from a beach near La Jolla and Pacific Beach after she was discovered unconscious, floating face down out from shore Wednesday morning.

Witnesses found a woman near Tourmaline and La Jolla Blvd. face down in the surf, not breathing. Lifeguards administered CPR until the ambulance arrived. NBC 7’s Liberty Zabala reports.

Commuters were being affected by flooded roadways hours after a December storm dumped inches of rain on San Diego County, forcing the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning.

The Red Cross opened up a shelter for anyone affected by flooding. NBC 7’s Brittany Ford has more.

Beautiful Capistrano Beach has always been a tourist attraction. Now it’s garnering attention for a different reason.

A professional modeling photographer working out of Carlsbad was arrested Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor client during a photoshoot.

A high-tech effort to stop shark attacks before they happen involves a sonar system now in place in Newport Beach.

A new detection method to help prevent shark attacks was launched in Newport Beach. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has more on what this means for San Diegans.

There was a lot of love shown Wednesday night at a ceremonial paddle out for Carlsbad surfer Adam “Biff” Esposito, who was found dead September 9 in Mexico.

NBC 7’s Omari Fleming heard from loved ones at the paddle out.

Tucked inside the Patio on 101, a beachy but modern eatery on the corner of the bustling intersection at Pacific Coast Highway and Encinitas Boulevard, is a bar called Himmelberg’s.

Surf’s up in North County! The world’s top professional female surfers are in Oceanside for the weekend.

Supergirl Surf Pro the largest women’s surf contest in the world.