VISTA, Calif. — The skateboard ramp made headline news 45 years ago, when it was just 8 feet wide. It was the creation of Tom Stewart, who lived in Encinitas at the time. In 1977, a reporter from CBS ...

Editor’s note • This story is available to Salt Lake Tribune subscribers only. Thank you for supporting local journalism. Shaun White, being Shaun White, should have access to just about any halfpipe ...

UPDATE on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 9:07 p.m. : GRAFTON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- There is an update between the town of Grafton and the man who built a skateboarding half-pipe in his barn. The town sent a cease ...

Cruising over water, cement or snow, Chase Blackwell likely has his feet positioned shoulder-width apart on top of some sort of wooden plank. “I’m on the board whenever I can,” the 17-year-old ...

American Shaun White is pushing the half-pipe with a new trick — the double McTwist 1260. It's another example of how extreme — and dangerous — the winter games are becoming. From Alpine skiing to ...