The U.S. Coast Guard pulled a man out of 48-degree water Friday after the man’s kayak flipped over in shallow water about 500 yards from the north jetty’s Coast Guard station.

The U.S. Coast Guard has arranged for the removal of Humboldt Bay Buoy Nine from the Big Lagoon Spit by a commercial heavy-lift helicopter on Thursday.

Due to an unexpected repair at the Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is asking customers to conserve energy this week. This unplanned maintenance has forced PG&E to shut down Unit 1 until Saturday afternoon, according to a

KING SALMON — At long last, officials officially broke ground on Humboldt Bay’s new power plant Wednesday. The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has already begun construction on the facility, which will replace the existing King Salmon plant on the

The Humboldt Bay Bicycle Commuters Association will be hosting a community forum Monday in hopes of encouraging a safer road environment for both cars and cyclists.

The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District will hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss how to handle the Evergreen Pulp mill’s delinquent water bill.

Stephen Pepper sees an opportunity for Humboldt Bay — and it doesn’t involve enormous ships, dredging, a railroad or large amounts of public money.

The Blue Lake City Council voted Tuesday to contribute to the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District’s reimbursement to the McKinleyville Community Service District.

Tonight, the city of Blue Lake will discuss amending its contract with the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District to help remedy a $70,000 overcharge to the McKinleyville Community Services District due to incorrect meter readings over a

EUREKA — Numerous questions, dire predictions and worst-case scenarios preceded the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District’s 3-2 vote Friday to accept the business plan for the Redwood Marine Terminal and direct staff to

The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District is forming a plan in case the Evergreen Pulp mill defaults on its next payment — and it’s also considering ways to cope with a worst-case permanent closure of the Samoa facility.

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In the races for Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District Board, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, Tera Prucha and Barbara Hecathorn won the division seats up for grabs.

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The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District has released the final draft of the Redwood Marine Terminal business plan.

A final business plan for turning the Redwood Dock in Samoa into a marine terminal is now available for review. The plan can be viewed at the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District’s Web site, www.

Jasmine Schumaker started tearing up almost immediately after stepping into an upstairs bedroom inside the U.S. Coast Guard’s Humboldt Bay Station on the Samoa peninsula.

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The final draft of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District’s Redwood Marine Terminal business plan will be available today, giving residents about two weeks to review it before the Harbor District considers its approval.

The Humboldt Bay Center for Sustainable Living has awarded Greenway Partners and Planwest Partners, Inc. the contract for a feasibility study of the Eco-Hostel planned for the Eureka waterfront.

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A woman died Thursday evening after falling from a cliff that overlooks a Del Norte County beach, the U.S. Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay reported.

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A woman died Thursday evening after falling from a cliff that overlooks a Del Norte County beach, the U.S. Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay reported.

The skipper of the Chinese junk Princess TaiPing that recently visited Humboldt Bay, will discuss his globe-spanning sailboat adventures on Thursday, Oct.

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The Board of Commissioners of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District has canceled their regular meeting of Thursday, Oct. 23, and rescheduled it for Thursday, Oct. 30.

An open seat on the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District board has drawn five candidates with widely different experience. The level of interest in the district board has risen in recent years, and has prompted a shakeup in what was a

Barbara Hecathorn says the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District Board is working well together, and hopes to keep the seat she was appointed to, while challenger Robert Schultz sees a need to bring in new ideas.

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Negotiations of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District with global investment firm Goldman Sachs on the Redwood Marine Terminal project remain at somewhat of a standstill.

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Fire personnel from numerous agencies around Humboldt Bay responded at approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday to a smoldering fire that apparently began in a wood chip pile at the Fairhaven Power Co.

Detectives with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a felony case of vandalism and arson that took place at Humboldt Bay Forest Products in Field’s Landing Monday night.

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The current director of the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District, Barbara Hecathorn, began her re-election campaign by announcing in a news release some key endorsements for the upcoming election.

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Cardboard kayakers take to the waters of Humboldt Bay on Sunday afternoon as they compete in the Kardboard Kayak Kup sponsored by Kokatat.

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Paddlefest, a weekend of events and workshops designed to spread awareness of water safety and survival tips for kayakers on Humboldt Bay, is set to conclude today.

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U.S. Coast Guard aviation survival technician 2 Ian McPhillips is pulled from the waters of Humboldt Bay by aviation electrical technician 2 J.P. Hernandez during the USCG helicopter rescue demonstration held Saturday during the sixth annual Humboldt Bay Paddlefest.

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The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will include the Eureka City Council contests in a debate on local civil liberties issues, as well as on other community concerns, on Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Humboldt Bay Water Building, located at Seventh and J streets in Eureka, a news release stated.

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McKinleyville Community Services District board members Helen Edwards, Dennis Mayo and Bill Wennerholm have joined Fieldbrook-Glendale Community Services District board members James Crowell, Roy Sheppard and Richard Grissom in endorsing Ben Shepherd for the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District Division 2 seat, a news release stated.

Polished hulls hit Humboldt Bay on Saturday during two boating events on the Eureka waterfront. Thousands of salty dogs and landlubbers alike took to the water for the Saturday-only Humboldt Maritime Expo and for the Paddlefest, which will run