By collecting and amplifying weak radio signals bounced off large metallic balloons high in the atmosphere, it could send signals across long distances. Within a few years, the Telstar satellite ...

A power outage late Thursday morning impacting 4,276 customers in Tehama County, including 2,686 in Red Bluff, was caused by a bird carrying metallic balloons. According to PG&E’s Paul Moreno, the ...