Bangor NewsLocal news for Bangor, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Power strip ignites house fire- January 21, 2008 "You could see the origin of the fire and it was a melted, blackened electrical power strip that ignited the clothing and paper by it" PAULA M. FELIPEMERCURY-REGISTER El Medio Fire Engineers Donald Robinson and Jeremy Brysen in front of a home on Oro Bangor that had a fire break out on the second floor, Friday. via Mercury-Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/bangor-ca/2008/01/power-strip-ignites-house-fire?fromrss=1 Olive oil- January 11, 2008 "The quality of olive oils from the foothills is world class and starting to get attention from retailers around the world who want to stock California oils" These batches of olives are about to be run up the conveyor belt and into a washer and de-leafer. They then go into a hammer mill to be crushed and mixed to start the separation of oil, after which they will be ... via The Unionhttp://www.topix.net/city/bangor-ca/2008/01/olive-oil?fromrss=1 Power outages still plague local residents- January 9, 2008 "Those are some of the areas with the most customers without power, but we have about 300 locations around the Oroville area where others are still without power" AP PHOTO A loader clears snow in a parking lot near El Dorado Beach in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Saturday. via Mercury-Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/bangor-ca/2008/01/power-outages-still-plague-local-residents?fro... Local public safety officials busy with storm-related calls- January 7, 2008 "The winds hit hard in several areas such as Kelly Ridge, Palermo, Gridley, and Thermalito. Also, in Biggs an entire roof blew off a building. We had extra staff and volunteers to help respond to calls." PAULA M. FELIPEMERCURY-REGISTER A family needed to be evacuated from this residence on V-7 road after a power pole snapped and live wire threatened to come down on their house. via Mercury-Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/bangor-ca/2008/01/local-public-safety-officials-busy-with-storm-... Panama arugula allowed into U.S.- January 5, 2008 "I can't think anybody is going to be too happy about Panamanian competition" On Friday, the Agriculture Department announced that arugula from Panama can be brought into the United States. via Fresno Beehttp://www.topix.net/city/bangor-ca/2008/01/panama-arugula-allowed-into-u-s?fromrss=1 |