Walnut Creek Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic
 ( ) California considering plan to replace gas tax As cars get better gas mileage and more people drive electric vehicles, gas tax revenues in California are falling. The state is now studying a plan for a "road usage charge" but there are major concerns. |
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Jim Gensheimer
) Pressure on Contra Costa Animal Services to reduce euthanasia A no-kill group claims the county hasn't done enough to reduce euthanasia, but Animal Services officials say they're doing their best under trying circumstances. |
 Weather radar in the wrong location? Many local weather experts say the radar is simply in the wrong location. And how it got there is a two-decade-old tale of local weather politics that still affects Bay Area forecasts to this day. |
 Testing for mortality: A way to measure our bodies' risk of disease Telomeres, caps at the ends of DNA, can be measured, and their length reliably suggests how susceptible we might be to age-related disease |
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DAN ROSENSTRAUCH
) Racing pigeons: It's not just for the birds Antioch father-and-son team Fred and Mike Belus train homing pigeons for long-distance races. |
Celebrities  (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Seth Rogen sorry for 'American Sniper' comments “The Interview” actor compared Clint Eastwood’s movie to a Nazi propaganda film depicted in “Inglourious Basterds” because both dealt with snipers, he says; but his comments were taken by many to suggest he was dismissing “American Sniper” as pro-war propaganda. |
SPORTS  NBA: Klay Thompson and his wondrous night  Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson scored 37 points in one quarter, an NBA record, and here's how it went down, shot by magical shot |
Spotlight  (Rikki Alley) Wine: Idle Hour Winery, near Yosemite Tucked away near Yosemite's southern gate, Anna Marie dos Remedios' Idle Hour Winery makes viognier, pinot noir and tempranillo. |
BUSINESS  (
Elaine Thompson
) Quinn: An invigorated Microsoft could make Silicon Valley better Microsoft's announcements this week showed the company's revival under its new chief executive and the potential that it could become again one of the most powerful and influential tech companies. |
 (Anna Marie Dos Remedios) Wine: Idle Hour Winery, near Yosemite Tucked away near Yosemite's southern gate, Anna Marie dos Remedios' Idle Hour Winery makes viognier, pinot noir and tempranillo. |
(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Seth Rogen sorry for 'American Sniper' comments “The Interview” actor compared Clint Eastwood’s movie to a Nazi propaganda film depicted in “Inglourious Basterds” because both dealt with snipers, he says; but his comments were taken by many to suggest he was dismissing “American Sniper” as pro-war propaganda. |
