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The Sacramento Brief May 13, 2026 - South Natomas Stabbing Leaves Woman Critical | River Ready Safety Event This Weekend · The Sacramento Brief

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  Good morning. This is the Sacramento Brief, your
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  weekday roundup of overnight headlines and what's
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  ahead across the city. I'm Carol. It's Wednesday,
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  May 13th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A woman
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  is in critical condition after a stabbing Tuesday
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  evening near West El Camino Avenue. Gateway Oaks
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  Drive in South Natomas. Police say the officers
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  responded around 6 30 p .m. The victim was found
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  at a nearby gas station suffering from at least
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  one stab wound and was rushed into surgery. Investigators
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  are still trying to determine the exact location
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  where the stabbing occurred and at this time
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  there's no additional information or suspect
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  information. Sacramento police are reminding
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  drivers to look twice for motorcycles as warmer
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  weather brings more riders into local roads.
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  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety
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  Administration, more than 6 ,300 motorcyclists
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  were killed nationwide in 2023, including 583
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  in California. Police say most crashes happen
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  because drivers simply fail to see motorcycles.
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  Riders are encouraged to stay visible, avoid
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  blind spots, and wear DOT -compliant helmets
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  and protective gear. In City Watch, the Sacramento
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  Marina is hosting River Ready this Saturday,
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  May 16th from 9 a .m. till noon at 2710 Ramp
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  Way. The free community event will feature boating
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  and water safety demonstrations, free vessel
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  safety checks, life jacket giveaways, and the
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  fire boat demonstration, as well as outreach
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  from local emergency responders. and environmental
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  agencies. Organizers say the goal is to help
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  families enjoy the Sacramento waterways ahead
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  of the busy summer season. You're tuned in to
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  the Sacramento Brief, your daily Sacramento update.
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  Listen anytime on Spotify, YouTube podcasts,
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  or your smart speaker. Just ask for the Sacramento
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  Brief. And now, back to the Brief. Today's weather
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  will be sunny with a high near 85 degrees. Wednesday
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  light through the afternoon. Tonight's mostly
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  clear with an overnight low around 55. In events,
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  the California Black Health Network is hosting
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  a virtual behavioral mental health conference
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  today. It's from 8 a .m. to 1 p .m. The conference
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  focuses on stress, mental health, suicide prevention,
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  and brain health in the black community. And
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  tomorrow evening, Sacramento Food Bank and Family
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  Services celebrates its 50th anniversary with
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  a community fundraiser at Good Neighbor by Urban
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  Roots on R Street featuring food, drink, and
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  live entertainment. And tomorrow as well in Midtown.
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  The Midtown Association and Kaiser Permanente
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  are offering a free twilight yoga and sound bath
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  class at Fremont Park from 730 to 830 p .m. as
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  part of the Fremont Park Bloom. That's all for
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  today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links
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  to today's events in the show notes. I'm Carol.
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  Thank you for trusting me with your morning.
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  Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.