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The Sacramento Brief, January 13, 2026 · 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 Tuesday,
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  January 13th, 2026. Let's get you caught up.
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  In an update to the November Z -Town Gastropub
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  shooting in Elk Grove, police say the suspect
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  in the early morning shooting that left two people
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  dead is now in custody. The incident happened
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  around 1 .30 a .m. November 2, 2025 at the
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  ZTown Gastropub on Elk Grove Florin Road, where
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  officers found multiple gunshot victims. Two
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  later died from their injuries. Detectives identified
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  the suspect as 43 -year -old Roderick Randall. who
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  is currently being held in Texas on federal charges.
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  The Elk Grove Police Department says Randall
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  will be extradited to Sacramento County after
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  the federal case concludes, where he faces two
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  counts of homicide, assault with a deadly weapon,
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  and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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  Anyone with information is asked to contact the
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  Elk Grove Police Department. In another incident,
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  a woman was arrested in Rancho Cordova after
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  police say she used a fake ID during a traffic
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  stop. Officers found stolen mail, checks, mailbox
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  keys, and methamphetamine. She was booked into
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  the Sacramento County Jail as the investigation
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  continues. In City Watch, heads up for Sacramento
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  RT riders. Bus routes 19 and 88 will skip the
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  Grove and Del Paso stop. During daytime construction
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  through January 15th with riders directed to
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  Grove and El Monte instead. And looking ahead,
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  Sacramento Regional Transit's Gold Line will
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  see service disruptions January 26th through
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  February 5th for track maintenance and safety
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  upgrades. In weather, we'll have widespread fog
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  early, mainly before 9 a .m. with patchy frost
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  before 7 a .m. Otherwise, cloudy skies clearing
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  gradually with a high near 56 degrees with light
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  north northwest winds. Tonight, the patchy fog
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  returns after 9 p .m. Overnight lows dip into
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  the 40s with calm conditions. In events, Sacramento
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  Tall Club January business meeting. Calling all
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  statuesque members. This is for people, men six
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  foot two or taller and women five foot ten or
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  taller. This one's for you. Join fellow members
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  and the officers of the January STC business
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  meeting where you'll shape the direction of the
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  club for the year ahead. They'll be making key
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  decisions around the social calendar, financial
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  status and issues. So this will take place today
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  at one. The address is available, but only once
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  you have joined the group. So I wanted to throw
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  something in there. This is a very specific group.
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  I hope you qualify. I don't quite reach that
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  statue, but it's a fun one. Okay, Sacramento.
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  Dine Downtown has returned and it's running through
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  January 18th. The annual event brings restaurants
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  from across Sacramento's central city together
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  during a traditionally slow period, offering
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  three -course pre -fixed meals for $45. Organizers
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  say chefs use the event to showcase creative,
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  fine dining menus at a price that is fixed. $1
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  from each meal is donated to local nonprofits.
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  Keep in mind, tax and gratuity are not included
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  in this price. For over 20 years, Dine Downtown
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  has generated over $7 million in sales for participating
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  restaurants and donated tens of thousands of
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  dollars to local nonprofit organizations. And
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  staying with food events, Elk Grove Restaurant
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  Week is back and it's also running through the
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  18th. Presented by the Explore Elk Grove. and
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  Sky River Casino. The event highlights local
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  restaurants while supporting the Elk Grove Food
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  Bank. Diners use a mobile pass to check in, unlock
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  deals, and earn prizes. And every check -in triggers
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  a donation to the food bank. They also have donation
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  bins citywide in case you're not able to participate
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  through the app. That's all for today's Sacramento
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  Brief. You'll find the links to today's events
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  in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting
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  me with your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and
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  I'll see you tomorrow.