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The Sacramento Brief September 16, 2026 |Deadly Hit-and-Run: Police Seek the Driver · 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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  September 16, 2026. Let's get you caught up.
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  Sacramento police are asking for the public's
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  help after a bicyclist was killed in a hit -and
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  -run collision early Monday morning. Just after
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  3 a .m., officers responded to Luther Drive and
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  Florin Road, where they found an adult male with
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  life -threatening injuries. Despite life -saving
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  efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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  The driver involved left before police arrived.
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  with the major collision investigation unit and
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  crime scene investigators processed the scene,
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  canvassed the area, and interviewed witnesses.
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  The circumstances remain under investigation.
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  The man's identity has not been released pending
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  family notification. Anyone with information
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  is asked to call Sacramento Police at 916 -808
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  -5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at
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  916 -443. Help, that's H -E -L -P. Callers can
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  remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward
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  up to $1 ,000. Tips may also be submitted through
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  the P3 Tip app. Meanwhile, Sacramento Police...
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  reported two additional arrests from Monday in
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  Central Sacramento. Officers contacted two people
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  with narcotics paraphernalia on the 1200 block
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  of F Street during a probation search. Officers
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  reportedly recovered an illegally possessed firearm.
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  Both people were booked in related charges. And
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  in East Sacramento, officers responded to reports
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  of a break -in at a home in the 7900 block of
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  La Riviera Drive with residents still inside.
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  Police detained a man at the scene and booked
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  him on burglary -related charges. Now here's
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  your forecast for today. Look for sunshine with
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  a high near 81 degrees. South -southwest winds
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  will range from 7 to 10 mph with gusts reaching
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  21. Clouds will increase tonight and temperatures
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  will fall to 57 degrees. Winds will continue
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  from the south with gusts again up to 21 mph.
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  link is in today's show notes. And now, back
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  to The Brief. The City of Sacramento is reopening
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  applications for its Urban Agriculture and Incentive
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  Zone program. Owners of eligible vacant, unimproved,
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  or blighted land may receive property tax reductions
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  by dedicating the entire parcel to agricultural
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  production for a five -year period. Properties
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  must be between one -tenth of an acre and three
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  acres, contain no homes, and have an approved
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  water source. You don't have to own the land
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  to participate, but the property owner must agree
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  to the contract. Applications are due by 4 p
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  .m. on November 9th to receive potential tax
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  reductions beginning in 2027. Today's Sacramento
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  Company. And finally, two events happening tonight.
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  Restore Hyper Wellness is hosting Women's Wellness
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  Conversation from 5 to 7 .30 p .m. at 2541 Fair
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  Oaks Boulevard. The discussion will explore perimenopause,
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  menopause, hormones, sleep, metabolism, nutrition,
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  and healthy aging. Guests can hear from wellness
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  professionals. ask questions and connect with
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  local resources. Light refreshments will be served.
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  And from five 30 to seven 30, the Sacramento
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  Valley section of the American planning association,
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  California is holding its annual student scholarship
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  fundraiser fundraiser at bike dog brewing in
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  East Sacramento. The evening includes folk food,
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  local craft beer and live auctions. Registration
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  for this event is between 15 and a hundred dollars
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  and the proceeds will fund scholarships, mentoring,
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  professional development opportunities for planning.
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  Registration information for both of these events
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  are in today's show notes. That's all for today's
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  Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links to today's
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  events in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you
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  for trusting me with your morning. Be safe, stay
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  sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.