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The Sacramento Brief February 20, 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 Friday,
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  February 20th, 2026. Let's get you caught up.
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  One person was hospitalized with serious injuries
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  after a vehicle went off the Martin Luther King
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  Jr. Boulevard overpass and landed on Northbound
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  Highway 99 last night, according to CHP. The
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  crash caused several minor collisions on the
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  freeway. No other injuries were reported and
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  the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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  In other developments, a 20 -year -old man disarmed
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  by an off -duty officer during an all -school
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  mass at St. Mary Parish School Wednesday now
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  faces federal charges. Prosecutors say... Brian
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  Richard Girardot jr. Is it was in possession of
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  a firearm within a school zone? Investigators
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  also reported finding additional ammunition in
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  his vehicle and threatening handwritten notes
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  at his home the FBI and Sacramento police continue
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  to investigate Today's weather expect widespread
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  fog before 8 a .m. Then mostly sunny skies take
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  over with a high near 51 degrees Winds remain
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  light out of the south southeast Tonight patchy
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  frost returns after 2 a .m. Under partly cloudy
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  skies overnight lows drop to around 36 with light
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  east winds In events if you're looking to make
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  your voice count today The sud voices for change
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  listening session takes place today from 9 a
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  .m. to 4 p .m. at the California Automobile Museum
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  located at 2200 French Street in Sacramento This
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  free but registration required session invites
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  individuals impacted by substance use disorders
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  including those in recovery caregivers veterans
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  LGBTQ plus community members and formerly incarcerated
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  residents to share their lived experience and
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  help shape how California invest opioid settlement
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  funds moving forward. Breakfast is provided and
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  participants may receive a gift card up to $45
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  for full participation. And for an evening rooted
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  in culture and conversation, Celebration Arts
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  Theater continues its 40th season with The Colored
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  Museum, a satirical and thought -provoking stage
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  production exploring Black identity history and
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  cultural stereotypes through a series of living
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  exhibits. Showtimes run through the 22nd at Celebration
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  Arts Theater 2727 B Street in Sacramento with
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  evening performances at 7 p .m. Thursday and
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  let's see tonight and Saturday and Sunday matinee
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  at 2 p .m. Tickets range from $10 to $25 with
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  discounted admission available for seniors and
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  students. And if your Friday night calls for
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  something smooth, Live at the Village returns
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  tonight with Carla Fleming and friends bringing
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  live music, small bites, and special drink specials
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  to the Village of OM. Catch the vibes from 7
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  p .m. To 11 at 1915 s Street in Sacramento for
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  an intimate night of live performance inside
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  of one of Midtown's favorite plant -based kitchens
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  it's the perfect way to wind down after a long
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  week and a soulful kickoff to your weekend and
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  looking ahead to Sunday the Black History Month
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  Free Family Festival takes place this Sunday
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  the 22nd from 11 a .m. To 3 p .m. At the Crocker
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  Art Museum to 16 Oh Street This year's interval
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  will interwoven theme celebrate black artistry
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  through performance talks gallery experiences
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  and hands -on art activities for all ages So
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  for me today is a special day. And if you'd like
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  to help me celebrate, you can do a favor and
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  make sure you are liking and subscribing and
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  giving five star feedback and reviews everywhere
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  you listen. Also go to the show notes today,
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  please for my special day. It's my birthday.
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  Donate just one dollar. I'm asking everyone across
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  the world who can hear us because I see we have
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  listeners in all the continents on all the continents.
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  donate $1 to the show to help us continue the
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  work. Thank you. That's all for today's Sacramento
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  Brief. You'll find the links for 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 Monday.