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The Sacramento Brief January 29, 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 Thursday,
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  January 29th, 2026. Let's get you caught up.
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  Rancho Cordova police have identified the suspect
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  in Tuesday morning's fatal shooting as 58 -year
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  -old David Vallerga. Officers responding to reports
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  of gunshots at home on Mill Water Circle found
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  Valerga and three victims deceased inside the
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  residence. A 49 -year -old woman, a 13 -year
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  -old boy, and an 11 -year -old girl all died
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  from apparent gunshot wounds. Authorities say
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  Vallerga called 911, identified himself as the
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  shooter, and warned officers of possible booby
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  traps inside the home. SWAT teams later entered
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  the residence and located all four victims. The
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  investigation remains ongoing. In City Watch,
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  Sacramento County warns batteries do not belong
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  in curbside trash, and here's why. When trucks
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  compact garbage, crushed batteries can spark
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  fires, explode, and put workers, homes, and roadways
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  at risk. Lithium ion batteries are especially
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  dangerous, but even small button batteries can
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  ignite. Many everyday items contain hidden batteries,
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  toys, tools, vapes, greeting cards, and small
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  electronics. Sacramento County says the safe
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  way to dispose of them is tape, tub, and tape.
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  Tape the ends. Store them in a plastic tub and
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  then take them to a household hazardous waste
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  or e -waste drop -off site. Bottom line, batteries
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  don't belong in the curb. Drop them off properly
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  and help keep our workers, neighborhoods, and
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  environment safe. In today's weather, we'll have...
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  Widespread fog early this morning, clearing out
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  around 7 a .m. Then we settle into partly cloudy
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  skies with a high near 58 and calm winds. Tonight,
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  the patchy fog returns before dawn and mostly
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  cloudy conditions and lows around 42. Winds stay
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  calm and quiet through the night. In events,
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  art lovers, this one's for you. Tonight at 6
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  p .m., join internationally acclaimed artist
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  Hank Willis Thomas. in conversation with artist
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  and curator Unity Lewis. Their discussion explores
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  Thomas' work, his deep ties to California, and
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  a preview of an upcoming 2028 exhibition, Black
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  Artist in California, 19th Century to Now. It
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  runs from 6 to 7 .30 p .m. Tickets are $20 for
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  members and $30 (error) Let's say that again. Tickets
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  are $12 for members and $20 for non -members.
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  A powerful night of art, history, and conversation.
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  This is taking place tonight at the Crocker Art
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  Museum, 216 O Street. And now showing in Rancho
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  Cordova, Voices in Thread, Social Justice Sewing
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  Academy Art Quilts runs through mid -February
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  at the Mission Station Arts and Cultural Center.
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  This community quilt exhibition brings together
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  youth artists from across the country using fabric
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  and stitching to tell stories of identity, justice,
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  and lived experience. Each quilt represents layers
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  of community, from students and volunteers to
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  artists and organizers, all woven into one powerful
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  visual message. You can view the exhibit starting
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  this afternoon from 2 to 7 p .m. Admission is
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  free. It's a moving blend of art, activism, and
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  community at Mission Station. Arts and Community
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  Center that's at 10191 Mills Station Road in
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  Rancho Cordova. 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.