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The Sacramento Brief March 11, 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 Wednesday,
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  March 11th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A
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  crash briefly shut down lanes of southbound Highway
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  99 near Mack Road Tuesday afternoon, triggering
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  a SIG alert while emergency crews responded.
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  The California Highway Patrol says the crash
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  involved a vehicle striking the center divider.
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  Two lanes were temporarily closed, causing delays
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  in the area while crews worked to clear the scene.
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  The roadway was cleared and the SIG alert canceled
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  just before 1 p .m. Authorities have not released
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  additional details about injuries. Meanwhile,
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  Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies are investigating
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  after a man in his 40s was found with a gunshot
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  wound along 7100 block of Watt Avenue. Sheriff's
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  officials say the victim was transported to a
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  local hospital and is currently listed in stable
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  condition. Deputies are still working to determine
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  where the shooting actually occurred and asking
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  anyone with information to contact the sheriff's
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  office. Police are investigating an officer -involved
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  shooting that happened yesterday evening in the
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  3100 block of Northstead Drive. Officers responded
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  to reports of a man armed with a knife chasing
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  another person at a school campus. Police say
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  the suspect refused commands to drop the knife
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  and advance towards officers before one officer
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  fired. The suspect was taken to a hospital in
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  stable condition. No officers were injured. In
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  today's weather, we'll have sunny conditions
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  with a high near 78 degrees. Winds will be light
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  out of the north and northwest at about 5 to
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  7 miles per hour. Tonight will be mostly clear
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  with an overnight low around 49 degrees as winds
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  become calm. In City Watch, March is National
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  Social Worker Month, and Sacramento County is
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  recognizing hundreds of social workers who support
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  families and communities across the region. The
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  observance dates back to 1963 and highlights
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  the role of social workers play in helping children,
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  older adults and families facing difficult circumstances.
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  This year's theme, Social Workers Uplift, Defend,
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  Transform, reflects the work social workers do
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  advocating for safety. dignity, and access to
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  services. County leaders say the social workers
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  help connect residents with critical resources
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  and play an essential role in strengthening the
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  community. In events, let's look ahead and see
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  what's happening around Sacramento. in the outdoors
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  takes place this evening at Peak Adventures on
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  the Sac State campus. The free event runs from
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  6 to 7 p .m. and explores how mindfulness can
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  connect people with more deeply with the outdoors
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  and the environment. That is free, but you should
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  register first. Also happening tonight, the Five
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  Rhythms Dance, Wednesday Waves class at Clara,
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  the E Clara. Rally Studio. For the performing
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  arts, the class invites participants to move
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  freely to music through five rhythms, flow, staccato,
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  chaos, lyric, and stillness. The session runs
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  from 6 .30 to 8 .30 p .m. and welcomes dancers
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  of all experience levels. 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.