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The Sacramento Brief March 9, 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 Monday,
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  March 9th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. Sacramento
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  police are investigating a fatal hit -and -run
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  collision that happened Saturday night in North
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  Sacramento. Just after 8 p .m., officers responded
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  to reports of a vehicle versus pedestrian near
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  Norwood Avenue and Jesse Avenue. When officers
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  arrived, they found an adult male down in the
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  road and immediately began life -saving measures,
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  but sadly, the person did pass away on scene.
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  Investigators say two vehicles were involved
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  in the collision. One remained on scene while
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  the second fled before officers arrived. Sacramento
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  Police Major Collision Investigations Unit detectives
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  responded, along with crime scene investigators,
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  to process the scene and interview witnesses.
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  The identity of the victim will be released once
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  the Sacramento County Coroner's Office has notified
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  the next of kin. Anyone with information about
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  the crash is asked to contact the Sacramento
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  Police. Dispatch or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers.
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  In a separate incident, a South Sacramento pursuit
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  ended in a crash involving a police vehicle and
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  a car fire. According to the Sacramento County
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  Sheriff's Office, deputies spotted a vehicle
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  committing multiple traffic violations Saturday
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  near 15th Avenue and 42nd Street. When deputies
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  attempted to traffic stop, the driver, identified
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  as 33 -0 Ricky Harding, refused to pull over.
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  Instead, Harding led deputies on a pursuit, even
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  turning off his headlights in an attempt to hide
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  his vehicle in the darkness. Authorities say
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  Harding ran a stop sign on 8th Avenue and 43rd
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  Street, colliding with an uninvolved Sacramento
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  Police Patrol vehicle. forced the patrol vehicle
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  into a residential fence, and Harding's vehicle
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  caught fire shortly after. Harding then attempted
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  to flee on foot, but deputies quickly took him
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  into custody. The officer involved in the crash
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  was not injured. Harding was medically cleared
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  at the hospital before being booked into the
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  Sacramento County Main Jail. He is scheduled
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  to appear in court tomorrow. In City Watch, Sacramento
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  County leaders have approved $359 ,000 donation
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  to support animals at the Bradshaw Animal Shelter.
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  The gift comes from the estate of Robert W. Steger,
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  who was known as a dedicated cat and dog lover.
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  County officials say the funds will expand programs
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  like MASH mobile clinics and the spay and neuter
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  services across Sacramento County. animal care
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  services. Director Annette Bedsworth says the
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  donation represents a legacy of compassion that
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  will help save thousands of animals in the years
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  ahead. In weather, let's take a quick look at
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  the forecast. Today will be sunny with a high
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  near 77 degrees. Wednesday light. becoming northwest
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  around five miles per hour this afternoon. Tonight,
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  you can expect mostly sunny skies, mostly clear
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  skies with a low around 47. In events, if you're
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  looking for something to do tonight, KVIE, PBS,
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  KVIE, and Capital Books are hosting an evening
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  with acclaimed author Michael Pollan at the Crest
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  Theater in downtown. Pollan will be joined by
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  the Sacramento radio legend Donna Apidoni to
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  discuss his book, A World Appears, A Journey
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  into Consciousness. The event begins at 7 p .m.,
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  doors open at 6. Each ticket includes a signed
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  copy of the book plus a live audience Q &A. And
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  continuing... Now through March 22nd, the Old
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  Sacramento Waterfront is hosting a Taste of Ireland
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  celebration. Local restaurants, coffee shops,
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  and retailers are offering Irish -inspired food,
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  drink, and merchandise. Expect things like corned
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  beef specials, Guinness beverages, festive treats,
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  and Irish coffee from Sean Finnegan's Pub. Event
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  runs daily beginning at 11 a .m. That's all for
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  today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links
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  to today's events in the show notes. I'm Carol.
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  Thank you for trusting me with your morning.
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  Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.