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The Sacramento Brief January 27, 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 Tuesday,
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  January 27th, 2026. Let's get you caught up.
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  You may have noticed heavy police activity in
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  the 9000 block of Almondwillow Way Sunday
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  night. Just after 7 p .m., officers responded
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  to reports of a 17 -year -old attempting to attack
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  family members with a knife. When police arrived,
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  the teen barricaded himself inside the home and
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  refused to come out. Crisis negotiators and SWAT
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  were called in. After several hours, officers
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  safely took the teen into custody without injury
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  to officers or family members. He was booked
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  into juvenile hall on charges of assault with
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  a deadly weapon. Authorities say everyone involved
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  is safe. Meanwhile, overnight, police made multiple
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  arrests during a traffic -related incident. Around
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  2 a .m. on Fruitridge Road at Carmela Way, officers
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  attempted to stop an electric bicycle that failed
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  to yield after a brief pursuit. The suspect was
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  detained and found to be in possession of an
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  illegal firearm. The suspect was arrested on
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  related charges. And just after midnight at Meadowview
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  Road and Amherst Streets, officers located a
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  stolen vehicle. The driver was safely detained
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  and taken into custody. Police say all incidents
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  remain under investigation. In City Watch, the
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  Sacramento County is seeing success in a unique
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  homelessness solution. Master leasing single
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  family homes through a scattered site shelter
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  program run by nonprofit CityNet. The program
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  places people experiencing homelessness into
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  shared housing instead of large shelters. Animals
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  are allowed, partners and stability. The model
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  now shows a 38 % exit rate into permanent housing,
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  which is higher than any other county funded
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  shelter program. Participating landlords receive
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  guaranteed rent and damages are covered, creating
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  what organizers call a win -win solution for
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  housing and homelessness. In weather, we're looking
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  at mostly sunny today with a high near 57. Tonight
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  turns mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and
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  lows around 44. In events, opening tonight at
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  the B Street Theater, Misery. the chilling stage
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  adaptation of Stephen King's thriller. A best
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  -selling novelist is rescued by his number one
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  fan and trapped in a nightmare of obsession,
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  suspense, and dark comedy. Shows run through
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  February 15th. Tickets start at $25 with discounts
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  available. Or you may want to get creative tonight
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  at Teneral Cellars. With wine, I'm sorry, with
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  candle painting class. The wine is also included.
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  You're going to learn how to paint your own custom
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  candles and take them home. With materials included
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  and a glass of wine to sip on while you create.
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  That's tonight from 630 to 830 in Midtown. Keep
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  in mind, registration is required. That's all
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  for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find the
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  links to today's events in the show notes. I'm
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  Carol. Thank you for trusting me with your morning.
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  Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.