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The Sacramento Brief February 16, 2026 · The Sacramento Brief

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  I'm Carol. It's Monday, February 16th, 2026.
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  Let's get you caught up. In a follow -up to Thursday's
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  breaking news, Sacramento police have arrested
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  the mother of a three -year -old boy found dead
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  Thursday afternoon. Officers responded around
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  1230 to a medical aid call involving a toddler
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  with blunt force trauma. The child was identified
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  as Jeremiah Cash Carter, was pronounced dead
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  at the scene. On Friday, 31 -year -old Brianna
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  Butcher of Sacramento was arrested and booked
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  into the Sacramento County Main Jail on homicide
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  -related charges. The investigation is ongoing.
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  The Sacramento police made an arrest early Saturday
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  morning after a reported felony assault in downtown.
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  Around 3 .30 a .m., officers responded to K Street
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  and 9th after a woman allegedly swung a knife
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  at a private security guard. located and safely
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  detained the suspect, who was later arrested
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  on related felony charges. And in South Sacramento,
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  at approximately 12 .30 p .m., officers responded
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  to the 3300 block of Fruit Ridge Road, located
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  in an occupied stolen vehicle. The driver was
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  detained and found to have an active felony warrant
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  and was arrested at the scene. All of these incidents
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  remain under investigation. In City Watch, The
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  City of Sacramento will activate its weather
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  respite operations at the Outreach and Engagement
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  Center February 15 -19 as several days of rain
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  are forecasted. Meanwhile, the City Incident
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  Management Team responded to more than 650 calls
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  for service last week, engaging unsheltered residents,
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  offering services, and coordinating cleanups
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  across North Sacramento and East Del Paso Heights.
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  Today's weather will be rainy with patchy fog
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  possible before 3 p .m. with a high near 51.
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  Winds shifting from northeast to southwest this
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  afternoon. Up to an inch of rain is possible.
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  Rain returns tonight after 4 a .m. with lows
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  around 42, south -southwest winds up to 10 mph.
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  An additional tenth to a quarter of an inch of
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  rainfall is expected. In events, the United Way
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  of California Capital Region Free Tax Preparation
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  Program is now underway through April 15th. This
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  will take place at 10389 Old Placerville Road
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  in Sacramento. Eligible households earning under
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  $68 ,000 can file for free with trained volunteers.
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  Services are available virtually and in person.
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  Now through March 8th, The Unitarian Universalist
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  Society of Sacramento at 2425 Sierra Boulevard
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  is hosting Waters of China. North and South,
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  a free art exhibit open weekdays from 9 to 5
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  p .m. featuring integrative watercolors and oil
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  works by artists Qin Qin Lu and Richard Yang.
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  That's all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll
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  find the links to today's events in the show
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  notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with
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  your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see
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  you tomorrow.