Citrus Heights Sentinel Logo

Citrus Heights Sentinel

Alternate Map: how Citrus Heights voted in the 2018 primary

The following interactive map shows how each precinct in Citrus Heights voted during the 2018 primary election on June 5. Red indicates a precinct where the top two Republican candidates for governor together received more votes than the…

Citrus Heights: see how your neighborhood voted in the June election

Sentinel staff report– If you didn’t know already, Citrus Heights tends to vote Republican. Finalized voting data from election results in the 2018 primary shows nearly every precinct in the city leaned red in the governor’s race, with…

Porsche Middleton

Candidate wins legal fight with City of Citrus Heights over election dispute

Sentinel staff report– The City of Citrus Heights and a candidate for city council were in court on Wednesday to resolve a dispute over whether candidate Porsche Middleton could use the title “Planning Commissioner” as the official title…

Citrus Heights police plan Labor Day Weekend DUI crackdown

By Stacey Hanks– “Drive sober or get pulled over.” It’s not just another catchy slogan, but literally the zero tolerance attitude that has been adopted by the Citrus Heights Police Department towards driving under the influence of drugs…

Sue Frost, supervisor

Guest Opinion: the mental health crisis is growing, but here’s some good news

Every year, our local law enforcement is receiving more and more dispatch calls for people experiencing a mental health crisis. Unfortunately, far too many of these people don’t get the help they need and wind up downtown in…

Citrus Heights, gas

Citrus Heights News Briefs: gas line break, smoking, restaurant closures

Latest local news briefs include a gas line break shutting down Sunrise Boulevard, two local restaurants closing their doors, planning commissioners voting to approve three proposals, and a new smoking ordinance being considered for Citrus Heights…

Citrus Heights City Council candidates, election 2018

Citrus Heights council candidates to face off in first election forum

Sentinel staff report– This Wednesday evening, voters will have a chance to hear from the five candidates who qualified for the 2018 Citrus Heights City Council race in an upcoming two-hour forum at city hall. The Aug. 29…

branding campaign

These new banners will begin popping up around Citrus Heights

Sentinel staff report– New pole banners with three different themes will soon be unfurled at major intersections in Citrus Heights as part of the city’s new branding campaign. Images of the banners provided by the city show colorful…

Luxury Fades, Citrus Heights

New barber shop offers ‘Luxury Fades’ in Citrus Heights

By Stacey Hanks– Bald tapers, combover skins and curly high top fades. They sound more like the type of moves acrobatic stuntmen or professional skateboarders would be doing rather than the names of hairstyles, but they are just…

Dashawn Tinsley, Citrus Heights

Judge gives man 141 years for multiple shootings, murder in Citrus Heights

Sentinel staff report– One of the men found guilty by a jury earlier this year for several shootings and the 2015 murder of a 19-year-old in Citrus Heights has been given the maximum sentence possible for his crimes,…