Citrus Heights Sentinel

Pickup truck crashes into light pole on Auburn Blvd
By Mike Hazlip— A pickup truck struck a light pole along Auburn Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon causing damage and blocking a lane of traffic.

Citrus Heights shopping center up for sale at $19.7M
By Mike Hazlip— A 5.9-acre portion of a shopping center near the busy intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane is for sale at $19.7 million, a price tag $5 million higher than when the property previously went…

Five families displaced after fire damages Citrus Heights apartments
By Mike Hazlilp— Five families are left searching for a place to stay after a fire on Tuesday heavily damaged several units in the apartment building they each shared.

Payless ShoeSource is the latest bankruptcy to affect Citrus Heights retail
Sentinel staff report–` Over the past three years Citrus Heights has seen Kmart, Sports Authority, Toys R Us, Sears, Aeropostale, Radio Shack, and other stores close amid company bankruptcy filings. Payless ShoeSource’s bankruptcy filing this month is the…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: DeAngelo trial, city districting, needles
Latest local news briefs include an update on the East Area Rapist’s trial, needles at Madera Park, and an upcoming public hearing regarding splitting Citrus Heights into voting districts for City Council elections…

Citrus Heights residents, city discuss options for barrier fence, upgrades
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Improvements and modifications to various intersections throughout Citrus Heights are in the works, with the city receiving community input on a key project during an open house meeting held at the Citrus Heights Community Center on Feb.…

Meet Marie Duncan, owner of Runs with Scissors Quilt Shop in Citrus Heights
Marie Duncan, a longtime Citrus Heights resident and owner of Runs with Scissors Quilt Shop, was…

Citrus Heights Police Logs: burglaries, assault, stolen stroller
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include a rash of burglaries, several assault reports involving bystanders attempting to intervene, a sideshow near Rusch Park, and a man reportedly being “dumped out of a vehicle” near Antelope Road and…

Citrus Heights PD seek man they say stole over $3k in goods from gas station
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police on Friday released a surveillance camera image of a man accused of stealing over $3,000 in goods from the Circle K gas station on Sunrise Boulevard on Valentine’s Day…

Check out what’s going on inside this music center in Citrus Heights
By Thomas J. Sullivan– The Lafitte Music Center opened its doors in Citrus Heights three years ago, born out of its owner’s passion to create a different kind of comprehensive music education for its young students…

Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt now open in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights is now home to a new frozen yogurt shop in the Sunrise MarketPlace, next to Nation’s Giant Burgers and PizzaRev on Sunrise Boulevard. Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt opened its doors with a soft opening…

Tiny theatre in Citrus Heights continues to grow with comedy, shows
By Thomas J. Sullivan– For the past two years, the 52-seat “Theatre in the Heights” has been building an audience of loyal attendees through putting on theatrical plays in its discreet location off Auburn Boulevard near Twin Oaks…




