Citrus Heights Sentinel

Middle school in Citrus Heights locked down after report of shots fired
Updated 4:17 p.m.– Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police said Sylvan Middle School was locked down Wednesday morning after reports were made of gunshots heard near the school, although the reports were later determined to be “unfounded.” In…

Jury convicts Citrus Heights man of raping neighbor on her 79th birthday
Sentinel staff report– In a fitting conclusion to a crime last August that police called vile, reprehensible and despicable, Citrus Heights resident Dustin Todd Smith was found guilty by a jury on Monday of breaking into his elderly…

Google is about to take over Europe’s biggest tech show
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First new restaurant to open in April at remodeled center on Sunrise Blvd
Sentinel staff report– At least three new restaurants are slated to open at a newly remodeled retail center on Sunrise Boulevard in Citrus Heights, with PizzaRev Taproom being the first to publicize a grand opening date of April…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: business news, potluck, conviction
Sentinel staff report– Latest local news briefs include a Citrus Heights company making it on a list of top mortgage bankers in the region, a potluck and workshop at the community center, police department comments on the conviction…

‘History Day’ at Rusch Home to showcase early days of Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Interested in learning more about local history or getting a free tour of the 102-year-old Rusch Home? You may want to mark your calendar for History Day at the Rusch Home, an event hosted by…

Citrus Heights police to conduct St. Patrick’s Day weekend DUI checkpoint
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police will hold a DUI and drivers license checkpoint this weekend in an effort to curb drunk driving.

Guest Opinion: Solid roots, New growth – How do we get there?
Guest opinion column by Citrus Heights resident Tom Scheeler– Now that we have celebrated Citrus Heights’ 20th anniversary of its birth and we have a new identity slogan “Solid Roots, New Growth,” I would propose that we all…

Before/After: Remember how this Citrus Heights strip mall used to look?
Sentinel staff report– In a night-and-day contrast, a pair of before-and-after photos shows the difference made after the Cordano Company performed a major face-lift on an aging strip mall in Citrus Heights.

Citrus Heights Police Logs: pole collisions, homeless trouble, grand theft
Latest police logs include several vehicles colliding with poles, a grand theft incident caught on camera at Costco, trouble with homeless, and multiple break-ins reported at a boarded-up home…