Citrus Heights Sentinel

DUI crackdown patrols underway in Citrus Heights through Sept. 4
“Law enforcement officers’ skills in detecting and identifying drunk drivers have never been better. They will spot you and arrest you.” That’s the warning message Citrus Heights police are sending out in anticipation of an uptick in drunk…

Citrus Heights marching band hosting huge 2017 fall yard sale
Another large yard sale benefiting the Citrus Heights Community Marching Band will be held on the weekends of Aug. 26-27 and Sept. 1-4 this year. Band Director Kody Tickner told The Sentinel the yard sale will be from…

Supervisor Frost: ‘free money doesn’t exist’ to solve homelessness
If someone were to offer to give you a modest down payment on a car that you otherwise couldn’t afford, but left you the burden of paying expensive monthly loan payments, repairs, insurance, registration, gas, and all other…

Police announce DUI Checkpoint in Citrus Heights this weekend
Another DUI and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted this Friday and Saturday in Citrus Heights, police said in a news release issued this week. The checkpoint will be held at “an undisclosed location” in the city between…

New Sourdough & Co. location now open in Citrus Heights
Soups, salads and deli sandwiches are now being served up at Sourdough & Co.’s new location on Sunrise Boulevard in Citrus Heights. The new eatery opened its doors on Monday at 5437 Sunrise Blvd., next to the Habit…

2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: carjacking, energy drink, criminal threats
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include a reported carjacking of a security officer’s vehicle, an energy drink theft reported at the Dollar General store on Auburn Boulevard, several catalytic converters stolen near Woodmore Oaks Drive, and criminal threats…

Questions remain about cause of fire at old home at Sunrise/Oak
What was once a charming craftsman cottage built in the early 1900’s is now a fenced off home on Sunrise Boulevard that’s partially boarded up and declared unsafe to occupy. Following an investigation into the cause of a…

State approves $2.3M grant to add hydrogen refuel station in Citrus Heights
By Hazel Ford– The California Energy Commission earlier this month awarded a $2.3 million grant for hydrogen refuel pumps to be built at the Shell gas station on the corner of Auburn Boulevard and Greenback Lane in Citrus…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: MOB, motorcycles, Kniesel’s, prostitution arrests
Latest local news briefs include a police motorcycle competition at Sunrise Mall on Saturday, several local business updates, a prostitution sting resulting in nine arrests in Citrus Heights, new video showing progress on the medical office building under…

Night work to affect Sunrise/Sayonara intersection this coming Sun-Tues
Drivers will likely want to avoid the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Sayonara Drive between 9 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. from August 20 through 22. In a news release issued Thursday, the City of Citrus Heights’ General Services…