Citrus Heights Sentinel
Comic Con event drew ‘spike’ in foot traffic to Sunrise Mall; plans to return
By Sara Beth Williams– The usually quiet Sunrise Mall saw an influx of foot traffic last month during a “Weekend Blender” Comic Con event that…
Plans submitted to turn vacant Citrus Heights nightclub into event center
A 6,000-square-foot building near Sunrise Mall that was once home to a string of nightclubs…
Guest Opinion: It’s time to increase funding for Citrus Heights police. Here’s how
By David Warren– Forced to lay awake at 2 a.m. listening to explosions starting at sunset on July 4, I realized that another email or telephone call to the police department…
Citrus Heights police, SWAT make arrest in March homicide
Citrus Heights police this week announced the arrest of a 30-year-old man in connection with a March 20 shooting that left one dead on Sayonara Drive…
Collision during power outage in Citrus Heights leaves bicyclist injured
By Mike Hazlip— A pickup truck collided with a bicyclist at Greenback Lane and Fountain Square Drive shortly after a power outage left signal lights at the intersection inoperable on Tuesday…
Uzbek cuisine to open in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— Patrons of the popular Yalla Yalla bakery in Citrus Heights will have a new cuisine to choose from starting this summer…
The Civic Minute: What’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall?
City Council members will meet this Thursday to vote on approving nine-month strategic objectives, as well as fill a vacancy on a newly formed education committee and consider a $50,000 contract for…
Citrus Heights art, music festival cancelled due to extreme heat in forecast
Sentinel staff report– With triple-digit heat in the forecast for this weekend, organizers of a summer arts and music festival have opted to cancel plans for a July 15 event in the Marketplace at Birdcage, but are eyeing…
Stars & Stripes event draws crowd to Van Maren Park
By Mike Hazlip— A large crowd of attendees flocked to Van Maren Park in Citrus Heights last weekend for the city’s first-ever “Stars & Stripes” festivities and fireworks show…
Childhood friends seek justice in Citrus Heights murder mystery
By Sara Beth Williams– On Friday morning, several current and former Citrus Heights residents from decades past gathered together at Rusch Community Park to call for “Justice for Jimmy,” the 7-year-old victim of a 1964 unsolved murder case…
