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Citrus Heights this week: what’s happening around town

Updated April 21, 5:46 p.m.– Wondering what’s going on in Citrus Heights this week? From community events to city council and planning commission meetings, there’s a lot going on around town. This week’s local activities offer a variety…

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Citrus Heights council backs AB 266 marijuana regulation bill

Updated April 20, 5:41 p.m.– Taking a recommendation from the City police chief, Citrus Heights council members unanimously passed a resolution last week in support of a California medical marijuana regulation bill. The bill, AB 266, is locally…

Photos: Greenback and San Juan power pole collision

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citrus heights, power pole. Photo by Luke Otterstad

Severed electrical pole closes traffic on Greenback Lane

Updated 5:17 p.m.– With a severed power pole and dangling wires in the street, all directions of traffic at Greenback Lane and San Juan Avenue were shut down for several hours Friday morning, due to a collision involving…

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Man’s 15-hour standoff with Citrus Heights police ends in arrest

Citrus Heights police said an arrest was made Thursday night in a domestic violence incident involving a possibly armed man who “barricaded” himself in his home and caused a 15-hour standoff with police. 58-year-old David Wilt was arrested…

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Citrus Heights SWAT surround home; man inside possibly armed

Update: 58-year-old David Wilt was arrested Thursday night after a 15-hour standoff with police ended peacefully] With SWAT gear on and rifles drawn, police have been outside a Citrus Heights home Thursday in a 12-hour ongoing stand-off with a man…

The Citrus Town Center, stock photo. Citrus Heights Sentinel. Photo by Luke Otterstad

Event: Citrus Town Center kicks off season with free family fun

The Citrus Town Center will be kicking off its annual outdoor activities with a Spring Celebration on April 25 this year, promising fun for the whole family at the corner of Greenback Lane and Sunrise Boulevard. The first…

Sac Metro Fire truck, fireman. Photo credit: Luke Otterstad

Metro Fire to offer free CPR training at Sunrise Mall

Would you know what to do in a life-threatening emergency? According to the American Heart Association, 70 percent of Americans would likely feel helpless if faced with a cardiac emergency — because they don’t know how to administer…

Sunrise Blvd, Sungarden Dr. to get new stoplight. Photo credit: Luke Otterstad

Daytime road paving closes Sunrise Blvd lanes, Thursday

Updated Apr. 11, 10:39 p.m.– The City of Citrus Heights alerted drivers to expect additional delays along a section of Sunrise Boulevard near Sungarden Drive this week in order to allow for road paving associated with a new…

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Fire damages Citrus Heights home; two dogs rescued

A residential fire blazed through a Citrus Heights home near Tupelo Drive Tuesday morning, with Sacramento Metro Fire reporting the rescue of two dogs from the fire. Fire crews reported seeing heavy flames and smoke upon arrival to…