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Sara Beth Williams

Water From Leaking Water Fountain in the Sunrise Mall Food Court. May 20, 2025. // City of Citrus Heights

Sunrise Mall majority owner has now accrued over $3.5M in fines

The troubled Sunrise Mall property and its majority owner have now accumulated over $3.5 million in fines to kick off the new year, city officials say….

A bulk pile set out for Neighborhood CleanUp collection in front of a home in Citrus Heights in 2025.

Mixed messages in Neighborhood bulk pickup scheduling causes confusion for some Citrus Heights residents

Some residents in portions of Citrus Heights Neighborhood Area 2 reported confusion in early January regarding Republic Services’ scheduled Neighborhood Clean Up collection dates…

police lights, do not cross tape, crime scene. Citrus Heights Sentinel

Police classify early morning death near Antelope Road as accidental

Police have confirmed that the cause of death of a man found unresponsive near Antelope Road and Zenith Drive on Jan. 20 is accidental…

A mattress store is planned to fill the space formerly home to Skechers in the Citrus Town Center. // SB Williams

New mattress store in Citrus Heights sets ribbon cutting date

A new mattress store coming to the Citrus Town Center has set an opening date, according to the Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce…

Still shot of a video of drone footage shared by the Citrus Heights Police Department during the Aug. 13 City Council meeting, showing July 4, 2025 illegal fireworks footage. // SB Williams

Citrus Heights Police: 49 illegal fireworks citations issued with the help of drones

Citrus Heights Police have issued nearly 50 illegal fireworks citations, the Chief of Police reported…

The annual Stars and Stripes took place at Van Maren Park at the end of June, 2025. // SB Williams

Inaugural ‘Citrus Nights’ concert in the park planned for Citrus Heights this fall

A brand-new community event is coming to Citrus Heights this September…

Rally's Burger drive thru on Auburn Blvd. and Grand Oaks Ave. still sits abandoned after closing abruptly in January.

New drive-thru coffee shop approved in Citrus Heights

Dutch Bros Coffee’s application proposing a drive-thru-format coffee shop on the corner of…

Western States Mechanical Owner Jesse Larranaga lifts the 1930 Ford Model A with a forklift as Randy Pastor looks on with family and friends of this gas station.

Classic Ford finds new future after decades hanging in Citrus Heights gas station

After spending decades on display above the entrance at Pastor’s Valero gas station and espresso bar, an historic vehicle is off to a new home…

A vacant building formerly home to Rite Aid on the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Arcadia Drive.

Property owners voice concerns about commercial property re-occupancy ordinance draft

Property owners expressed concerns regarding the proposed draft of a commercial property re-occupancy ordinance during a lightly attended public workshop last week…

Two new businesses are coming to the Cooperwood square shopping center.

New bakery, restaurant, planned for Citrus Heights shopping center

Plans for a new bakery shop and a separate restaurant are in the works for a building in Copperwood Square on Sunrise Boulevard.

Volunteers and future homeowners took part in a wall raising for newly constructed homes for the Sayonara Housing Project on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. // Charles McDonald Photography/Habitat for Humanity, Greater Sacramento

Applications for affordable homes in Citrus Heights now open

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento is now accepting applications for the second phase of affordable homes for the Sayonara Housing Project in Citrus Heights…

Randy Ray Pitzner March 13, 1953 – July 24, 2025

Obituary: Randy Ray Pitzner (1953-2025)

Submitted by Sandy Pitzner.