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Ron Root (L) and Nick Kennedy (R) with one of the pumpkins the team grew in the 2023 season. A larger pumpkin than the one pictured here broke the state record for largest pumpkin in California, and placed second worldwide.

Citrus Heights pumpkin-growing legend dies

A Citrus Heights man who became legendary for growing the state’s largest pumpkin in 2023, has died.

A vacant parcel on Twin Oaks Ave. and Auburn Blvd.

Construction underway on Citrus Heights food truck plaza

The site of an approved food truck plaza is now being demolished, and the owner said construction could be complete within the next several months.

‘It takes a village.’ Citrus Heights Neighborhood Area 11 delivers school supplies to elementary, K-8

For at least a decade, Neighborhood Area 11 has been donating school supplies to schools within the neighborhood, including Skycrest Elementary and Kingswood K-8. 

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.