LETTER: Many Citrus Heights streets are ‘borderline third world quality’
By John Taylor, Citrus Heights– So many of our streets fail to have the lanes defined by either striping or the “bumps.” Many streets are borderline third world quality…
Citrus Heights mom, grandmother on mission to build public playground for disabled children
By Mike Hazlip— At just six months old, Michael Alex Steven Sellu III had a seizure, and now his mother and grandmother are working to build a public playground with equipment that will be accessible to Sellu and…
Motivational speaker, MVHS alum, to address mental health, positivity
Motivational speaker and Mesa Verde High School alumnus Kevin Bracy is coming to Mesa Verde on Saturday, May 18, for a “Talk Positivity Party.”
Citrus Heights News Briefs: election, $1M bail, police, obituary
Latest local news briefs include supportive messages written to police from area children, a judge rejecting a request to lower $1 million bail for a man accused of assaulting a police officer, six residents pulling papers to run…
Fire quickly extinguished behind Costco in Citrus Heights
Firefighters on Thursday responded to reports of a fire in the nature preserve area behind Costco, with the fire quickly being extinguished after it was located next to an elevated pedestrian walkway.
COVID-19 cases have tripled in Citrus Heights since June, while death rate dropped
Latest data from county health officials show COVID-19 cases in Citrus Heights have tripled since June, while the death toll has not seen a similar increase.
GUEST COLUMN: Letting ‘non-violent’ criminals out during COVID-19 crisis?
A discussion taking place amidst the coronavirus pandemic is the reduction of jail populations due to the high risk of spreading COVID-19 in the jails.
Smoke in the sky? Here’s what was burning during Citrus Heights ‘live fire’ training
Citrus Heights residents may have seen or smelled smoke in the air on Monday and Tuesday this week near Sylvan Road, as Metro Fire crews conducted “live fire” training at Bayside Church.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: public hearing, lawsuit, obituary, school closures
Latest local news briefs include a local restaurant being sued for failure to pay rent, an obituary for a local resident who passed away of lung cancer, a public hearing regarding housing density and more.
Drive-in movie showing in Citrus Heights sells out in 24 hours. More events planned
After months of stay-at-home orders and limited entertainment options, residents quickly jumped at the opportunity to sign up for an upcoming drive-in movie showing in the Sunrise Mall parking lot.
LETTER: ‘Gestapo’ mask rule has no real exceptions
Latest letters to the editor from Citrus Heights residents present varying perspectives in favor and against mandatory masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: flag theft, obituary, BLM, grand opening
Latest local news briefs include the grand opening of a new retailer in Citrus Heights, police nabbing a theft suspect who stole flags from a business on the Fourth of July, interviews with student organizers of a local…
