
Citrus Heights residents invited to tell developer their thoughts on mall plans
Citrus Heights Areas 7-8-9 President Bill Shirley confirmed Friday that a representative from Ethan Conrad Properties will be speaking at an upcoming CHASEN monthly meeting regarding the proposed amendment to the Sunrise Tomorrow Specific Plan…

2024: Snapshots of Citrus Heights through the lens of our photographers
Through the lenses of Sentinel staff and freelance photographers, The Sentinel has covered business, crime, civic and community events that have…

Letters to the Editor: Red light camera fines, neighborhood cleanup
This week’s letters to the Editor discuss the Neighborhood Cleanup and red light camera fines…

Meet the man behind this upcoming Citrus Heights political comedy
By Mike Hazlip— As the saying goes, politics makes strange bedfellows, and Citrus Heights resident Bill Rowland hopes his play of the same title will give audiences some laughter and maybe even bring some folks together.

Citrus Heights News Briefs: arrest, obituary, homeless
Latest local news briefs include a woman arrested in Citrus Heights in connection with thousands of dollars in fraudulent checks, an obituary for a 57-year-old resident, and a homeless man being featured for his volunteer work.

LETTER: Fireworks ban in Citrus Heights after 11 p.m. was a farce
By Joel M. Carsley — It was also a War Zone between Sylvan Road, Auburn Boulevard, Carriage, Raintree, Chivalry, Gallant Circle. Ninety-two missiles went off until 12:52 a.m., and that’s not counting the legal fireworks. No police present…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: obituary, event, vandalism
Latest local news briefs include an obituary of an 89-year-old choir director and school counselor, the arrest of a man for smashing the windshield of an Amazon delivery truck, and the return of Sunday Funday to Rusch Park…

LETTER: Fireworks were like a war zone in Citrus Heights
By Violet Ables, Citrus Heights– On July the 2nd, 3rd, and the 4th, I called Citrus Heights Police on the illegal fireworks being set in a residential area behind Grand Oaks Shopping Center.

Citrus Heights News Briefs: drugs in the mail, kids eat free, obituary
Latest local news briefs include discovery of a parcel with drugs that was shipped from Citrus Heights to a remote island state, Applebee’s offering for kids to eat free on July 4, and an obituary for a 74-year-old…

Patriotic car show draws crowd in Citrus Heights for holiday weekend
By Mike Hazlip— Classic cars and plenty of red, white, and blue filled the parking lot of El Tapatio for the third annual “Freedom isn’t Free” car show on Saturday.

Citrus Heights has 19 fireworks stands this year. See which nonprofit is behind each one
Sales of “safe and sane” fireworks are often one of the biggest annual fundraisers for various nonprofits, with sales legally allowed to begin June 28 at noon and continue through July 4.

Citrus Heights News Briefs: collision, obituary, new hire
Latest local news briefs include a driver being sought in a fatal motorcycle collision, an obituary for a 68-year-old resident, and the city announcing a new administrative services director.




