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Citrus Heights strengthens its voice on school board
In a significant development for Citrus Heights, several members of the San Juan Unified School District Board of Education who represent portions of Citrus Heights were selected to take on positions of higher leadership on the board during…

Sunrise Mall store reopens after burglar rammed truck through entrance
The JC Penney store at Sunrise Mall is back open for business, after a burglary suspect drove a pickup truck through the first floor of the building early Sunday morning…

Citrus Heights Police: Two arrested on identity theft, organized retail theft charges
Citrus Heights Police arrested two women on multiple charges, including burglary, organized retail theft, and identity theft…

2024 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: May 9-15
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights show code enforcement activity nearly doubling, along with a drop in animal service calls, theft and vandalism, and an increase in vehicle violations, violent threats, and incidents of suspicious circumstances…

Citrus Heights Red Lobster spared from string of restaurant closures nationally
Red Lobster at the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane has been spared from a string of almost 90 restaurant closures across the country.

Citrus Heights 99 Cents Only Store closes weeks before projected closing date
A vacant parking lot and closed building is now all that remains at the former 99 Cents Only store on Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights…

Planning Commission approves controversial proposal to subdivide Mariposa Ave lot
The Citrus Heights Planning Commission recently voted to approve the request to subdivide a vacant 2.3-acre parcel of land on the corner of Mariposa Avenue and Church Lane into five residential lots…

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…

‘Brews in the Burbs’ returning to Sunrise Mall
The annual “Brews in the Burbs” craft beer festival is returning to the Sunrise Mall parking lot on Saturday, May 18…

Local store rebranding, relocating from Sunrise Mall
A jewelry repair shop that operated inside the Sunrise Mall for decades has rebranded and is relocating to the Marketplace at Birdcage shopping center…

Thousands lose power in Citrus Heights amid high winds
Following a widespread Xfinity internet outage reported on Monday, Citrus Heights residents experienced multiple power outages Wednesday morning…

Traveling family circus returns to the Sunrise Mall this weekend
A traveling circus is returning to the Sunrise Mall this Mother’s Day weekend…




