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Q&A: Is the new Handel’s Ice Cream in Citrus Heights or Fair Oaks?
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream recently opened a new location on the outskirts of town with a business address listed in Citrus Heights — but the company’s website indicates the business is located in Fair Oaks, prompting questions from…
Amazon Fresh store in Citrus Heights plans November opening date
Amazon Fresh in Citrus Heights is planning to open next month…
Citrus Heights approves $600k plan to fund nonprofits, infrastructure
The Citrus Heights City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a final draft of the Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan and Consolidated Plan for 2025, which establishes annual funding allocation recommendations…
SMUD posts latest list of thousands of customers with unclaimed checks
Sentinel staff report– It’s that time of year again, when the Sacramento Municipal Utility District seeks to unite customers with unclaimed money in their name before it’s too late…
Citrus Heights PD secures $129k grant for DUI, safety enforcement
By Lily Tu– The Citrus Heights City Council last month unanimously approved receiving a $129,065 grant through a state agency for police DUI enforcement…
Citrus Heights PD plans ‘high visibility’ enforcement to combat holiday theft
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police are giving would-be criminals “fair warning” that the department has heightened efforts in place through the end of the year in an effort to protect retailers and shoppers from becoming the victims…
Sarama concedes in special election for SJUSD school board seat
Sentinel staff report– In a statement following the latest vote count update Tuesday afternoon, candidate Moe Sarama conceded in his bid for a seat on the San Juan Unified School District’s governing board…
Special Election: Perez declares victory in SJUSD school board race
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights resident Manuel Perez on Friday declared victory in the race for a vacant seat on the San Juan Unified School District’s governing board…
News Briefs: Veterans Day, shooting, food hall, water district
Latest local news briefs include a Veterans Day ceremony, an update on plans for a micro food hall, traffic snarls last weekend from an officer-involved shooting on I-80, and the water district appointing 13 residents to an advisory…
Sentinel reporter publishes helicopter-themed children’s book
By Sara Beth Williams– A local Citrus Heights author and Sentinel reporter has released a helicopter-themed children’s book based on true events…
Latest forklift ATM theft tied to similar 2021 Citrus Heights incident
By Mike Hazlip— Authorities say a suspect in an unusual Citrus Heights ATM theft two years ago is now in custody after he attempting to steal another ATM in Sacramento County with a forklift this year, KCRA reported…
What’s going on with the old Pumpkin Farm in Citrus Heights?
By Mike Hazlip— Another October has come and gone, and the once-popular Pumpkin Farm attraction on Old Auburn Road has remained shuttered…
