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SacRT to discontinue SmaRT Ride due to high costs, plans rideshare voucher program
Sacramento Regional Transit District recently announced its on demand SmaRT Ride program will be ending due to a lack of funding, high costs of operation, and low ridership…
Underground Clothing store celebrates grand reopening at Sunrise Mall
Volunteers, along with community and regional leaders gathers at Sunrise Mall on Thursday to celebrate the grand reopening of a clothing closet for students and families…
Beautification Crew praised for tackling blight in Citrus Heights
The city’s Beautification Crew has addressed over 5,000 service requests since the two-person crew began addressing blight on the streets in December 2022, but one council member warned that funding will end in 2026…
Citrus Heights police investigating second homicide in a week
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police are investigating another homicide that occurred Thursday night, less than a week after a separate shooting took the life of a 30-year-old woman at an apartment complex on Burich Ave…
Woman killed in Citrus Heights shooting identified by coroner
By Mike Hazlip— Authorities have released the identity of the woman killed in an Aug. 26 shooting at a Citrus Heights apartment complex…
Reports of shooting near Rusch Park were unfounded, police say
By Mike Hazlip— Helicopter activity and a police presence Monday morning on a residential street just south of Antelope Road near Rusch Park sparked discussion of a shooting on social media, but police say those reports were unfounded…
Woman killed in shooting at Citrus Heights apartments; boyfriend arrested
By Mike Hazlip— A shooting at a Citrus Heights apartment complex over the weekend left one woman dead and her boyfriend hospitalized…
Neighbors seek to help neighbors resolve Code Enforcement violations
By Mike Hazlip— For residents in the Sunrise Ranch neighborhood of Citrus Heights the idea of neighbors helping neighbors is a strong one, but liability concerns and other issues recently put an end to one idea…
Police deploying additional patrols on Citrus Heights streets through Labor Day
By Lily Tu– Citrus Heights police are strengthening efforts against impaired driving as summer comes to an end…
How much rent is at those new low-income apartments in Citrus Heights?
By Mike Hazlip— Sunrise Pointe, which opened on Sunrise Boulevard near Oak Avenue this summer, is accepting tenants with varying rents calculated based on income as a percentage of the median income…
Police investigate armed assault on Sayonara Drive
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police are investigating an assault with a deadly weapon that reportedly occurred Tuesday night on Sayonara Drive…
Citrus Heights council meeting cancelled for Aug. 24
The Citrus Heights City Council will not meet for their regularly scheduled second council meeting in August, according to an announcement made earlier this month and also posted on the city’s website…
