Citrus Heights Sentinel
The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall (May 24)
During tonight’s council meeting city leaders will consider adopting a draft $59.5 million budget for the city’s next fiscal year, along with hearing several presentations and holding a public hearing related to a 15-home subdivision currently under construction…
Citrus Heights police crackdown on seat belt violations underway
By Stacey Hanks– If you don’t use your seat belt, this might be a good time to start. With the national seat belt safety “Click it or Ticket” campaign running May 21 through June 3 to coincide with…
EDITORIAL: Citrus Heights traffic is terrible. Could this be a solution?
If you’ve been a reader of The Sentinel for any amount of time, you know it’s not a publication known for taking positions on issues. We believe in reporting the facts. We don’t endorse or oppose candidates. But…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: homeless, most-wanted, AR-15 logo
Latest local news briefs include a report from a temporary homeless shelter effort in Citrus Heights, a new most-wanted list released for the month of May, controversy over a Citrus Heights gun store’s AR-15 logo, and more…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: french fries, homeless, package theft
Latest police logs include a customer demanding to be served french fries from McDonald’s around 8 a.m., package theft from a doorstep, trouble with homeless in a residential neighborhood, and an arrest made after a man reportedly threatened…
City warns of more major lane closures, delays on Sunrise Blvd
Sentinel staff report– Traffic snarls on Sunrise Boulevard are about to get even worse during daytime hours, with officials warning drivers to anticipate delays of 15 to 30 minutes if traveling near Sayonara Drive…
Guest Opinion: here’s why it’s so hard to vote someone out of office
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– I think we need to make it easier for you to vote me out of office. Yes, you read that right – and no, I haven’t lost my mind.
Creative Citrus Heights couple launches mobile ice cream parlor
By Hazel Ford– Ed and Valerie Higgins, the creative local couple who first made headlines last December for their extravagant synchronized Christmas light display, are at it again with a new business venture. In March, the pair launched “Made…
Man convicted of shooting at Citrus Heights police in high-speed chase
Sentinel staff report– Prosecutors this week announced the conviction of a 36-year-old man who was found guilty of nearly a dozen felony charges stemming from a 2016 high-speed chase in Citrus Heights. According to a news release on…
Serial burglar sentenced to 38 years for Citrus Heights crime spree
Sentinel staff report– The 24-year-old man who was arrested last year in connection with a string of residential burglaries in Citrus Heights was sentenced to 38 years in prison on Friday, police announced in a post on social…
