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Citrus Heights News Briefs: salaries, Beer Dogs, charity

Latest local news briefs include an update on a new “Beer Dogs” restaurant, details on the city council’s approval of a salary and benefit package for the new city manager, a report from a local food ministry helping…

Citrus Heights Community Calendar: what’s happening in August

Local events and activities around Citrus Heights this August include a brewfest at the Rusch Home, “Comedy Cops” night at Alley Katz, a public hearing on chicken-keeping, and more. Here’s 17 things to know for August:

Fire, arson

Explosions: Arson investigation underway for house fire in Citrus Heights

More than 20 firefighters and an arson investigator responded to the scene of a house fire in Citrus Heights that reportedly began with explosion sounds Saturday afternoon. Resident Matthew Borja, who lives several house away from where the…

Neighborhood socials, local parade planned for National Night Out

Police and neighborhood groups across Citrus Heights are once again preparing for “National Night Out,” an annual crime-fighting effort held around the country on the first Tuesday in August. Billed as “America’s night out against crime,” national organizers…

City Hall

New Citrus Heights city hall to open Aug. 9; tours planned

Updated July 29, 9:03 a.m.– After just over a year of construction, the new 35,000-square-foot city hall in Citrus Heights is scheduled to open for business on Aug. 9, with a public dedication ceremony on Aug. 25. Mayor…

Target, Citrus Heights

Police: woman likely committed suicide in car outside Target store

Citrus Heights police said a missing 37-year-old woman was found dead in a car outside the Sunrise Boulevard Target store, Tuesday. On Wednesday, Officer Anthony Boehle confirmed police believe the woman’s death was a case of suicide. He…

Community Camp Out

Citrus Heights News Briefs: campout, checkpoint, elections, Black Bear

Latest local news briefs include results from a July 22 DUI checkpoint on San Juan Avenue, dozens of campers coming out to Rusch Park, latest news on the city council election, and an update on Black Bear Diner’s…

Citrus Heights police logs. // CH Sentinel

2016 Citrus Heights Police Logs: July 13-20

Direct links to the Citrus Heights Police Department’s Daily Incident Reports for July 13 through July 20, 2016: July 13, 2016 | July 14, 2016 | July 15, 2016 | July 16, 2016 | July 17, 2016 |…

Sports Authority, Citrus Heights. Credit: Luke Otterstad

Sports Authority in Citrus Heights to permanently close on July 27

The Citrus Heights Sports Authority store will permanently close its doors to the public on July 27, a manager confirmed via phone Friday. The manager, who requested her name not be published, said less than half the items…

Homeless man

CHPD: over 30% of calls to police dept. are homeless-related

The results are in for a 2016 Citrus Heights Police Department study of local homelessness: between 30 and 35 percent of calls for service received by CHPD are homeless-related. In a phone interview with The Sentinel last week,…