Citrus Heights Sentinel

Metro Fire to offer free CPR training at Sunrise Mall
Would you know what to do in a life-threatening emergency? According to the American Heart Association, 70 percent of Americans would likely feel helpless if faced with a cardiac emergency — because they don’t know how to administer…

Daytime road paving closes Sunrise Blvd lanes, Thursday
Updated Apr. 11, 10:39 p.m.– The City of Citrus Heights alerted drivers to expect additional delays along a section of Sunrise Boulevard near Sungarden Drive this week in order to allow for road paving associated with a new…

Fire damages Citrus Heights home; two dogs rescued
A residential fire blazed through a Citrus Heights home near Tupelo Drive Tuesday morning, with Sacramento Metro Fire reporting the rescue of two dogs from the fire. Fire crews reported seeing heavy flames and smoke upon arrival to…
Pet-a-Palooza 2015 coming to Rusch Park April 25
Thousands of dogs, and people, will again be coming to Rusch Park for what organizers are calling “Sacramento’s biggest free pet event,” filled with obstacle courses and splash areas for dogs, as well as on-site food and a…

Citrus Heights PD swears in 17 new officers at awards ceremony
The Citrus Heights Police Department handed out awards, made promotions, and welcomed more than a dozen new officers to its team last week, during an annual Swearing-In and Awards Ceremony at the Community Center. “Our men and women…

Events: contests, concerts & camping coming to Rusch Park
Want to know which Citrus Heights community events are scheduled for 2015? From food, fun and music; to camping, pet contests and scooter competitions, Rusch Park likely has an event you’ll be interested in this year. Summer Food…

Half Price Books to open new Citrus Heights store on June 25
Updated Apr. 3, 7:50 a.m.– Citrus Heights will be getting a new bookstore on Greenback Lane this summer, with Half Price Books planning to open its first Sacramento-region store in the Citrus Town Center. “We’ve long heard from…

City seeks to set ‘greening’ goals, develop ‘urban forest’ plan
It’s called the Citrus Heights Urban Greening Strategy (CHUGS), and it’s a project to incorporate “urban greening” principles into City regulations and operations. The strategy includes development of a 25-year Urban Forest Master Plan to guide the management…

Citrus Heights PD seeks public’s help to ID armed robbery suspect
Citrus Heights police released photos this week in an effort to help identify a suspect in an armed robbery police say took place on March 14 at a business near Antelope Road on Tupelo Drive. Around 9:50 a.m.,…

Council votes 5-0 for new city hall & MOB; lawsuit threatened
Updated Mar. 27, 2:26 p.m. — Citrus Heights council members voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a long-debated $53 million proposal to tear down and relocate the City’s existing hall and replace it with a three-story medical office…




