Citrus Heights News

At 1:14 p.m. on Monday a head-on collision on Highway 20 by the Cache Creek Bridge closed the road and sent four people to the hospital.

This morning saw the official kickoff of the Sacramento Music Festival, the new name adopted by the former Sacramento Jazz Jubilee.

Three candidates are running for the reconfigured state Assembly District 8 seat- Ken Cooley , Barbara Ortega and Peter Tateishi .

The Town of Loomis is joining with residents to oppose a drug and alcohol recovery facility in a home on a private driveway off Wells Avenue.

A Citrus Heights woman was arrested Wednesday and accused of ramming several parked cars with her SUV before neighbors intervened.

A former private school principal who has been charged with six felony counts of child molestation pleaded not guilty today.

Many drivers do it every day. Others do it just when they're running late. But if you drive long enough, sooner or later, we all break the speed limit.

Ed Flint has agreed to stay in Atherton as police chief, forgoing nearly $3,800 a month in retirement pay, because, he says, "it's the right thing to do." "It might sound a little corny, but I just didn't feel good about walking away from the organization when they've had such turmoil," Chief Flint said in an interview.

The 2012 Outstanding Senior Volunteers receive honors at a recent County Board of Supervisors meeting.

A suspected tagger from Citrus Heights was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly defacing freeway signs in the Oak Park-Curtis Park area.

Roseville author Shannon Dittemore is about to give birth to a new project - the publication of her first book, a young adult novel entitled "Angel Eyes." The idea for the story was fertilized in her mind as she walked the floor with her young daughter.

A Citrus Heights bookkeeper has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly embezzling more than $1.7 million from her employer over a five-year period and not paying income taxes on the loot.

The center occupies part of a 160-acre parcel obtained in 1866 by the great-grandfather of Ted Mitchell, pictured, who still lives nearby.

Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com Lois Gaddis, 85, of Citrus Heights admits having a hard time getting rid of possessions, a problem for many older adults.

From left, Emma Pettigrew, Meredith Tester and Brittany Bobbitt are among the mixed-age class at Horace Mann Elementary who rock-and-rolled the audience with a medley of songs from the 1950s and 1960s.

Sheriff's Deputy Dana Vicory, right, listens to Elaura Reyes, center, at Albert Einstein Middle School as part of a "Girls' Circle" mentoring program.

Dealer Norris Rancourt, who started the dealership 40 years ago, is retiring. The pending purchase became official with formal approval from Honda.

As news about the health care debate continues, one Carmichael wellness center says they're focused on keeping local residents healthy and happy.

A 63-year-old man was taken to a hospital Sunday after crashing his car into a power pole and becoming trapped by fallen high-voltage lines on Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights.