Briana Gasorski
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Michigan among 38 states settling student loan debt with Navient
January 13th, 20221 LANSING — Navient, a large student loan provider, has settled allegations of predatory lending practices for $1.85 billion, resulting in debt cancellations and restitution. The announcement came from Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who said the settlement includes $1.7 billion in debt cancellation and $95 million in...
ATF agents seize drugs, guns, cash during Dearborn Heights raid
January 13th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) made a large find during a raid in Dearborn Heights. According to court reports, agents made their way into the home of 25-year-old Demarious Cockream on Jan. 7, where he was detained while they conducted a search of the property. During...
Dearborn police arrest suspect for larceny and attempt to steal vehicles
January 12th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department has announced the arrest of a suspect caught breaking into vehicles and even trying to steal one. During the early morning hours of Jan. 12, the police responded to a resident call from the 7900 block of Coleman Street. The caller reported a male subject attempting to open vehicle...
Arab American-owned gun shop to provide gun locks for free for the rest of the year
January 12th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A local, Arab American-owned gun shop has committed to offering free gun safety locks to residents for the rest of the year. Point Blank Firearms in Dearborn Heights is partnering with the Dearborn Heights Police Department for this initiative. The store celebrated its grand opening in July. Owners Ramy...
Clean Water Action canvassers to go door-to-door
January 12th, 20220 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is notifying residents that Clean Water Action (CWA) canvassers are planning on going door-to-door throughout the city. CWA is a national environmental organization with the mission of, “working for clean and safe water, waste prevention and funding for enforcement of environmental...
Career fair speakers needed for Edsel Ford and Dearborn High
January 12th, 20220 DEARBORN — Edsel Ford and Dearborn High schools are looking for career fair speakers to speak with teens about different jobs and businesses. Edsel Ford will be hosting a Career Day on Feb. 10 at the high school and Dearborn High’s will be on Feb. 24. Speakers are needed from a broad variety of careers to give students an...
Schools to follow new CDC guidelines of reduced isolation time to five days
January 12th, 20220 LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is now following the CDC in reducing isolation time for those with COVID. The isolation time is being changed from 10 days to five days for anyone who tests positive but isn’t showing symptoms. This means anyone who tests positive, but sees no symptoms or sees...
National year in review: Change of the guard, insurrection, impeachment and election challenges
January 9th, 20220 In 2021 there was a change of the guard in Washington, D.C., but this change was preceded by an unprecedented insurrection on Capitol Hill and a second impeachment of former President Trump. Arab Americans and Muslims made headlines on the national level with the first Muslim appointed to the federal bench and the U.S. Supreme Court...
Local year in review: Despite COVID, deaths and floods, Arab Americans make history
January 9th, 20220 COVID-19 and deaths continued to besiege local communities in addition to the floods that devastated many residents in Southeast Michigan and in particular those who live in Wayne County — especially in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, where more than 12,000 homes in Dearborn alone were damaged by the flood. Despite deaths, COVID and...
Beaumont, Henry Ford report large number of staff out due to COVID-19 as cases surge
January 9th, 20220 DEARBORN — The current COVID-19 surge is taking a huge toll on both Beaumont and Henry Ford Health Systems throughout Metro Detroit. The surge in cases is the highest ever, with more than 12,000 cases reported per day on average. Henry Ford Health Systems said it has had nearly 700 employees test positive in the last week, which...
D7 to go virtual, Crestwood and Dearborn remain in person for now
January 9th, 20220 DEARBORN/HEIGHTS — With COVID cases on the rise, local school districts have had to face whether or not to return to virtual learning again. Dearborn Heights’ District 7 (D7) school district has decided to return to virtual learning beginning Monday, Jan. 10 until Friday, Jan. 21 due to the “increase and significant uptick in...
New COVID-19 variant found in France, countries are documenting cases of “flurona”
January 9th, 20220 WASHINGTON D.C. — As omicron surges and COVID-19 cases and deaths are on the rise, a new variant was located in France and some countries are documenting cases of “flurona.” The new COVID-19 variant was named IHU and has infected 12 people living near Marseilles in southern France. Health officials have found IHU has 46...
Nessel outlines potential punishments for making school threats
January 6th, 20220 LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued a video highlighting the seriousness of making threats against schools. The video will be distributed by the Michigan Department of Education and is in response to the numerous students charged for making threats following the deadly Oxford School shootings on Nov. 30 that killed...
Dearborn Heights mayor encourages residents to stay safe during winter weather
January 5th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - With the winter season finally making its appearance, Mayor Bill Bazzi is encouraging residents to take extra caution. “We hope everyone takes the appropriate cautions and exercises some good common sense,” Bazzi said. “So far, we have been fortunate with only limited snowfall and only a couple of spells of...
Dearborn’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic is moving
January 4th, 20220 DEARBORN — After nearly a year of being housed at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, the COVID-19 vaccine clinic is moving. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 4, the vaccine clinic will be held at the Dearborn Ice Skating Center (DISC). The clinic will be open for vaccinations and boosters Monday through Saturday from 12 p.m.......
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell receives profanity-filled, threatening voicemail, says it’s not the first one
December 28th, 20210 DEARBORN — In a recent interview with CNN, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) shared a threatening, profanity-filled voicemail she received. In the voicemail the caller calls her a series of names before telling her he hopes her family dies in front of her. “You f***ing old, senile b*tch, you’re as old and ugly as...
CDC cuts COVID-19 quarantine recommendation to five days
December 28th, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has cut the isolation restrictions for COVID-19 patients from 10 to five days. The CDC said the guidance comes from growing evidence that people with COVID-19 are most infectious in the two days before and three days after symptoms develop. Dr. Anthony......
Detroit native is the first Black woman U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
December 24th, 20210 DETROIT — Dawn Ison, a Detroit native, has officially been sworn in as the new U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Ison replaces Saima Mohsin, who has been serving as acting U.S. attorney since Matthew Schneider resigned earlier this year when President Biden took office. She is the first Black woman to hold the...
Detroit Metro Airport police suddenly under new management
December 24th, 20210 WAYNE COUNTY — Despite the holiday rush expected over the next week, the Detroit Metro Airport Police Department is suddenly under new management. The department used to be part of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, but became its own agency 14 years ago. The airport authority sent Local 4 a statement saying the current police...
City releases tribute video to Mayor Jack O’Reilly, Jr.
December 24th, 20210 DEARBORN — As Mayor Jack O’Reilly, Jr.’s tenure in public service nears an end, the city has released a video tribute dedicated to him. O’Reilly was City Council president for 17 years before being elected mayor in 2007. He announced that he was not running for re-election earlier this year. The city described the video in...
U.S. authorizes Merck pill to fight COVID-19
December 23rd, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — Just one day after authorizing Pfizer's Paxlovid pill for at-home use, health regulators have authorized a second pill to combat COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Merck’s molnupiravir, although Pfizer’s Paxlovid is likely to become the first-choice treatment due to having milder......
Local nonprofit seeks community engagement to continue to help students
December 23rd, 20210 DEARBORN — Communities In Schools (CIS) Michigan is looking to the community for help for local students in the Dearborn School District. Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko brought the program into 10 schools in the district five years ago. Gina Mroczka, program director of Ypsilanti and Dearborn, said that the role of CIS is...
Michigan Muslim Community Council delivering gifts across Metro Detroit
December 22nd, 20210 ROYAL OAK — Hundreds of families in Detroit will wake up to Christmas gifts thanks to volunteer efforts by local Muslims. As part of its annual Days of Ihsan campaign, which is meant to amplify and encourage volunteer efforts by local Muslims, the Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC) is joining other organizations on Christmas......
Dearborn native releases her first album as a member of a band
December 22nd, 20210 DEARBORN — Dearborn native Ameera Husein and Ver Novum —the band for which she sings lead — released their first album together on Friday, Dec. 17. Husein, a first-generation American and the daughter of Palestinian and Algerian parents, had been singing independently for about seven years before joining Ver Novum. In 2018,...
Pause on student loan repayment extended through May 1
December 22nd, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration has extended a student loan moratorium through May 1, giving borrowers an additional three months before repayments start back up. Under the action, payments on federal student loans will remain paused, debt collection efforts will be suspended and interest rates will remain at 0......
