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Arab American arrested, arraigned on federal charges for string of armed robberies in Dearborn, Metro Detroit
June 24th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department and the FBI-Violent Crimes Task Force have apprehended Abdulawahab Ahmed Musleh for a June armed robbery in Dearborn and have connected him with other armed robberies in the area. On Wednesday, June 15, around 3 p.m., the Dearborn Police Department responded to a call about an armed...
State officials react to Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
June 24th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has officially overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion. The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a Republican-backed Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The vote was 5-4 to...
Dearborn homeowners to see tax dip, but schools to see a hit to per pupil funding
June 24th, 20220 DEARBORN — Homeowners in Dearborn will see a welcome, though temporary, decrease in the tax rate levied on their properties. A 4 mill reduction comes from a supplemental operating millage that was voted down by resident in November. That reduction did leave the city in a large spending hole, which has been largely balanced out by...
Health officials: First mosquito-borne virus of 2022 detected in Michigan
June 23rd, 20220 MICHIGAN — State health officials are urging residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites this season, following the detection of the year's first mosquito-borne virus. Mosquitoes recently collected in Bay County have tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) at the Michigan Department of Health and Human...
More than 60 summer food distribution sites coming to Metro Detroit starting this week
June 22nd, 20220 DETROIT — Gleaners Community Food Bank is launching its Summer Food Service Program, with some 69 summer distribution sites beginning the week of June 20. The program will complement Gleaners’ food distribution programs through its more than 600-member partner network and community mobile distribution sites to meet hunger needs...
Gregory McDuffee announces retirement from Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority
June 22nd, 20220 DETROIT — The Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority's Executive Director Gregory McDuffee has announced his retirement effective this December, after serving as executive director for 17 years. McDuffee began his career with the Authority as an appointed commissioner, serving from January 2002 through September 2005, followed by...
COVID-19 vaccines available for Michigan kids ages 6 months to 5 years
June 21st, 20220 LANSING — Both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are now approved for children under 5 years of age, after an emergency use authorization from the federal government, and may be available as soon as Tuesday. The Pfizer vaccine, which was already authorized for ages 5 and up, is now authorized down to 6 months of age, while...
Dearborn wrestling coach charged with child sexually abusive activity
June 19th, 20220 DEARBORN – Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Dearborn Divine Child wrestling coach Brandon Phillip Fenzel, 24, of White Lake, in connection with soliciting photographs of a sexually explicit nature from a 15-year-old male student. Fenzel has been charged with four counts of "child sexually abusive activity" and four counts of "using...
Biden to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel amid a backdrop of the two nations’ terrible human rights record
June 17th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House confirmed dates and some details on President Biden’s July trip to the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Israel, amid concerns over the human rights records of both countries. Human rights advocates are critical of Biden’s July 13-16 trip, which will include a meeting with the...
Man who committed armed robbery in Dearborn hotel, murder in Detroit, targeted LGBTQ+ community
June 7th, 20220 DEARBORN — On Monday, Diabolique Paris Johnson, 35, of Indianapolis, pleaded guilty to charges of second degree murder, felony firearm and armed robbery for a string of crimes he committed in Dearborn and Detroit in 2020. Due to the nature of the crimes and the victims involved, state and Wayne County officials alleged the man had...
Muslim family intentionally given bacon by McDonald’s employee files discrimination complaint
June 2nd, 20222 CHICOPEE, MASS — A Muslim woman in Massachusetts has filed a legal complaint against a McDonald’s restaurant whose employees purposefully stuffed bacon into a fish sandwich she and her son bought. "McDonald's made my children and me feel unwanted and worthless by intentionally stuffing a fish sandwich full of bacon for no other...
Police rule out drugs, alcohol in hit-and-run crash that killed 12-year-old Dearborn girl on Belle Isle; sister is in critical condition
June 1st, 20220 DEARBORN — The 16-year-old sister of 12-year-old Ghadir Saleh, who was tragically killed on Belle Isle on Monday from a hit-and-run crash, was in critical condition and required surgery, as of Wednesday evening. A member of the girl’s family told The Arab American News that she had been responsive, but had been undergoing careful...
Police waited an hour outside Texas school, restraining parents, before tactical team took out gunman
May 27th, 20220 UVALDE, TEXAS — New details emerged this week about a horrific Texas school massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Videos from Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde show desperate parents outside pleading with officers to storm the building, and some fathers restrained by police brandishing...
Five Republican candidates, including James Craig, kicked off the ballot for invalid signatures
May 27th, 20221 LANSING — The state’s election bureau has said five Republican candidates for Michigan governor, including two top contenders, should not qualify for the August primary due to insufficient valid nomination signatures. The Michigan Bureau of Elections, which is a part of the Democrat-led Secretary of State office, said earlier...
Ohio man charged in foiled plot to kill former President George W. Bush
May 27th, 20220 An Iraqi asylum seeker living in Ohio was arrested and charged by federal authorities for aiding and abetting a failed plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush. According to authorities, Shihab Ahmed Shihab, 52, told an FBI informant in November that he wanted to target Bush because he was “responsible for killing many......
Nine cases of monkeypox confirmed in seven states
May 26th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) said it has identified nine monkeypox cases in seven states across the country as of Wednesday. Symptoms include fever and a distinctive bumpy rash. Cases were confirmed in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia and New York. As of...
Michigan friends and families of future students can enter them into $15,000 tuition giveaway
May 26th, 20220 LANSING — The state is giving away 100 tuition prizes to children in a random statewide drawing that family and friends can enter students into. The prepaid tuition prize is worth $15,000 and is in celebration of the Michigan Education Trust’s (MET) 35-year anniversary. Governor Whitmer announced the launch of the MET 35th......
Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington grabs big local endorsements at campaign events
May 20th, 20220 DETROIT/DEARBORN — Wayne County Sheriff Raphael “Ray” Washington received major endorsements at a rally on Tuesday, as he runs to retain his position in this August’s primary election. The endorsement rally took place at the Union Carpenters and Millwrights Skilled Training Center on the city’s west side, a 147,000 square...
Federal commission finds that employer discriminated against Michigan woman fired during Ramadan
May 19th, 20220 FARMINGTON HILLS — The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says a Michigan woman faced religious discrimination during Ramadan in 2019 when she was fired from her job for asking for reasonable accommodations. The woman had filed a federal complaint against her employer alleging she faced religious and gender...
U.S. House passes Tlaib’s bill to rename Grand River post office after Rosa Parks
May 19th, 20220 DETROIT — The U.S. House has passed U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Detroit) bill to rename the post office on Grand River Avenue in Detroit after Rosa Parks. The civil rights icon lived in Detroit for nearly 50 years and is adored in the 13th Congressional District Tlaib currently represents, and beyond. Tlaib introduced the...
Dearborn Police ask community to celebrate weddings safely after burnout incident on residential street
May 13th, 20220 DEARBORN — As the weather warms up, the Dearborn Police Department is urging residents to celebrate weddings safely and to avoid incidents like the one that occurred on Saturday, May 7. Video captured by a neighbor's doorbell camera showed cars performing burnouts, a practice of keeping a vehicle in place while spinning its......
Dingell announces more than $2M in federal funding for U of M to research drug abuse and addiction
May 13th, 20221 ANN ARBOR — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) announced that the University of Michigan will receive a $2,291,835 research grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to continue research on substance abuse, to help combat the nation's opioid crisis. “This critical funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will...
Seeking change, Lebanese living abroad cast 142,000 ballots for May 15 parliamentary elections
May 10th, 20220 Lebanese living abroad cast 142,041 ballots for parliamentary elections on Friday and Sunday, many backing political newcomers after the worst crisis since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war led to widespread poverty and a wave of emigration. Only 225,277 Lebanese living overseas were eligible to participate in the elections in more than 50......
Dearborn resident sentenced to 33 months in $500,000 investment fraud scheme
May 6th, 20220 DETROIT – Dearborn resident Ali Rameh Bazzi was sentenced to 33 months in prison on Wednesday on charges of wire fraud and money laundering arising out of an approximately $500,000 investment fraud scheme. In addition to the 33 months of imprisonment, Bazzi was ordered to pay $441,231 in restitution to his victims. Bazzi was...
State election officials say voters should hand-deliver absentee ballots in final week before May 3
April 26th, 20220 Michigan's elections officials are encouraging voters to hand-deliver their absentee ballots to their local clerk’s office or ballot drop box, in the week leading up to the May 3 elections Several Michigan communities, including Dearborn, are holding elections next Tuesday. Absentee ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on Election......
