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State, local officials and hundreds of guests attend grand opening of Huntington Bank’s commercial headquarters in Detroit
September 23rd, 20220 DETROIT - Officials from Huntington Bank joined Detroit, Wayne County and state officials on Wednesday for the grand opening of Huntington Tower, the first large new downtown Detroit building to be completed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tower was originally envisioned to be the headquarters for Chemical Bank,...
State launches new housing production program to increase affordable housing stock
September 23rd, 20220 LANSING — The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has launched a new program to address the lack of attainable housing and other housing challenges amplified by the pandemic by supporting developers building homes for lower income homeowners. The MSHDA, established in 1966, provides financial and technical...
Dingell announces $3.7 million for Dearborn to hire firefighters
September 22nd, 20220 DEARBORN — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) announced this week the city of Dearborn will receive $3,780,230.16 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Program to hire, recruit and retain firefighters. The SAFER Program awards grants directly to eligible...
High court: Conviction of former coach in Nassar sexual abuse investigation will not be reinstated
September 22nd, 20220 LANSING — Michigan’s Supreme Court turned down an application by the state’s attorney general to reinstate the conviction of a retired Michigan State University gymnastics coach who was accused of lying to investigators about convicted campus sports doctor Larry Nassar. This is the second high profile case prosecutors have lost...
Hamtramck schools attracting special education teachers and staff with $15k signing bonus
September 22nd, 20220 HAMTRAMCK — The Hamtramck Public Schools (HPS) district is offering a signing bonus of up to $15,000 to special education teachers and staff, in order to fill a dire shortage. The HPS and the Hamtramck Federation of Teachers (HFT) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week to increase recruitment and retention of...
Dearborn Councilman Kamal Alsawafy deploying overseas with National Guard, will perform Council duties remotely
September 16th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn City Councilman and U.S Army Michigan National Guard First Lieutenant Kamal Alsawafy has been called to deploy overseas in support of U.S. operations, a press release from Council President Mike Sareini said last Friday. This is anticipated to be a one-year deployment. Alsawafy’s location and assignment...
Dearborn Police ticketing parents who impede traffic on Ford Road in front of Fordson
September 16th, 20220 DEARBORN — With school in session, Dearborn Police are cracking down on what they say are safety concerns around parents dropping off and picking up their kids at school. This week, WXYZ reported that police are ticketing parents and family members at Fordson High School in east Dearborn who park or sometimes stop in the left and...
Search continues for additional Dearborn Heights firearm burglary suspects; two arrested
September 15th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Police in Dearborn Heights, Westland and The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are still offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of suspects in firearm burglaries at CC Coins Jewelry and Loan as well as the Westland location of Freedom...
Speaker brings her virtual journey, “From Ancient Amman to the Deserts of Jordan” to the Dearborn Public Library
September 13th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Library will host Dearborn resident Mariya Fogarasi for a virtual Zoom presentation on Tuesday, September 20 at 6:30 p.m., to share her family’s travel experiences through the Middle East with the help of stories and pictures. Fogarasi and her family lived overseas for many years and traveled...
Looking to open new child care business in Michigan? New program can help
September 13th, 20220 A new program by the state of Michigan intendeds to assist people who are looking to start child care businesses by helping them speed up the license process, connect them with grants and more. Governor Whitmer announced the new Our Strong Start program on Tuesday. Whitmer’s office said in a press release that the program seeks to...
Boosters that target Omicron now available in Michigan
September 8th, 20220 After the federal government's approval, the state now has "bivalent" booster shots available that target the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Michigan's health officials said Wednesday. The updated, or bivalent, boosters target the most recent COVID-19 Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, which are more contagious and more resistant than...
Muslim woman files civil rights complaint against Costco after management ignored discrimination, harassment
September 2nd, 20220 DEARBORN — An Arab American, Muslim woman from Northville has filed a discrimination complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights Thursday against her former employer, Costco. Wafa Aziz, 44, says she appealed with management at the Costco locations in Livonia were she worked, to address an environment of discriminatory...
Dearborn Schools makes administrative changes with new school year
September 1st, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools District announced a number of administrative changes before school started this past Monday, Aug. 29. The district said in a press release that administrative changes were made for a number of reasons including retirements that then caused a domino effect as administrators shifted roles....
Whitmer appoints Dearborn Police Chief Shahin to state’s law enforcement standards commission
August 25th, 20220 DEARBORN — Governor Whitmer has appointed Dearborn Chief of Police Issa Shahin to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES), the Governor's Office said in a press release Thursday. Shahin was was nominated for the position by the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police (MACP). His term commences Aug. 25 and...
Man sought by police for information about non-fatal shooting contacts Dearborn Police
August 25th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department said on Thursday that with the cooperation of local media and the public who provided tips, the individual they earlier sought in connection with a non-fatal shooting had contacted the department. Detectives were able to determine that the incident occurred in the city of Detroit and the......
ADC appoints Abed Ayoub as national executive director
August 24th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) announced the appointment of Abed Ayoub to serve as ADC national executive director. The ADC is a long-running organization, involved in advocacy in broad-ranging incidents of discrimination against the Arab American and Muslim communities of the...
Dearborn Department of Public Health to provide free menstrual products to high schools
August 24th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Department of Public Health (DPH) announced a new program to provide free menstrual products to all Dearborn high schools for the upcoming school year. The initiative is part of a DPH partnership with Los Angeles-based The Pad Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to "creating and cultivating local......
Hachem, Zadikian named co-chairmen of the Dearborn Education Foundation
August 23rd, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Education Foundation announced the appointment of two new co-chairmen to its board of trustees at its annual organizational meeting Aug. 17, the Dearborn Public Schools District said in a press release. Hussein Mohamed Hachem and John Zadikian will lead the 30-year-old nonprofit for the 2022/23 school year....
Khalil Rahal appointed director of economic development at DTE
August 23rd, 20220 DETROIT — On Tuesday, DTE Energy announced the appointment of Khalil Rahal as director of economic development. The energy company said in a press release that Rahal will be responsible for leading DTE’s efforts to drive economic development in communities across Michigan. “I am thrilled to be joining DTE,” Rahal said....
Assad Turfe named deputy Wayne County executive
August 23rd, 20220 DETROIT — Assad Turfe has been named deputy Wayne County executive, the county announced this week. Turfe previously served as chief of staff to Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, a position he’s held since 2018. His new position and relevant duties become effective upon approval by the Wayne County Commission, the county said...
Dearborn/Dearborn Heights men charged after police make arrests in string of airbag thefts across Metro Detroit
August 22nd, 20220 DEARBORN — The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has charged two men with a six-count felony complaint involving a string of airbag thefts in Metro Detroit, including Dearborn. The Dearborn Police Department said that following a rise in airbag thefts across Metro Detroit primarily involving GM vehicles, especially the Chevy......
Khalil Rahal stepping down as Wayne County chief administrative officer to pursue new opportunity
August 19th, 20220 WAYNE COUNTY — East Dearborn native Khalil Rahal is stepping down from his position as Wayne County’s chief administrative officer to pursue another opportunity, Rahal announced on social media this week. In his announcement, Rahal thanked his mentor, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, for allowing him to be "a part of Wayne...
Dearborn Heights Police urge residents to protect their vehicles during overnight hours
August 19th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights says it has experienced a growing trend of nighttime auto break-ins and theft of contents, and that residents can help reduce risk by following common-sense steps. Recently, the Dearborn Heights Police Department has received a growing number complaints from residents reporting......
17-year-old charged with first-degree murder in stabbing of 56-year-old Hamtramck man on Belle Isle
August 18th, 20220 HAMTRAMCK — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged a 17-year-old Hamtramck resident in connection with last week's fatal stabbing of Ali Mahyoub-Ali Mohammed, 56, also of Hamtramck, on Belle Isle in Detroit. The Prosecutor's Office said in a press release that last Friday, Aug. 12, at approximately 4:20 p.m., the juvenile...
Dearborn’s City Beautiful Commission names 2022 Residential Standard of Excellence honorees
August 18th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn City Beautiful Commission recently named the 2022 Residential Standard of Excellence honorees. The city is recognizing homes in 17 districts citywide for their beautification efforts. The Residential Standard of Excellence is an annual program that provides residents in each of the city’s designated 17......
