Sentencing delayed for Iraqi American woman charged in baby’s drowning
November 2nd, 20180 WARREN — The sentencing of an Iraqi American woman on a child abuse charge for the 2017 drowning of her infant son was delayed Wednesday so her defense attorney could submit written arguments. Julian Levant, defense attorney for Sara Al-Mestony, gained an adjournment of her sentencing on Wednesday by Judge Kathryn Viviano of the...
Jones throws monkey wrench into 13th District Congressional race
November 2nd, 20180 DETROIT — Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones filed paperwork with Wayne County Friday to run as an independent candidate against former State Rep. Rashida Tlaib to replace U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. Jones lost to Tlaib in the August primaries but won a special primary election to represent the district for the seven-week...
Research: New vehicle technologies double repair bills for minor collisions
November 2nd, 20180 DEARBORN — According to new research from AAA, vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) such as automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, lane departure warning and others, can cost twice as much to repair following a collision due to expensive sensors and their calibration requirements. Even minor...
Troy deacon charged with sex assaults on teen boy
November 2nd, 20181 Troy — A longtime member and a deacon at a Chaldean Catholic church in Troy faces felony charges related to allegations of "multiple" sexual encounters with a teen boy at the church for more than a year. Hurmiz Ishak, 63, is in the Oakland County Jail on a $300,000 cash-or-surety bond on three counts of criminal sexual...
Religious leaders rally in Dearborn Heights to honor synagogue victims
November 2nd, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - Leaders of various faiths gathered in Dearborn Heights on Thursday, Nov. 1 to pray for peace and stand with the victims of the mass shooting carried out at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi, Rev. Robert Schoenhals and Rabbi Nate DeGroot led this call for tolerance at the...
Local brothers dedicate ‘House of Condolences’ in memory of their father
October 29th, 20180 DEARBORN – Local businessmen and brothers turned an abandoned church on Chase Road in Dearborn into a House of Condolences that’s open to both Muslims and Christian of all denominations. The five Bazzi brothers, Kayed, Charlie, Joe, Moussa and Ibrahim, wanted to honor the memory of their late father, Haj Jamil Bazzi, who passed...
Former Tigers pitcher Mickey Lolich to speak at Henry Ford Centennial Library
October 29th, 20180 DEARBORN — Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Mickey Lolich and journalist Tom Gage will visit the Henry Ford Centennial Library for an event free to the public on Nov. 1. Authors Lolich and Gage will discuss their recently released book, “Joy in Tigertown: A Determined Team, a Resilient City, and our Magical Run to the 1968 World...
Dearborn schools desperately looking for substitute teachers after company closes
October 29th, 20181 DEARBORN— After discovering late Monday afternoon that the company supplying workers for substitute positions shut down without warning, the Dearborn Public Schools warned its community to expect delays getting substitute teachers to schools on Tuesday. "It just came out of the blue. No warning. Just boom," David Mustonen,...
Residential care facility in Sterling Heights ordered to pay back wages
October 29th, 20180 STERLING HEIGHTS — After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Integrated Living Inc. will pay $173,787 in back wages and liquidated damages to 52 current and former employees for violations of overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Investigators determined the...
Dearborn Historical Museum transforms into haunted house
October 29th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Historical Museum will become a haunted house for the Halloween season. On Friday Oct. 26, the museum will host children aged 12 and under for a Halloween Party at the McFadden-Ross House on Brady Street. The event will include make-and-take crafts, face painting, games and trick-or-treating in the...
Hamtramck water test finds elevated lead levels
October 29th, 20180 HAMTRAMCK — Elevated lead levels in tap water tested in two homes in the city called for educational outreach to customers in the city. Every three years the city of Hamtramck tests tap water in homes for lead and copper as required by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). Over the summer the city collected...
Opponents of Michigan pot legalization proposal speak out
October 28th, 20180 DETROIT — Community leaders and advocacy groups voiced during a news conference Tuesday their opposition to a measure on the Nov. 6 ballot that asks Michigan voters to decide on legalization of recreational marijuana use. Proposal 18-1, “supports the very issues that are harming our neighborhoods and killing our families,” said...
District judge unseals ICE documents over Iraqi detainees
October 28th, 20180 DETROIT — Per the request of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to unseal secret documents that show ICE’s prior statements to the court. ACLU attorneys appeared before Judge Goldsmith on Wednesday, Oct. 24 to argue for...
19th District Court awarded Michigan Veterans Treatment Court grant
October 28th, 20180 DEARBORN – The 19th District Court announced that it has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Michigan Supreme Court to fund the day-to-day operations of the court’s Veterans’ Treatment Court (VTC). The 19th District Court is one of 24 Michigan courts awarded a grant for the state’s fiscal year that runs October 1, 2018 through...
Online registration now available for Michigan’s medical marijuana patients
October 28th, 20180 LANSING - The Michigan Medical Marijuana Program (MMMP) now has an online registration and physician certification process In order to increase efficiency, reduce processing times, and improve customer service. Patients without a caregiver can apply for medical marijuana registry identification cards online as well as check the......
Beaumont Hospital doctor charged with embezzlement
October 26th, 20180 TRENTON — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Dr. Iqbal Abdul Nasir of Grosse Ile, for the embezzlement of over $100,000 in funds. It is alleged that on Feb. 13, 2015, Dr. Iqbal Abdul Nasir — then president of Beaumont Trenton Hospital's Medical Executive Committee — fraudulently placed the committee's $116,000...
Local Lebanese man to be deported after serving as FBI informant
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN— Ibrahim Souedan, a 59-year-old husband and father to five, is currently facing deportation back to his homeland of Lebanon. According to his lawyer, he has no criminal record, but Souedan was an FBI informant who helped to convict a man associated with Hezbollah, a predominately Shi’a political party based in......
Dearborn Public Library accepting “Food for Fines”
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Library is accepting donations for its “Food for Fines” program offered Nov. 1-17. All donated items will be given to the Dearborn Firefighters for distribution to local families in need through the Burn Drive Food Cupboard. Donations of non-perishable, non-expired food items will be rewarded...
AAPAC honors community leaders, promotes candidates at annual dinner
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) hosted its 21st annual banquet dinner on Oct. 24 at Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn. AAPAC President and attorney Mona Fadlallah highlighted the committee’s role in empowering women and encouraging their participation in politics. “There has been a...
Dearborn loose leaf collection to begin Oct. 29
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN — Collection of leaves raked into the street begins the week of Oct. 29. Leaves will be collected in each area’s trash day each week through the week of Dec. 10. Residents whose trash day is Monday will have leaves scheduled to be picked up on Monday and will follow through the rest of the week for each trash...
Hamtramck to install new stop sign at busy intersection
October 22nd, 20180 HAMTRAMCK - The city will install a new stop sign at the intersection of Gallagher and Belmont, creating a three-way stop. The city plans to place traffic signs and flags along both Gallagher and Belmont to alert drivers of the new stop sign. “This intersection is heavily travelled, especially during the school year,” said......
Wayne State University celebrates 150th anniversary
October 22nd, 20180 DETROIT — Wayne State University will celebrate its 150th anniversary along with the completion of its Pivotal Moments fundraising campaign with a celebration on campus. The Pivotal Moments campaign, which raised $170 million from almost 84,000 donors, was launched in 2014, reaching its goal in early July of 2018. The event,...
Secretary of State candidate Jocelyn Benson reiterates campaign pledges at Dearborn town hall
October 21st, 20180 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, October 16, State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D- Dearborn) and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- Dearborn) joined Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic candidate for secretary of state, for a town hall meeting at the Henry Ford Centennial Library. Hammoud and Dingell both made opening remarks. Benson said she believes......
Mayor O’Reilly talks about representing Arab America
October 21st, 20180 DEARBORN — Over the past few decades, Dearborn has become the United States’ most densely concentrated Arab American city. One defining metaphor is a “melting pot” of immigrants from around the globe, but what does it mean to city officials to represent American Arabia? Mayor Jack O’Reilly has represented the largest Arab...
Delta Air Lines disputes employee’s claim it defrauded her of insurance benefits
October 21st, 20180 WINNETKA, Canada – A Delta Air Lines employee is claiming the company and its life insurance provider, Desjardins Financial, defrauded her of her life insurance benefits after she was diagnosed with last stage ovarian cancer. Yasmeen Kinnarath told The AANews that after she was diagnosed, the airline terminated all her benefits and......
