Henry Ford College President Russell Kavalhuna appointed to talent creation subcommittee
January 12th, 20190 DEARBORN — Late last year, former Gov. Snyder appointed Henry Ford College President Russell Kavalhuna to a two-year term on the state's 21st Century Talent Creation Subcommittee. The subcommittee will work with the governor’s Talent Investment Board, which includes industry executives, labor leaders, educators, lawmakers and...
Sam Baydoun sworn in as new Wayne County commissioner for Dearborn area
January 10th, 20191 DETROIT — Democrat Sam Baydoun of Dearborn was officially sworn in as the 13th District Wayne County Commission representative on Jan. 8, during the commission's organizational meeting for the new year. Baydoun, who represents the 13th District, was elected to a two-year term during the Nov. 6 general election and received the...
Congresswoman Dingell Honors Abbas Family on House Floor, Introduces Bill to Stop Drunk Driving
January 10th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC – With people throughout Metro Detroit still reeling from recent news of the horrific car accident that took the lives of the Abbas family of Northville, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell took to the House floor today to memorialize them, and to introduce new legislation to stop drunk driving. “In every sense of the...
Wrong-way driver who killed Arab American family identified, suspected to be driving drunk
January 8th, 20190 LEXINGTON, KY — The man accused of killing a local Arab American family of five in Kentucky has been identified as Joey Lee Bailey, a report from FOX 2 News said. Bailey, was allegedly driving drunk in a Chevy pickup truck on the wrong way of I-75 for miles before hitting the Abbas family of Northville's SUV head-on in the early...
Michigan Supreme Court appoints new chief judge for Dearborn Court
January 7th, 20190 DEARBORN – The 19th District Court has announced the appointment of Gene Hunt as chief judge, a position in which he serves on Wayne County's second largest district court, effective January 1. The chief judge serves as the presiding officer of the court and also has “administrative superintending power and control over the...
Local Arab American family killed in wrong way driver crash in Kentucky
January 6th, 20190 LEXINGTON, KY — Six people were killed in the early hours of January 6 morning here as part of a wrong-way crash on I-75, police confirmed. Among them were Issam Abbas, Dr. Rima Abbas, and their three children. According to a report from LEX 18 in Kentucky, the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. near the 107 mile marker. The...
Rashida Tlaib shakes up Capitol Hill, calls for Trump’s impeachment
January 4th, 20194 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just hours after being sworn into Congress, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) shook up Capitol Hill by calling for President Trump's impeachment and repeating an expletive she used against him following her election in November. The comments were made to a crowd at an event sponsored by MoveOn, a progressive public...
Dearborn Police officer involved in collision while chasing stolen car
January 3rd, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A Dearborn police officer was involved in a collision while driving through the intersection of Ford Road and Beech Daly on Wednesday around noon, according to a press release from Dearborn Police. The on-duty officer was responding to a call for backup from another officer who was following a...
Brian Calley to lead Small Business Association of Michigan
January 3rd, 20190 LANSING — Former Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley announced Wednesday he will join the Small Business Association of Michigan, where he will serve as president, leading the group's lobbying and communications efforts. Calley left office on Tuesday under term limits. Current SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler remains the Lansing-based...
Beaumont program teaches dangers of distracted driving to teens
December 30th, 20180 TRENTON — Distracted driving is fast becoming one of the biggest health risks in the United States, with countless people endangering the lives of others while staring at their cell phones or other devices. Each day in the U.S., about nine people are killed and over 1,000 more are injured in crashes that involve a distracted driver,...
Snyder vetoes controversial GOP power play proposal, 40 other lame-duck bills
December 30th, 20180 LANSING — Governor Rick Snyder rejected 41 lame-duck bills on Friday according to a report from the Detroit Free Press, including a measure that would have given Republican-led lawmakers more authority to intervene in legal battles next year, in anticipation of Democrats taking over top posts within the state. The proposal was...
Dearborn Public Schools to create Read by Third Grade community task force
December 24th, 20180 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools is creating a parent and community task force to look at the Read by Third Grade law scheduled to take full effect next year. Under the law, any third grader who is considered more than a year behind in reading must be recommended to repeat the grade. The task force will allow the community to...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation awards grant to develop Hamtramck Veterans Memorial Park
December 24th, 20180 HAMTRAMCK — The Michigan Municipal League Foundation announced a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to develop Hamtramck’s 26-acre Veterans Memorial Park, create a safe area for children to play and make the site a source of community pride. The $807,200 grant will help to create a plan for 26-acre recreational...
How do Arab Americans celebrate ‘World Arabic Language Day’?
December 24th, 20180 DEARBORN — Tuesday, December 18 marks the celebration of Arabic Language Day, the day that celebrates the Arabic language and culture in an appreciative and educational manner. The event was established by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010 to celebrate multilingualism and cultural...
Dearborn Heights man accused of planning hit on an assistant Wayne County prosecutor sentenced in commercial fraud scam
December 24th, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A businessman who once allegedly planned a "hit" on an assistant Wayne County prosecutor was sentenced to 144 months in a federal prison for his role as the leader of a commercial fraud ring and ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution to his victims. Sabastian Restum, 49, also plead guilty to charges of......
Detroit Metro Airport diversity hiring initiative beginning to pay off, CEO Chad Newton says
December 22nd, 20180 ROMULUS — Metro Airport is a hectic place for anyone, but for non-native English speakers and people from faraway countries, it can be an even more daunting place to navigate. That's just part of the reason why it's so reassuring to see someone who looks like them and speaks the same language, according to airport police fofficer...
Dingell asks Snyder to veto more radioactive waste dumping in Wayne County
December 21st, 20180 LANSING — Governor Snyder is being urged to reject the Senate Bill 1196, which will allow increased dumping of radioactive waste materials in Wayne County by up to ten-fold, in a new letter from U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn). The bill, introduced last month, was “rushed through both chambers of the Michigan legislature and......
Michigan legislature backs A-to-F letter grades for public schools
December 21st, 20180 LANSING — On Tuesday, Dec. 18, the Republican-controlled State Senate narrowly passed legislation requiring the state to give public schools A-F letter grades beginning next year. In the final week of the lame duck session, the Senate passed the legislation 21-17, without floor debate at 8:22 p.m., with six Republicans joining...
Former employees file federal discrimination complaints against a Dearborn Tim Hortons
December 21st, 20180 DETROIT — Three African American employees of a Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop in Dearborn announced the filing of federal discrimination complaints Tuesday at the office of attorney Nabih Ayad, alleging they faced racial slurs from management. The plaintiffs are Sharneisha Martin, 26, a new employee trainer for four years; John...
Michigan announces new plan to fight opioid addiction crisis
December 21st, 20180 LANSING — The Michigan Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has announced the first update to opioid addiction treatment rules since 1981, reducing the number of such rules from 103 to 50. The state's update and new rules will allow better access to a wider variety of licensed professionals available to assist people suffering...
Life expectancy varies wildly between Michigan communities, according to new statistics
December 21st, 20180 DETROIT — The city or neighborhood in which you live can have a dramatic effect on life expectancy, according to a new statics released by the National Center for Health Statistics. Map of life expectancy in the U.S.A Life expectancy in Michigan ranges from almost 91 years in east Grand Rapids to just 62 in one neighborhood in......
Dearborn sells once-polluted site to buyer eyeing auto parts factory
December 21st, 20180 DEARBORN — After years of sitting vacant and requiring extensive environmental restoration work, a recently remediated property is seeing new ownership as the city finalizes a deal that is expected to give way to a proposed automotive supplier factory, bringing in an estimated 400 jobs to the city. The city, which owns the property...
Dearborn announces business hours and trash pickup schedules for the holidays
December 21st, 20180 DEARBORN — During the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, city of Dearborn buildings will be closed and the trash collection schedule will be affected both holiday weeks. There will be trash and recycling collection on the normal schedule on Monday, December 24, Christmas Eve. Collections will be delayed one day on Tuesday,......
10 holiday safety cooking tips
December 21st, 20180 It wouldn’t be the holiday season without family, friends and food. Family gatherings are often “kitchen gatherings.” We gather there to help in food preparation and to socialize, but it can be a very dangerous place for children. Below are 10 holiday safety cooking tips from Beaumont nurse and trauma prevention coordinator...
Wayne State student documents history of Islam in Detroit
December 21st, 20180 DETROIT — A Wayne State University student's documentary about the history of Islam in Detroit has received almost 500 views in less than a week of its appearance on YouTube. The documentary, which runs just under six minutes, outlines the longstanding origins of Islam in the U.S. and the Detroit and Dearborn areas. Malak......
