

Sam Baydoun wins seat on the Wayne County Commission
November 9th, 20180 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, long-time real estate associate broker Sam Baydoun was elected to the 13th District Wayne County Commission seat vacated by outgoing Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak. Baydoun ran unopposed and received 30,920 votes. Woronchak, who mounted an unsuccessful run for State Senate, will step down in...Arab Americans win in Northville and Crestwood, but lose in Dearborn School Board races
November 9th, 20184 DEARBORN — In a dramatic contrast, all five Arab American candidates failed in the Dearborn Board of Education race on Tuesday, while other Arab Americans scored victories in Dearborn Heights' Crestwood School District and the Northville School Board. In Dearborn, the Arab American capital of the U.S., thousands of Arab voters went...Voters pass all three state-wide proposals
November 9th, 20180 LANSING — All three of the statewide proposals in Michigan passed on Tuesday, November 6. Proposal One, which legalized recreational marijuana for adults, passed overwhelmingly, 55 to 44 percent, with 2,344,450 voters approving it and 1,849,005 voting no. Proposal Two's passage means an independent redistricting commission...Dearborn voters renew Henry Ford College millage by wide margin
November 9th, 20180 DEARBORN — Voters living in the Dearborn Public School District approved on November 6 the renewal of a Henry Ford Community College millage for five years, starting in January. The approved mill represents approximately $4.2 million in annual revenue for HFC, amounting to about 5 percent of HFC’s nearly $90 million operating...Metro Detroit’s Lebanese Christians celebrate opening of Macomb County’s largest Maronite church
November 5th, 20180 CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Macomb County – There's an unassuming place where the Lebanese identity is alive and well, but it's not in the land of cedars nor in Dearborn, the capital of Arab America. Macomb County, Michigan’s third most populated, located just northwest of Detroit, is home to the largest Lebanese Maronite Christian...Wallet stolen from car, Dearborn Police seek help finding suspect
November 5th, 20180 DEARBORN — A Livonia resident parked his car in the 2800 block of Cornell and left his wallet in the center console while visiting family. He later received a text message from American Express at approximately 2:30 p.m. inquiring about multiple purchases made. The victim checked his vehicle, which he had left unlocked, and discovered...Do Arab Americans of Dearborn know of ‘World Mankousheh Day’?
November 5th, 20180 While there are many national and international days dedicated to appreciating a certain food, a great initiative known as World Mankousheh Day was added to the World International Days, presented by Zaatar w Zeit. Zaatar w Zeit, a well-known Lebanese food service with multiple chains internationally, chose November 2 to celebrate...Court of Appeals: Police have the right to stop uninsured vehicle
November 4th, 20180 MONROE— The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that police have the right to stop uninsured vehicles and overturned a lower court's decision to throw out evidence against passenger Patrick Mazzie. Mazzie was a passenger in a friend's uninsured vehicle when Monroe police stopped the car on June 22, 2017. Police used a law enforcement...Worthy endorses Wilder for Michigan Supreme Court
November 4th, 20180 DETROIT – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy issued a statement endorsing Justice Kurtis Wilder for election to Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday, Nov. 6. "On November 6, the citizens of Michigan will be voting for one of the most important offices on the ballot, the Michigan Supreme Court,” Worthy said in the statement. “I have...Health officials: Lead-tainted curry powder distributed in Michigan
November 3rd, 20180 LANSING — State health officials are urging residents to check their spice cabinets for curry powder after several brands distributed in Michigan were found to contain high levels of lead and recalled. The curry powder was distributed under several brand names, including Baraka, Butera, Corrado's, Mediterranean Specialty, Nouri's and...Dearborn Heights police chief retiring after 38 years in law enforcement
November 3rd, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Police Chief Lee Gavin will retire on November 7, after more than a decade as the city’s top cop and 38 years total service to the city. Gavin will be replaced by Deputy Chief Dan Voltattorni, who has been in law enforcement since 1987. Gavin started with the department as a patrolman and worked his way up,...Run and walk added to Dearborn high schools’ food drive event
November 3rd, 20180 DEARBORN— Dearborn Public School’s three high schools, Fordson, Edsel Ford, and Dearborn High School, are again collecting food for a local charity. For the first time, this year’s drive will kick off with a family friendly one- or two-mile run at Ford Field Park. The drive runs from Nov. 12 to 16. The goal is to collect...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......