Two men who entered Dearborn police station armed sentenced
August 19th, 20170 DEARBORN- Two men who entered the Dearborn Police Station armed with firearms and dressed in tactical vests and masks earlier this year were sentenced to time in prison by Judge Mariam Bazzi of the Wayne County Circuit Court. Police first arrested Brandon Vreeland, 40, of Jackson and James Craig Baker, 24, of Leonard on Feb. 5 after...
State Police raids Dearborn Medical Clinic for overprescribing opioids
August 18th, 20172 DEARBORN — About 8 a.m. on Thursday, Michigan State Police raided the Dearborn Medical Clinic, where a doctor is accused of over prescribing opiates. Lt. Mike Shaw of the State Police described the clinic, located at Warren and Yinger Avenues, as a "pill mill" and said oxycodone is the drug most prescribed. It was attracting...
Muslims in foster care need exposure
August 18th, 20171 BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Muslim Foster Care Association (MFCA) is a nonprofit founded in 2015 by Ranya Shbeib and Sameena Zahoor that assists Muslims in the foster care system, and also facilitates licensure for parents wanting to foster children. Two years ago, Shbeib, a former teacher and administrator, received her foster care...
Dearborn Heights police heighten traffic enforcement
August 18th, 20171 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn's neighboring city seems to be tackling drastically similar types of reckless driving on its roads and has found no better way to control it than to heighten traffic enforcement. The Dearborn Heights Police Department kicked off the crackdown in July, According to Police Chief Lee Gavin, it's been a...
Christian missionaries from California proselytize in Hemlock Park
August 18th, 20177 DEARBORN — On August 7 and 8, Christian missionaries from California visited Hemlock Park in East Dearborn. In the span of two days, workers face-painted with children, handed out prizes and shared their faith. A number of the parents who were in the park allowed their children to venture into the event unaware of the religious...
Few Arab Americans serve on city commissions. Why?
August 18th, 20170 DEARBORN — Many gears work in concert to make a city run. Government bodies like the mayor's office and the City Council, as well as departments like human resources and engineering, and several commissions, all play vital roles in maintaining the high quality services residents expect. Most Dearbornites, almost half of whom are of...
Pew Study: Muslims are proud Americans, but worried
August 18th, 20171 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 25, the Pew Research Center released a report on Muslim Americans and their concerns regarding their place in society; despite the data showing high concern from U.S. Muslims, 92 percent of them are proud to be American. The survey was conducted between January and May. It showed that half of Muslim...
Dearborn stands in solidarity with Charlottesville against White supremacy
August 18th, 20170 CHARLOTTESVILLE/DEARBORN — Dearborn residents assembled in healing and solidarity with Charlottesville, Virginia on August 13 and 16, against White supremacy — reemphasizing the city's cohesive nature in visible diversity that trumps hate. The first peaceful vigil, in which at least 100 demonstrators gathered on Sunday, was...
Michigan State Police conducting raid at Dearborn Medical Clinic
August 17th, 20170 DEARBORN - Michigan State Police are conducting a raid at a medical office in Dearborn Thursday morning. We're told the raid is happening at the Dearborn Medical Clinic on Warren Avenue, which is near Greenfield Road. Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw says the raid is part of the fight against the opioid problem in Michigan,...
Backlash against Trump intensifies after his comments on Virginia violence
August 16th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― Several leading members of Trump's Republican Party and ally Britain sharply rebuked the president on Wednesday after he insisted that white nationalists and protesters opposed to them were both to blame for deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump's remarks on Tuesday, a more vehement reprisal of what had...
Jordanian companies on the hunt for opportunities in Detroit
August 15th, 20170 DETROIT — On Thursday, Aug. 3, the Honorary Consulate of Jordan in Michigan hosted a reception and forum welcoming a Jordanian trade delegation to Detroit. The key objective of the mission was to promote the growth of trade and business diversification of the Jordanian exports to the U.S. in several manufacturing sectors that are...
Robber ties up elderly Dearborn Heights woman in her home
August 12th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS—On Wednesday, a man broke into an elderly woman's home in Dearborn Heights around 11:50 a.m., forcefully requested money and then tied her up. Police said the front door to her home near Van Buren Road and Colonial Street was unlocked. The man walked into the old woman's home, grabbed her by the throat and demanded...
Dearborn Schools Superintendent Glenn Maleyko meets with secretary of education
August 11th, 20170 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Glenn Maleyko was one of 20 superintendents from Michigan invited to meet with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. "I was honored to have been one of the superintendents selected to attend," Maleyko said in a press release. "I believe the size of our district, the challenges we face...
Arab American tent debuts at Dearborn Homecoming
August 11th, 20170 DEARBORN — An Arab American tent made its debut at the 38th annual Dearborn Homecoming festival, held at Ford Field Park the weekend of Aug. 4-6. The tent, which featured both food and music, came about through the auspices of the Arab American National Museum and ACCESS. "In 2015 and 2016, the AANM and ACCESS had the pleasure of...
Trump declares major disaster in Michigan following severe flooding in June
August 4th, 20170 MICHIGAN — On August 2, President Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Michigan, which makes federal disaster funding available to the areas harmed by severe storms and flooding from June 22 to June 27. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the availability of assistance, which will aid Bay, Gladwin,......
Michigan releases two cities from state oversight
August 4th, 20170 DETROIT — Michigan ended state oversight for Pontiac and Lincoln Park on Tuesday, citing improved financial operations for the Detroit-area cities. For Pontiac, where state intervention began in 2008, a receivership transition advisory board in place since 2013 was dissolved. A similar board created for Lincoln Park in 2015 was also...
Local Islamophobe sues Dearborn Heights to “stop sharia”
August 4th, 20173 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Debbie Schlussel, an attorney known for her anti-Muslim rhetoric, filed a lawsuit against Dearborn Heights and its officials on May 15 for being denied access to booking photos and videos of resident Malak Kazan without her hijab. Police had arrested Kazan for driving on a suspended license on July 9, 2014.......
Conservation group seeks to improve air quality in Dearborn
August 4th, 20170 DEARBORN — On Monday, July 31, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MLCV) launched the first monthly event for Dearborn community members to discuss the local air quality. The meeting was advertised as a space for citizens to express their concerns regarding air quality in their neighborhood and to learn about threats to the...
Are Dearbornites paying too much in property taxes?
August 4th, 20170 DEARBORN — Twice a year, homeowners in the city face one of the most dreaded days of the year – tax day. Among other levied taxes, every homeowner pays a percentage of his or her property's value to help operate and maintain the city's services, like the Police Department, the schools and trash pickup. In addition, the city...
Auto sales fall in July as carmakers slash rental fleet sales
August 4th, 20171 DETROIT — U.S. carmakers said on Tuesday they continued to slash low-margin sales to daily rental fleets in July as the overall pace of U.S. car and light truck sales fell for the fifth straight month. The annualized pace of U.S. car and light truck sales in July fell to 16.73 million vehicles, down from 17.8 million vehicles a year...
Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree discusses his faith and service to the taxpayers
August 4th, 20170 DETROIT — In the 1980s, Eric Sabree sat in Muhammad Ali's hotel room and watched old boxing tapes of Ali's famous matches while laughing and eating ice cream as Ali relived each fight with Sabree and his friend. "We had a ball," Sabree said, laughing at the memory. "We had a great time, and then he was tired and we left the......
Dearborn Police Department hosts National Night Out on Crime
August 4th, 20170 DEARBORN — On August 1, the Dearborn Police Department partnered with Target to host a "National Night out on Crime" event, described as a neighborhood crime and drug prevention effort in a city newsletter. Hundred attended the event, which utilized every inch of the police department's east parking lot to show the community the...
Dearborn prepares new 911 dispatch center serving Melvindale
August 4th, 20170 DEARBORN — The city is preparing to go live on a newly constructed 911 dispatch center that will serve residents in Dearborn and Melvindale. The center, located on the second floor of the Dearborn Administrative Center on Michigan Ave., is part of a consolidation project made possible by a State of Michigan Competitive Grant......
Orville Hubbard statue moved again
August 4th, 20170 DEARBORN — Five months after the city placed the controversial statue of former Mayor Orville Hubbard on the Dearborn Historical Museum's lawn, it has been moved again. The statue had been in front of the building on Brady Street, but now it's on the side of the McFadden Ross house, further away from public sight. According to...
Residents, business owners discuss making Dearborn a more cohesive community
July 28th, 20170 DEARBORN— On July 20, members of the community met with business owners and members of the Downtown Dearborn Alliance at Joe’s Top Dog on Michigan Avenue in east Dearborn to discuss ways Dearborn can become a more cohesive community. Downtown Dearborn is “An alliance of partners, including East Dearborn Downtown Development......
