Visionary Dr. Prem Reddy recognized with Healthcare Lifetime Achievement Award
September 12th, 20230 FARMINGTON HILLS – Dr Prem Reddy, chairman, president and CEO of Prime Healthcare, received the prestigious Healthcare Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce – USA during a ceremony in Farmington Hills, attended by Michigan Gov. Whitmer and other dignitaries. Headquartered in Michigan, the...
Man sentenced to 30-50 years for Dearborn Hampton Inn murder
September 10th, 20230 DEARBORN – A man received a 30 to 50 year prison sentence Wednesday for a fatal shooting at the Dearborn Hampton Inn last year. Reichard Lee Williams-Lewis shot and killed 55-year-old hotel employee Tyrone Chapple on Oct. 6, 2022. Williams-Lewis pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last month. Police said Chapple was getting...
Opioid settlement participation deadline extended to September 20, AG Nessel urges Michigan municipalities to sign up
September 10th, 20230 LANSING – The deadline for local governments and counties to register to receive funds from the multibillion-dollar Walgreens National Opioids Settlement has been extended to September 20. The extension will give additional time to local governments in Michigan to sign on to receive direct payments. Michigan Attorney General Dana...
Judge dismisses charges against former Dearborn Heights officer in assault on Arab American officer, Wayne County prosecutor to appeal decision
September 10th, 20231 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – A former Dearborn Heights police officer had two felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon thrown out during a preliminary evidence hearing in the 20th District Court, Aug. 30. The charges against Paul Graf, 33, stemmed from a December 2021 incident in the locker room at the Dearborn Heights Police...
Man who assaulted teen, hurled racial slurs at him, pleads guilty
September 10th, 20230 LIVONIA – The man who attacked a 13-year-old boy and yelled racial slurs after bumping into him in a stairway in Livonia pleaded guilty. The incident occurred June 8 at the Kirksey Recreation Center in the 15100 block of Hubbard Road. Officials say Moeez Irfan, 29, of Livonia, bumped into the teen while they passed each other on...
Warren police bust large drug operation, seize 2,000 fentanyl pills
September 9th, 20230 WARREN – Thousands of potentially deadly pills are off the streets of Warren after a major bust by Warren police. "You could call him a murderer — that's what he is, he's killing people," said Commissioner Bill Dwyer. That’s how Dwyer characterizes a recent arrestee — a Sterling Heights man — making fentanyl pills...
The Shatila family expands the legacy, celebrates grand opening at new Dearborn Heights location
September 8th, 20230 Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi joined city officials, family, friends and employees of the new Shatila Bakery on Sept. 2 to celebrate the grand opening/ribbon cutting of the bakery’s newest location. The bakery is located at 26771 Ford Road (Between Beech Daly & Inkster Roads) and specializes in popular Middle Eastern pasties...
Federal judge dismisses Fouts’ lawsuit against the Warren City Council
September 8th, 20230 WARREN – A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit by Warren Mayor Jim Fouts against the City Council. Fouts' lawsuit may have been his last chance at getting a fifth term leading the city. Federal Judge George Steeh dismissed Fouts' lawsuit, which claimed his civil rights were violated because his name was not listed on the August...
Jocelyn Benson looking “closely” at 2026 run for Michigan governor
September 8th, 20230 LANSING – In 2026, voters will pick a new governor. Among those considering a run is Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. She told FOX 2 in an interview after Gov. Whitmer's speech last week that she was looking closely at a run. "A lot of people have talked to me about it," she said. "I go to many events and people come up to me and...
Governor Whitmer leads first economic investment mission to Japan to bring jobs and supply chains home to Michigan
September 8th, 20230 LANSING — Governor Whitmer began a seven-day investment mission in Japan this week. During the trip, the governor is focused on securing investments in key industries like mobility, automotive and advanced manufacturing that will create good-paying jobs and bring critical supply chains back home to Michigan. This marks the first...
Wayne County Circuit Court rejects an appeal to a petition to recall Mayor Bill Bazzi
September 8th, 20230 DETROIT, DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Almost six weeks after the Wayne County Election Commission unanimously rejected a petition seeking to recall Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi, the Wayne County Circuit Court rejected an appeal to the recall petition, which was rejected by the three members of the commission on July 25, last...
Superstar Ragheb Alama talks about the changes in the entertainment industry, the Arab American achievements and Lebanon’s economic quagmire
September 8th, 20230 DEARBORN – As part of his entertainment tour in the United States, the Lebanese superstar Ragheb Alama had a magnificent performance last Saturday, described by attendants as “a night of a lifetime” at the Motor City Casino in downtown Detroit. Alama's performance restored the strong relationship between The Arab American...
Henry Ford College Executive Assistant to the President Kathy Dimitriou wins prestigious award from the Association of Community College Trustees
September 2nd, 20230 DEARBORN — The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) recently announced that Henry Ford College (HFC) Executive Assistant to the President Kathy Dimitriou will be presented the prestigious Professional Board Staff Member Award for the Central Region at its fall meeting. This national award is presented to a board staff...
Poll: Michiganders support AI regulation to protect our elections
September 2nd, 20230 Progress Michigan recently released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks public opinion about a variety of policy issues. Included in this poll were several questions about artificial intelligence being used to influence our elections. Eighty-eight percent of Michigan voters polled were very or...
AG Nessel secures 55 percent reduction in Consumers Energy’s gas rate increase
September 2nd, 20230 LANSING – The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved a settlement in Consumers Energy Company’s natural gas rate case in which the company sought a rate increase. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel intervened in the case and helped secure a 55 percent reduction in the final requested rate increase from $175......
Attorney General Nessel urges local governments to sign-up for Walgreens National Opioid Settlement before September 6 deadline
September 2nd, 20230 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding eligible municipalities to participate in the Walgreens National Opioid Settlement before the September 6 deadline, which is the Wednesday after Labor Day. By participating, eligible local governments will receive direct payments from the Walgreens National Opioids...
AG Nessel pushes FDA to protect kids from e-cigarette addiction
September 2nd, 20230 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes. Nessel’s suggestions include limiting the flavors that draw kids in, reducing nicotine levels to......
9-year-old Palestinian boy who survived Israeli bombing hosted in Dearborn Heights while receiving prosthetic leg
September 2nd, 20230 At only 9-years-old, Saleh Humaid has been through more than many of us could imagine. The young boy managed to survive a horrific Israeli bombing in Gaza, Palestine, where he lost part of his right leg. Saleh was able to receive a prosthetic leg thanks to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), but he had to travel all the way to...
Dearborn fire chief arrested for drunk driving, placed on administrative leave
September 2nd, 20230 DEARBORN — Fire Chief Joseph Murray has been placed on administrative leave following an arrest for allegedly operating a vehicle while under the influence. Murray was placed under arrest at around 3 a.m. on August 29 after being pulled over by Dearborn Heights police near Telegraph Road and Dartmouth Street. Police pulled him over...
Dearborn Schools Superintendent Glenn Maleyko receives positive evaluation once again
September 2nd, 20230 DEARBORN — Dearborn Superintendent Glenn Maleyko was recently given his evaluation by the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education, marking his eighth year as superintendent. The Board collectively ranked his performance as "highly effective." The evaluation committee was chaired by Trustee Roxanne McDonald and the committee...
Dearborn to offer free tree planting services for residents
August 25th, 20230 DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn is offering residents the opportunity to order a tree for their property at no cost. The program, available through the city’s Department of Public Works, will plant a tree on interested homeowners’ front easements this fall, while supplies last. While the program is open to all residents, priority......
Dearborn Schools calendar approved
August 25th, 20230 The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education voted on Monday night to approve the new contract with the Dearborn Federation of Teachers, which also sets the district’s calendar for the year. The Aug. 21 vote approved the five-year contract, which also includes an updated salary schedule and a number of other details governing...
Secretary Benson encourages Michiganders to sign up to be poll workers
August 25th, 20230 LANSING — On National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson urged Michiganders to sign up to work at their community polling place in the upcoming 2024 elections. Michigan residents can sign up to serve at Michigan.gov/Pollworker. “Poll workers are our most valuable asset in conducting Michigan’s safe,......
Study reveals 300,000 Michigan kids are from immigrant families, 70,000 of whom are in high school
August 25th, 20230 DETROIT — According to a new “High School Kids in Immigrant Families” study commissioned by Global Detroit, 300,000 Michigan kids live in immigrant families, where at least one person was born outside the U.S. Of these, 70,000 are Michigan high school students — 15 percent of all Michigan high schoolers — including 17,000 in...
Four teens run out on $400 restaurant bill, turn themselves in after police post video on Instagram
August 25th, 20230 DEARBORN — Four Arab American teens who dined and dashed at a Dearborn restaurant turned themselves in after police used social media to find them. On Sunday the teens ate at the Red Sea Restaurant on Michigan Avenue, then ran out without paying. After Dearborn police posted video of the incident on Instagram, the......
