Dearborn City Council approves first Hammoud administration budget
June 9th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn City Council voted during a June 7 meeting 6-1 in favor to pass Mayor Abdullah Hammoud’s first budget proposal as mayor. The $128 million budget, which passed with only Councilman Ken Paris voting no, will take effect on July 1 and reduces the city’s $22 million structural deficit by nearly $20 million,...Abortion access: A matter of life and death
June 8th, 20220 By Dr. Yahya Mossa Basha Although 60 years have passed since I last saw my mother alive, the memory of her bleeding profusely as she was rushed to the hospital while in labor remains hauntingly vivid. Making the pain of her loss even harder to bear is the fact her death could have easily been prevented. She died because she could...City of Dearborn Heights kicks off 34th annual Spirit Fest
June 8th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights is kicking of its 34th annual Spirit Festival on Wednesday, June 8 with some changes that residents can look forward to. The event, sponsored by Antonio’s Restaurants, will run on Wednesday, June 8 from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m., with a senior jubilee from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. There...Man who committed armed robbery in Dearborn hotel, murder in Detroit, targeted LGBTQ+ community
June 7th, 20220 DEARBORN — On Monday, Diabolique Paris Johnson, 35, of Indianapolis, pleaded guilty to charges of second degree murder, felony firearm and armed robbery for a string of crimes he committed in Dearborn and Detroit in 2020. Due to the nature of the crimes and the victims involved, state and Wayne County officials alleged the man had...The ethnic cleansing of Masafer Yatta: Israel’s new annexation strategy in Palestine
June 6th, 20220 The Israeli Supreme Court has decided that the Palestinian region of Masafer Yatta, located in the southern hills of Hebron, is to be entirely appropriated by the Israeli military and that a population of over 1,000 Palestinians is to be expelled. The Israeli Court decision, on May 4, was hardly shocking. Israel’s military...Court appearance reveals details on Ypsilanti man who killed 12-year-old Dearborn girl on Belle Isle
June 5th, 20221 DETROIT — Further details about the suspect in the hit-and-run crash on Belle Isle that killed 12-year-old Ghadir Saleh of Dearborn were revealed at an arraignment last Friday. Wayne County prosecutors approved charges of murder, reckless driving and more for 23-year-old Alexander Armond Smith of Ypsilanti, who drove off a road...20 students to receive scholarships at award ceremony in Dearborn, June 8
June 5th, 20220 DEARBORN — Twenty students from Dearborn and Dearborn Heights high schools will receive scholarships amounting to a total of $75,000 at an award ceremony in Dearborn next week. The students were chosen to receive scholarships towards their college tuition after an application and selection process, through a program facilitated by...Pro-Israel, pro-corporate outside funds thrown at campaign opposing Talib in 12th District primary
June 5th, 20220 A new political action committee, raising funds from wealthy, pro-Israeli occupation groups and individuals, is mounting attacks against U.S. Rep. Rashida Talib (D-Detroit), in her bid to represent the newly formed 12th District. Urban Empowerment Action is planning to spend upwards of $1 million in campaign funds on one of Tlaib’s...Hamtramck Schools Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed accuses board members of discrimination, conspiracy to get her fired
June 4th, 20220 HAMTRAMCK — Hamtramck Public Schools Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed, who has been on leave since last October, has filed a lawsuit accusing five board members and the teachers union of conspiring to get her fired. Ahmed is also accusing the parties, which include two board members who, like her, are Yemeni Americans, of...Police rule out drugs, alcohol in hit-and-run crash that killed 12-year-old Dearborn girl on Belle Isle; sister is in critical condition
June 1st, 20220 DEARBORN — The 16-year-old sister of 12-year-old Ghadir Saleh, who was tragically killed on Belle Isle on Monday from a hit-and-run crash, was in critical condition and required surgery, as of Wednesday evening. A member of the girl’s family told The Arab American News that she had been responsive, but had been undergoing careful...Dearborn announces free pool admission for children 13 and under
May 31st, 20220 DEARBORN — Mayor Abdullah Hammoud has announced that the city will be waiving all admission fees to its community pools for children 13 and under. The decision is part of a new initiative to expand equity and access to the city’s public pools. The benefit was inspired by access challenges that Hammoud experienced in his own...Dearborn Heights Rotary names DHPD Officer of the Year
May 29th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Rotary Club of Dearborn Heights has named Officer Hamze Younis as the 2022 Dearborn Heights Police Department’s Officer of the Year. Younis has been with the Dearborn Heights Police Department for two years and has been a police officer for three years. As the school resource officer in the Crestwood...Samer “Sam” Jaafar named Wayne County’s director of Homeland Security
May 28th, 20220 WAYNE COUNTY — With a dedication to public service, Samer “Sam” Jaafar has been named Wayne County’s new director of Homeland Security. The appointment is subject to Wayne County Commission approval. Jaafar has served as deputy director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management since February 2011. In his role,...Dearborn’s new public health dept. gives 500 units of baby formula to area families
May 27th, 20220 DEARBORN - The city's new Department of Public Health (DPH), and its director, got a sort of unveiling at a baby formula food distribution event on Friday. The distribution event, which comes amid a national formula shortage, took place at the west entrance of the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Families were able to...Muslim woman who had her hijab forcibly removed by Ferndale police reaches settlement with city
May 27th, 20220 FERNDALE — A Muslim woman who was forced to remove her hijab and subjected to a cross-gender search by the Ferndale Police Department has won a settlement with the city. Last summer, Helana Bowe, who is African American, was stopped by Ferndale police while she was traveling on Eight Mile road inside the city of Detroit. Police......
Governor’s order bars agencies from cooperating in other states’ abortion prosecutions, asks them to look into increasing reproductive protections
May 27th, 20220 LANSING — As the U.S. Supreme Court gets set to reveal a decision that could overturn the federally established right to abortion access nationwide, states are taking actions to continue those protections on their own. In Michigan, the Democratic officials have taken steps over recent months as the high court presides over a case...Dearborn government and non profit partners to hold baby formula distribution on Friday
May 27th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn officials are holding an emergency baby formula distribution event on Friday, spurred by a nationwide formula shortage. Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, Public Health Director Ali Abazeed, other city officials and non profit partners will host the event from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday at the west entrance of the Ford...Michigan friends and families of future students can enter them into $15,000 tuition giveaway
May 26th, 20220 LANSING — The state is giving away 100 tuition prizes to children in a random statewide drawing that family and friends can enter students into. The prepaid tuition prize is worth $15,000 and is in celebration of the Michigan Education Trust’s (MET) 35-year anniversary. Governor Whitmer announced the launch of the MET 35th...Dearborn Police arrest suspect in relation to felonious assault, ethnic intimidation incident at Westborn Market
May 26th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn Police are investigating a suspected felonious assault and ethnic intimidation incident that occurred on May 13 at Westborn Market. Two African American patrons reported that a White male suspect initiated an encounter with them before making several racial slurs towards them. The suspect then reportedly......
Judge Yvonna Abraham thanks mentors, inspirations, family at investiture ceremony
May 22nd, 20220 DEARBORN – Hundreds of community members, supporters, judges and elected officials were at the investiture ceremony for Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Yvonna Abraham on Monday, May 16. The ceremony for Abraham, the first Palestinian American judge in Michigan, took place at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in...Dearborn Police running student safe driving video contest
May 20th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department is offering $100 Amazon gift cards for whomever creates the most popular TikTok videos on traffic safety. The contest is asking students to use their creativity and energy to create a TikTok video supporting the #SafeStreetsDearborn. “Join the city of Dearborn to inspire people in the......
Dearborn Public Schools to host Memorial Day events
May 20th, 20220 DEARBORN — All three of the Dearborn Public School District’s traditional public high schools are planning special events to remember fallen soldiers from their schools. All three events will be hosted in the mornings the week before Memorial Day and will honor fallen veterans from their respective schools. Dearborn High...Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington grabs big local endorsements at campaign events
May 20th, 20220 DETROIT/DEARBORN — Wayne County Sheriff Raphael “Ray” Washington received major endorsements at a rally on Tuesday, as he runs to retain his position in this August’s primary election. The endorsement rally took place at the Union Carpenters and Millwrights Skilled Training Center on the city’s west side, a 147,000 square......