Dearborn police ramp up enforcement on reckless driving, offenders can expect fees over $3,000 for impounded cars
June 17th, 20220 DEARBORN — Reckless and dangerous driving in Dearborn can cause drivers to lose their vehicles if they fail to pay high fees that could reach up to $3,500. Drivers in violation of city ordinances will also be charged with a misdemeanor and four points will be added to their driving records. The high cost of violations comes amid...
Dearborn Heights man sentenced to 25 years for murdering his mother
June 16th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A Dearborn Heights man accused of killing his mother last year has finally been sentenced after pleading guilty in the case. Aaron Samir Akel, 46, of Dearborn Heights pleaded guilty on May 20 to second degree murder in the death of his mother, 73-year-old Ibtisam Field, who was found strangled to death on May 4,...
Dearborn offers resources and cooling centers for relief from excessive heat
June 15th, 20220 DEARBORN — With the extreme temperatures today and this week, the city of Dearborn’s Department of Public Health is providing residents with a series of resources and recommendations amid the extreme heat, including a list of cooling centers that are currently available. There are five cooling center locations across the city and...
Tlaib continues push for MENA category in census and federal data
June 14th, 20220 DETROIT — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) is continuing her effort to include the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) category in federal population and health data, as well as the 10-year federal census. Talib joined U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) in leading the House Committee on Oversight and Reform to send...
Henry Ford Centennial Library opens a Reflection Room
June 14th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Henry Ford Centennial Library has opened a Reflection Room to promote mental and physical health and well-being. The room is on the third flood of the library and has neutral walls with a tranquil picture. “It fills a need,” Library Director Maryanne Bartles said. “Over the last few years, many people have...
City of Dearborn Heights offering cooling centers
June 14th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - With summer temperatures rising rapidly this week, the city of Dearborn Heights is offering cooling centers throughout the city. “Extremely hot weather is on the way, potentially causing dangerous health problems for many individuals and for those with no access to air conditioning,” the city said in a Facebook...
20 Dearborn and Dearborn Heights students awarded scholarships through Hunting Bank, The Arab American News partnership
June 10th, 20220 DEARBORN — At an awards ceremony at The Summit Banquet Center in Dearborn on Wednesday, 20 students from Dearborn and Dearborn Heights high schools received scholarships in the first ever F.L.I.P (Future Leaders in Progress) Scholarship Program. The scholarships were given to seniors from Edsel Ford, Fordson and Dearborn High...
Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Kelley arrested for role in Capitol riots
June 9th, 20220 ALLENDALE — The FBI arrested Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on Thursday over misdemeanor charges stemming from his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by throngs of then-President Trump's supporters, the Justice Department said. Kelley, 40, of Allendale, is one of five Republicans in the...
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......
