April 4th, 20250DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Council President Mo Baydoun has kicked off his mayoral campaign in a large turnout event held at Crestwood High School. Joined by residents, elected officials, dignitaries and community members, Baydoun shared his commitment to the city, vowing to serve and unite the residents.
Several people spoke at the event,...
March 12th, 20250DEARBORN HEIGHTS - President Donald Trump has appointed Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia.
In a social media post, Trump said that he was pleased to announce Bazzi as the ambassador.
“Bazzi is a decorated U.S. Marine, who honorably served our country for 21 years,...
February 28th, 20250DEARBORN – A 19-year-old Arab American woman was tragically shot and killed following a road rage altercation with another vehicle at approximately 10 p.m. on Friday, February 21.
According to police, the victim, Rawan Mohamed Baseti, a resident of Dearborn Heights, was driving a black 2018 Jeep Cherokee with two female friends when...
February 21st, 20250DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Surrounded by dozens of his supporters, Dearborn Heights City Council President Mo Baydoun officially announced his candidacy for mayor last week in a city grappling with deep-rooted political feuds between the majority of the City Council and Mayor Bill Bazzi. These conflicts escalated to a no confidence vote by the...
February 7th, 20250DEARBORN HEIGHTS – On Monday, in the presence of Mayor Bill Bazzi and Fire Chief David Brogan, an Arab American man who works at a restaurant in the northern part of the city received the "Citizen Award" at City Hall for his heroic efforts in saving the life of a driver trapped inside a burning vehicle following a traffic accident on...
January 31st, 20250
DEARBORN HEIGHTS – A violent armed confrontation during an attempted home invasion in Dearborn Heights resulted in three people being injured, authorities confirmed. The incident took place late Monday night, sending shockwaves through the residential community as law enforcement responded swiftly to the...
January 30th, 20250DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After a nearly six-hour City Council meeting on Jan. 28, Mayor Bill Bazzi appointed a new police chief, the city’s fourth in just under three years.
Bazzi confirmed in a press release that Officer Ahmed Haider will assume command of the Dearborn Heights Police Department as the acting chief while the city...
January 19th, 20250DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayor Bill Bazzi has raised concerns over the performance of Treasurer Lisa Hicks-Clayton and her ability to accurately conduct city business.
According to a press release issued by the city, a Jan. 6 communication was sent to members of the City Council where Bazzi had expressed concerns over issues raised in the...
January 4th, 20250DEARBORN HEIGHTS – All Dearborn Heights homes and businesses will soon be equipped with new high-tech water meters – replacing the city’s antiquated 60+ year-old meters. According to Mayor Bill Bazzi, some 25,000 meters will be replaced city-wide.
All homes and businesses in the city are required to have their meters replaced in...
December 12th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS - Mayor Bill Bazzi has announced that Dearborn Heights Deputy Police Chief Hussein Farhat will be appointed interim police chief effective Jan. 6.
This appointment comes with the resignation of current interim Police Chief Kevin Swope, who has accepted a similar position in another city.
Swope had been appointed...
November 29th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Mayor Bill Bazzi has announced the appointment of digital marketing specialist Lielle Saad as the new director of the city's Community and Economic Development Department (CEDD). Bazzi expressed optimism about Saad's ability to advance the department in alignment with the city’s goals and the needs of its residents...
November 15th, 20240• Harris’ losses surpass 20,000 Votes in the three cities compared to Biden’s 2020 results
• Trump gains around 6,000 additional votes in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and 2,000 in Hamtramck to what he received in 2020.
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For the first time since 2000, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won the cities of...
November 9th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS – On Tuesday, voters in the Dearborn Heights Crestwood School District approved an election proposal to issue more than $120 million in bonds to upgrade school facilities and buildings, and they also renewed their confidence in five current school board members who ran to retain their seats on the seven-member...
October 26th, 20240On November 5, voters in the Dearborn and Dearborn Heights Crestwood Public Schools districts will head to the polls to fill several school board seats in both districts, which serve around 25,000 students, most of whom are of Arab descent.
The elections include two open seats on the Dearborn Public Schools Board for a full term of...
September 6th, 20241On September 7, 1984, when the Arab American community in Dearborn was almost exclusively centered in the "Dix" area in the southern part of the city, and when the number of Arab-owned businesses in Dearborn could be counted on one hand — not to mention the marginalization, racism and lack of political participation and involvement in...
August 17th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayor Bill Bazzi announced the addition of John Danci as the city’s new director of public works, effective immediately.
Danci is a 10-year veteran of the public works profession – most recently serving as public works director for Sumpter Township. Prior to that position, he held several public...
July 19th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In a recent news article, an ongoing legal battle between members of the Dearborn Heights Police Department and the city of Dearborn Heights was cited as including “race-based sabotage and harassment.”
The 74-page federal lawsuit filed on Jan. 29 by then-Police Chief Jerrod Hart and Directors Kevin Swope and...
July 5th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Following an intense budget battle that almost resulted in a government shutdown, Dearborn Heights Police Chief Jerrod Hart has resigned.
Hart submitted his notice of “constructive termination” to be effective immediately, stating that his departure comes as a result of, “... the continued harassment,...
June 29th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The city of Dearborn Heights has finally reached an agreement and approved a budget for fiscal year 2024 to 2025.
As the city’s administration was preparing for a government shut down due to the budget not being approved on time, at a last minute meeting held on June 28 that lasted almost four hours long, the City...
June 28th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS – As the construction of the new headquarters for the Islamic Institute of America on Beech Daly Road in Dearborn Heights is nearing completion, the center's imam, Sayed Hassan Qazwini, urged the Arab and Muslim communities in the Detroit area to contribute to building this state-of-art center. This center will be a...
June 28th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS — As the budget deadline looms, the city of Dearborn Heights has failed to approve a budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, 2025.
During a nearly two and a half hour-long City Council meeting on June 25, Councilwoman Nancy Breyer was the only Council member to move for the...
June 7th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS — As part of a common senior prank, several students were caught vandalizing Crestwood High School on May 24.
Through a thorough investigation conducted by the Crestwood administration, multiple students were identified vandalizing the school with spray paint.
“The investigation consisted of camera footage,...
May 24th, 20240Huntington Bank and The Arab American News awarded 31 college-bound Dearborn and Dearborn Heights graduating seniors $115,000 in scholarships at the Future Leaders In Progress (FLIP) Scholarship Dinner on Wednesday, May 22.
FLIP also recognized five outstanding educators from Dearborn Public Schools and Crestwood Public Schools in...
May 10th, 20240Huntington Bank in partnership with The Arab American News will hold the FLIP scholarships 2024 Award Dinner on May 22
DEARBORN – For the third year in a row The Arab American News in partnership with Huntington Bank will distribute $111,500 in FLIP scholarships to 29 high school college-bound graduates from Dearborn and Dearborn...
April 19th, 20240On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani paid a quick visit to Metro Detroit. The Iraqi leader's first stop was at the Islamic Institute of America, a Dearborn Heights mosque, and his second stop was at the Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield, where he had dinner with local Iraqi Americans.
al-Sudani's visit was...
April 12th, 20240DETROIT – On Monday, April 8, the Justice Department announced that a Dearborn Heights landlord, Mohamad Hussein, has agreed to pay $185,000 in damages and a civil penalty to the government to resolve the Fair Housing Act (FHA) lawsuit concerning his sexual harassment of actual and prospective female tenants. Hussein has owned and...
March 15th, 20240DEARBORN – Starbucks cafés in the Dearborn area are witnessing an unprecedented decline in customers’ demand for the chain’s most famous products, just as they are elsewhere in the U.S and around the world. This decline comes in conjunction with continuing campaigns on social media platforms to boycott the company, which is...
March 8th, 20241On Thursday, The Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights hosted Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, for an evening of community discussion.
Stein, 73, a three-time Green Party presidential candidate, said as president she would immediately call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
“The president can make a phone...
