August 22nd, 20220DEARBORN — The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has charged two men with a six-count felony complaint involving a string of airbag thefts in Metro Detroit, including Dearborn.
The Dearborn Police Department said that following a rise in airbag thefts across Metro Detroit primarily involving GM vehicles, especially the Chevy...
August 19th, 20220WAYNE COUNTY — East Dearborn native Khalil Rahal is stepping down from his position as Wayne County’s chief administrative officer to pursue another opportunity, Rahal announced on social media this week.
In his announcement, Rahal thanked his mentor, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, for allowing him to be "a part of Wayne...
August 19th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights says it has experienced a growing trend of nighttime auto break-ins and theft of contents, and that residents can help reduce risk by following common-sense steps.
Recently, the Dearborn Heights Police Department has received a growing number complaints from residents reporting...
August 19th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — D7 School Board Trustee Nadia Nasir, who was appointed to the board in January, is hoping to retain her seat.
Nasir is one of two candidates running for three open full term seats on the board.
A lifelong resident of Dearborn Heights, she attended D7 schools her entire life before graduating from Annapolis...
August 18th, 20220DEARBORN — Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities (LAHC), a long-running, Dearborn-based and Arab-founded nonprofit, will be hosting an International Overdose Awareness Day event on Aug. 24, in honor of those lost to substance overdoses.
The international day to commemorate and raise awareness around overdoses occurs on Aug....
August 13th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With roots going back more than 60 years, Tawnya Sterlini is looking to give back by vying for a seat on the District 7 School Board.
Sterlini has been a member of the community for more than 35 years and graduated from Annapolis High School before earning an associate degree from Henry Ford College and working...
August 12th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With a history of dedication to the education of children throughout the community, Nadia Berry is running for re-election to the Crestwood School Board. She is vying for one of two full term six-year seats on the board in the Nov. 8 election.
Berry has served the community’s children for more than 26 years as...
August 5th, 20220DEARBORN - Despite the abundance of electoral benefits for Dearborn and Dearborn Heights residents during the primaries held on Tuesday, polling stations in both cities witnessed a noticeable low voter turnout, compared to the last midterm primary election four years ago.
While the turnout for the primary election in 2018 reached 35...
August 3rd, 20220DETROIT — Sheriff Raphael Washington successfully retained his seat as Wayne County Sheriff for a partial term ending Dec. 31, 2024 after Tuesday’s primary election.
Unofficial results from Wayne County show Washington secured about 47 percent of the votes, surpassing Joan Merriewether (28 percent) and Walter Epps (24...
August 2nd, 20220Arab American neighborhoods in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Hamtramck have some important choice to make about representations in the federal, state and county governments today.
The primary election was off to a predictably slow start, with the city clerk in Hamtramck reporting only some 800 of the 1,300 or so absentee ballots sent...
July 31st, 20220As a rule, primary elections do not enjoy the same attention that voters give to general elections, but party qualifiers are — in some races — so decisive that the general elections seem to be a foregone conclusion, and this applies to the fullest extent to the primary elections on Tuesday, August 2.
It is a fact that the...
July 30th, 20220Incumbent U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) is running in a well-publicized primary election for the newly-drawn District 12, which includes Dearborn, most of Dearborn Heights, western Detroit neighborhoods and some new communities to the north.
Though she faces competition from hopefuls from the local Democratic political world,...
July 29th, 20220DEARBORN - U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) is running to represent the newly-drawn District Six after serving her current district, which includes Dearborn, for eight years.
Dingell, widow of the of the late long-serving U.S. Rep. John Dingell, has been closely associated with Dearborn and surrounding areas, which ties into her...
July 29th, 20220DETROIT — Portia Roberson is a candidate in the August 2 primary election in the newly-drawn U.S. House District 13, covering much of Detroit and Hamtramck, as well as Downriver and western Wayne communities and eastern cities like Grosse Pointe.
The district also includes the southern portion of Dearborn Heights. Besides...
July 28th, 20220Here is the list of candidates for school board elections, before the withdrawal deadline, that will appear on the November 8 ballot for the Dearborn, Crestwood and D7 school districts.
Note that the last date for withdrawal is this Friday, July 29, at 5 p.m. This list will be updated on our website after that...
July 20th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Following what seemed to be a routine traffic stop by Dearborn Heights police, an Inkster man is facing a number of drug and weapons-related charges.
A little after 11:30 a.m. on July 12, an officer observed a car near the intersection of Michigan and Beech Daly whose occupants weren’t wearing seat...
July 19th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A late-night traffic incident in Dearborn Heights has left two people with serious injuries and another two in critical condition.
At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, 911 dispatchers received a call regarding a serious injury accident on southbound Telegraph Road just south of Joy Road.
A...
July 9th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn Heights police are looking to identify a suspect involved in an armed robbery that took place at a CVS Pharmacy.
At approximately 9:51 a.m. on July 5, an armed robber entered the CVS at 8710 North Beech Daly and went directly to the pharmacy where he produced a silver revolver and demanded a quantity of...
July 9th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights will soon be adopting an emergency alert system to help notify residents of emergencies.
The CodeRED Emergency Alert System will allow the city to have an opportunity for one-way communication from the Police and Fire Departments to the community.
“We can share emergency or...
July 9th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Four suspects were arrested and one Dearborn Heights police officer injured in a July 4 altercation at a local business.
At approximately 5:50 p.m. on July 4, Dearborn Heights police responded to a 911 call regarding customer trouble at a business in the 23000 block of Ford Road. The caller reported four male...
July 8th, 20220This August, voters in Arab American-concentrated precincts in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Detroit will have a chance at some fresh representation in Michigan’s legislature.
Citizen-led independent redistricting efforts have created three new State House districts in the Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Detroit areas that have...
July 3rd, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Elected officials and staff leaders from Dearborn Heights joined Wayne County department leaders to conduct an information workshop.
The event took place at the Dearborn Heights City Hall and was the first meeting of its kind between the city and the county.
The event was geared towards giving both the city...
July 1st, 20220With primary races for Congressional seats heating up in Metro Detroit, some candidates have seen now unprecedented amounts of outside campaign funds pumped into their coffers.
Most notably, those funds, raised by pro-Israeli occupation and pro-big business entities, have been directed to mainstream, pro-Israel Democrats in order...
June 29th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With Independence Day fast approaching, Dearborn Heights public safety officials are urging residents to practice fireworks safety.
In addition to neighborhood and community fireworks displays, many residents buy and light their own in their yard or in the street.
“We certainly want our residents to enjoy...
June 23rd, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Theodore “Ted” Wafer has been resentenced in the 2013 shooting death of Renisha McBride.
Wafer appeared in the Wayne County Third Circuit Court on June 22 before Judge Dana Hathaway, who resentenced him to 15 to 30 years in prison with credit for time served.
The conviction comes with 15 to 30 years for...
June 20th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights has welcomed a new frozen treat shop called Booza Delight to the city .
Owners Yasser and May Hashwi were joined by city officials, Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce officials, friends and family for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
“Contrary to what some folks think, when they hear...
June 19th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A little over two months into its time with the city, Priority Waste has had numerous unhappy customers, and city officials have had enough.
Over the past several weeks, the city has received several complaints from residents regarding missed stops, delays in trash and recycling pick-ups and even accusations...
June 16th, 20220DEARBORN 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,...
