April 21st, 20230DEARBORN — Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Abe Alsaghir is making his professional debut in his next fight on April 29 at Hype Athletics in Wayne.
He will be fighting Kevin Walker Jr. in the lightweight division of the Lights Out Championship.
Photo Courtesy of Abe Alsaghir
Alsaghir is stepping into the professional level and...
August 14th, 20210DEARBORN — After having COVID-19 last year, Dearborn native Sam Ali and his family feared for his life and that fear led Ali to make some very big life changes.
The 43-year-old Ali said that he has tried many different diets and workout plans before, but none of them were successful.
Ali had tested positive for COVID-19 on July...
July 1st, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Thursday, Governor Whitmer announced the appointment of Yvonna C. Abraham to the Wayne County Third Circuit Court. Abraham is the first Palestinian American judge in the state of Michigan.
Abraham currently serves as the magistrate and director of probation for the 20th District Court in Dearborn Heights. She...
October 4th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The Wayne County Public Health Division and The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are continuing to host weekend drive-through COVID-19 testing.
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said that testing will continue for the rest of the year.
“The Wayne County Public Division will continue to...
May 23rd, 20200DEARBORN — The University of Michigan-Dearborn was set to induct a Dearborn sporting legend, Ibrahim “Juice” Baydoun, into its Athletic Hall of Fame for the Class of 2020 on June 7. Only the second such class to be given that honor, the ceremony may be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t take away from...
June 10th, 20190DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Community members and many attendees from other towns celebrated the farewell weekend of the Ramadan Suhoor Festival, making its second appearance at the Hype Center on West Warren Avenue.
Starting out as a pop-up festival, the Ramadan Suhoor Festival morphed into four weekends of food, celebration and unity...
April 23rd, 20180
We have been able to help more than 100 kids in the community with drug addiction
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Friday, April 13, HYPE Athletics celebrated its 17th anniversary with a dinner at its Dearborn Heights location that drew 750 attendees, including Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
What started as a...
March 30th, 20181DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mohamed Bazzi stood on his former high school's basketball court, dribbled a ball, studied the hoop, aimed and rejoiced as the ball effortlessly whipped through the net.
A yellow and blue banner with his name and scoring achievement of 1,436 points in the 2015 season hanging from the ceiling next to the basketball...
December 22nd, 20170
DEARBORN — Beginning next semester, SAFE Substance Abuse Coalition will begin instructing elementary and middle school children in the Dearborn Public School System about substance abuse and drug prevention. The partnership is part of a larger initiative started by Superintendent Glen Maleyko and the Dearborn Public...
