Study: Michigan teens falling for online scams faster than their grandparents

September 30th, 20220 With Michigan teens back in school, parents and teachers should be aware about online safety, as tech-savvy teens are falling for online scams at a higher rate than seniors, according to researchers behind a new study. SocialCatfish.com released the study on the "State of Internet Scams 2022" using 2022 data from the FBI IC3 and...

Fordson students start driving task force to educate distracted teen drivers

February 15th, 20190 DEARBORN — Starting out as a campus organization at Fordson High School, the Safer Driving Task Force focuses primarily on programs to promote safer teen driving. This is a teen driving initiative aimed at reducing serious traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities among Michigan’s most inexperienced drivers – teens. It's...

Fordson car simulation event sends an important message to students

February 15th, 20190 DEARBORN — On February 5, students from Fordson High school spent the entire day learning about the effects of distracted driving. Activities included speakers, driving simulators and under the influence goggles to encourage students to avoid reckless driving and driving while impaired. The car simulation was the main event of the...

Winning a battle against opioid abuse doesn’t mean the war is over

August 25th, 20170 The community’s collective awareness and complaints that prompted police to investigate and eventually raid a Dearborn Medical Clinic— which turned out to be a white coat dealer’s opioid prescription hub, as many suspected— should not be a reason to let our guard down, but rather to keep up our unified activism against our...