September 16th, 20220DEARBORN — With school in session, Dearborn Police are cracking down on what they say are safety concerns around parents dropping off and picking up their kids at school.
This week, WXYZ reported that police are ticketing parents and family members at Fordson High School in east Dearborn who park or sometimes stop in the left and...
August 24th, 20190DEARBORN – With the new school year beginning on Monday, August 26, Mayor Jack O’Reilly, Jr. has directed the Dearborn Police Department to increase traffic enforcement.
The strict traffic enforcement will serve to protect students from speeders, stop-sign runners and inattentive drivers.
Officers will focus on streets used...
February 8th, 20190DETROIT – Passenger traffic at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) grew to 35,236,676 in 2018.
Compared to 2017 it's an increase of more than 535,000 travelers, according to data by the airport’s Department of Financial Planning & Analysis.
The 2018 total is the highest number of passengers at DTW since 2007. A Feb....
DEARBORN — Drivers should be aware that Cherry Hill is closed to through traffic from Telegraph to Outer Drive due to a large-scale construction project.
Drivers are advised to use Michigan Avenue, the official detour, when traveling east and west. The city is conducting pavement replacement, sewer construction and water main...
April 13th, 20180DEARBORN — A number of alleys throughout the city are scheduled to be improved this year.
Scheduled repairs include pavement at 650 locations and sidewalk repairs at approximately 200 locations. Construction will begin in the spring.
Some alley locations are scheduled to be inspected.
These alleys are east of Schaefer between...
March 16th, 20180LANSING — Michigan citizens affected by the Driver Responsibility Fee law will be relieved of their outstanding fees, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury.
On March 31, citizens who entered into a payment plan on or before Feb. 1 will have their outstanding driver responsibility fees eliminated, according to a press...
February 2nd, 20180By Omar Abdel-Baqui
The Latino Press
"These particles and chemicals can penetrate our body and enter our bloodstream and wreak havoc on health. We have only recently realized the serious damage PM2.5 can cause." - Guy Williams, president & CEO of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
Residents of southwest Detroit...
November 21st, 20170More Americans will travel this Thanksgiving than the past 12 years, according to AAA's annual holiday travel forecast it released last Thursday.
It predicts nearly 51 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles to celebrate the holiday. That's a 3 percent increase from last year, and the highest number since 2005.
Travelers...
November 17th, 20170DEARBORN — "The objective of any speed limit is that it can be reasonable, enforceable and that it assures a maximum limit," according to the Michigan Department of Transportation's website.
Although, according to some experts, appealing to pedestrians with a lower speed limit may be more beneficial to society.
"Many of the...
October 27th, 20170DEARBORN — This Monday, mayoral candidate and council President Pro-Tem Tom Tafelski was supposed to take part in a video interview with reporters from The AANews, as Mayor Jack O’Reilly had done, but due to a bout of laryngitis, he was unable to participate. Instead, he answered our questions via email.
Some people believe...
