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Dearborn teacher on paid leave after altercation with student
March 25th, 20230 DEARBORN — A tenured middle school teacher in Dearborn is on paid administrative leave pending further investigation after an altercation with a student. The McCollough-Unis Middle School teacher was caught on video, reportedly by another student from a nearby stairwell. The video shows the teacher continuing to move toward...
Wayne County commissioners recognize the holy month of Ramadan
March 25th, 20230 DETROIT – On March 16, Wayne County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution by Commissioners Sam Baydoun (D-Dearborn) and Al Haidous (D-Wayne) recognizing Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, which this year begins March 23 and lasts to April 20. “I wish for my brothers and sisters during this holy time to be safe and for...
Wayne State University offers free tuition to students with family incomes of $70,000 or less
March 25th, 20230 DETROIT — Governor Whitmer recently visited Wayne State University and joined university officials to announce the new Wayne State Guarantee, which offers Michigan students with family incomes of $70,000 or less a tuition-free degree with zero out-of-pocket expenses. The median household income in 2021, according to Wayne State, was...
Dearborn Police make arrest in January bank robbery
March 25th, 20230 DEARBORN — On Wednesday, January 18, a bank robbery occurred at the Dearborn Federal Credit Union on Oakwood Blvd. A suspect identified as wearing a bright blue Detroit Pistons hooded sweatshirt, gray winter hood, winter gloves and a white N-95 style mask approached a bank teller and demanded money be placed in bags. He informed the...
Fordson High School’s Jeff DelGiudice honored as the MIAAA Region 11 Athletic Director of the Year
March 24th, 20230 DEARBORN — Long-time Fordson High School staff meber Jeff DelGiudice was honored on Sunday, March 19 as the MIAAA Region 11 Athletic Director of the Year. DelGiudice was one of 14 administrators statewide to be recognized at the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (MIAAA) event in Traverse City. He...
Suspect in operation to kidnap Governor Whitmer pleads guilty
March 23rd, 20230 LANSING – Brian Higgins, 54, of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support for terrorism, a five-year felony, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Wednesday, March 15. Higgins was among several men charged as a result of a joint operation by state and federal...
Dearborn Heights Councilman Mo Baydoun hosts second annual Iftar dinner with the Dearborn Heights Fire Department
March 21st, 20230 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn Heights Councilman Mo Baydoun is hosting the second annual Iftar dinner with the Dearborn Heights Fire Department on the first day of Ramadan this Thursday, March 23. The Dearborn Heights Fire Department is planning to fast from all food and liquids on the first day of Ramadan to stand with and embrace...
Detroit Metropolitan Airport named one of the best airports in the nation
March 11th, 20230 DETROIT — The Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) has been named one of the most prominent airports in the United States, according to the 2022 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) awards. The airport was awarded the ASQ award for the best airport of 25 to 40 million passengers in North America, according to the Airports...
Dearborn’s 2023 curbside yard waste program begins this March
March 10th, 20230 DEARBORN — Dearborn’s 2023 curbside yard waste program is set to begin the week of March 13-17 and will last through Friday, December 15. Starting Monday, March 13, residents can put yard waste in properly marked containers at the curb on or before their trash collection day. This convenient service provides residents the...
The Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund grants more than $114 million in its first year
March 4th, 20230 LANSING — The Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund (MIHAF), administered by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), has delivered more than $114 million in relief to 15,688 homeowners in its first year. The MIHAF launched in February 2022 to support Michigan homeowners experiencing financial hardships related to the...
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud announces the city’s collaboration with Google
March 4th, 20230 DEARBORN — Mayor Abdullah Hammoud announced on February 22 the launch of Dearborn's collaboration with Google Cloud to transform the city’s IT and data capabilities and help position Dearborn as a workforce and talent hub in the region. Hammoud hosted a special event held at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, where...
Dearborn Heights mayor, police chief address wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former police officer
March 4th, 20230 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – A former Dearborn Heights police officer has filed a lawsuit against the city citing religious discrimination as the reason he was fired in 2019. Mahdi Bazzi had been an officer for less than a year at the time of his dismissal. In the suit, Bazzi alleges he told a senior officer about discrimination he was...
Dearborn Public Schools will host its second annual spelling bee in March
February 27th, 20230 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools will host its second annual spelling bee on March 1 and 2 at Fordson High School. The top elementary and middle school spellers within the district will join together in a fierce and friendly spelling face off. The middle school students will compete on March 1 at their designated grade times....
Oak Lawn, IL police officer facing criminal charges after punching Arab American teen during arrest
February 24th, 20231 OAK LAWN, IL — A police officer is facing criminal charges following a video that surfaced showing him and several other police officers punching a 17-year-old boy while trying to arrest him. The arrest took place last summer. According to reports, officer Patrick O'Donnell was indicted by a grand jury in Cook County on Tuesday. He...
How to use generators safely when the weather causes power outages; freezing rain expected in Metro Detroit
February 22nd, 20230 As the current weather forecast for Metro Detroit has reported sleet and freezing rain throughout the day on Wednesday, there is a possibility of widespread power outages. It is common for residents to use gas-powered portable generators to maintain the electrical power within their homes until their normal service is......
All Dearborn restaurants invited to participate in Restaurant Week the first week of March
February 19th, 20230 DEARBORN — All Dearborn restaurants can register to participate in Dearborn Restaurant Week from March 3-12. Dearborn Restaurant Week is designated to celebrate Dearborn's diverse food culture and signature culinary experience. This allows both food lovers and frequent restaurant goers to experience this unique and savory cuisine as...
Henry Ford College welcomes three new leaders to its staff
February 19th, 20230 Photos Courtesy of Kurt Krug Henry Ford College has welcomed some new appointments to its staff this month. Lisa Bradley as the new executive director of human resources, Dr. Brad Romans as the new dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Tirria Kendred as the new director of K-12 relations. Lisa Bradley Bradley is the new...
Dearborn schools planning orientations to welcome new students
February 19th, 20230 DEARBORN — Schools throughout Dearborn are planning their orientations this spring to meet the new students and parents. Most district middle and high schools have planned their orientation events to welcome next year’s incoming students and their parents. These orientations allow students and parents to become familiar with and...
Bloomfield Township man accused of breaking into neighbor’s home and sexually assaulting her
February 18th, 20230 BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A man has been accused of breaking into his neighbor's home and sexually assaulting her in the middle of the night, according to reports. The victim awoke at around 11 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 to find her neighbor, Maher Haddad, standing beside her bed in her condo on the 700 block of Fox Hills Drive, according to......
Remembering the Michigan State University shooting victims
February 17th, 20230 Photos: Phi Delta Theta MSU Fraternity Facebook; Clawson Public Schools Instagram; The Detroit News The Michigan State University students who were shot and killed on Feb. 13 have been identified. The three victims are Alexandria Verner, Brian Fraser and Arielle Anderson. Loved ones of the victims spoke highly of their lives as...
Michigan State shooter identified and died of self-inflicted gunshot wound
February 17th, 20230 LANSING — The Michigan State University shooter has been identified by state officials as 43-year-old Anthony McRae, who killed three people and wounded five at the university. According to reports, he was charged with various gun related crimes back in 2019 and had a history of mental health issues. Authorities reported that McRae......
Local communities rush to provide relief to the victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake
February 17th, 20230 International efforts to provide relief to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria are accompanied by many local initiatives and donation campaigns in the Detroit region to help the victims of the disaster that claimed the lives of tens of thousands and wounded and displaced hundreds of thousands of families in the eastern...
23 Michigan residents, including Arab Americans, charged in $61.5 million Medicare scheme
February 10th, 20230 Twenty-three Michigan residents were accused of illegal fraudulent schemes that involved defrauding Medicare of more than $61.5 million by billing Medicare for unnecessary medical services that were never administered and by paying kickbacks and bribes, according to official reports. “As alleged, the defendants and their......
