Michigan completes aerial treatment to combat mosquito-borne illness
September 24th, 20200 LANSING — A few weeks after state health authorities announced the first suspected cases of a mosquito-borne illness in a Barry County resident, along with dozens of animals, planned aerial treatments for several counties have now been completed. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Wednesday,...
Darius Whiting, 48, found shot on Michigan and Schlaff
September 24th, 20200 DEARBORN — Dearborn Police have announced that on Wednesday, September 23, at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of Michigan Avenue and Schlaff Street for a report of man found deceased in a pickup truck. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, Darius Whiting, a 48-year-old Farmington Hills resident, had...
Early voting begins in Michigan as absentee ballots get mailed out on Thursday
September 24th, 20200 LANSING — On Thursday, election clerks the state opened their offices for early voting. Local clerks also mailed out ballots to residents who have requested them. Today marks the 40th day before the Nov. 3 election, when clerks are required by the state constitution to open up for early voting. The state says more than 2.39...
Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission begins work
September 24th, 20200 LANSING — The state’s newly-formed Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission convened for its inaugural meetings over Zoom last Thursday and Friday. The 13 randomly selected commissioners sat for agenda and orientation discussions. Those orientation materials, YouTube links of the meetings and a list of the selected...
Free COVID-19 weekend drive-through testing coming to Taylor
September 23rd, 20200 TAYLOR – The Wayne County Public Health Division, with support from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), continues its weekend drive-through testing, this time in the city of Taylor. The testing is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Taylor Sportsplex located...
Former Wayne councilman charged with accomplice for false report of a felony
September 23rd, 20200 WAYNE — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Christopher James Sanders, 51, of Wayne and Jimmie Lee Chandler, 28, of Van Buren Township in connection with the alleged planting of a starter pistol and fake drugs in a city employee’s car. Allegedly, on October 16, 2017, at the behest of now former Wayne...
Hamtramck Council petition aims to recall Councilman Ian Perrotta
September 22nd, 20202 HAMTRAMCK — Almost a month after censuring Councilman Ian Perrotta, some Hamtramck Council members are now taking steps to remove him from office. A press release put out by Councilman Mohammed Hassan says six current and former Hamtramck City Council members are joining "community leaders and residents" to recall the two-term...
U.S. surpasses grim milestone of 200,000 COVID-19 deaths
September 22nd, 20200 (REUTERS) — The death toll from the spread of the coronavirus in the United States exceeded 200,000 on Tuesday, by the far the highest number of any nation. The United States, on a weekly average, is now losing about 800 lives each day to the virus, according to a Reuters tally. That is down from a peak of 2,806 daily deaths...
D7 Schools superintendent responds to protests held outside of her office, accusing her of racism
September 19th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After a tense school board meeting on Wednesday was followed by a protest outside of the Board of Education building on Thursday morning, D7’s superintendent responded. A parent addressed racism in the schools during an Aug. 25 Dearborn Heights City Council meeting and ever since, the district has been under...
Parents hold protest against racism outside of D7 Board of Education building in Dearborn Heights
September 19th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After being silenced at Wednesday’s School Board meeting, some district parents held a protest outside of the District 7 Board of Education building Thursday morning. Leslie Windless, who organized the protest, said that Black students and parents need to have their voices heard. “You can’t say there’s...
Michigan health insurers agree to no out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 testing, treatment through 2020
September 18th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan has secured agreements from nearly all of the state’s health insurers to waive all out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 testing and treatments through the end of 2020, including copays, deductibles and coinsurance. These agreements cover more than 92 percent of the commercial health insurance market in...
Local activists react to U.S backed normalization treaties struck between UAE, Bahrain and Israel
September 18th, 20200 DEARBORN — So-called “peace agreements” between two Arab countries, the UAE and Bahrain, with Israel were signed on Tuesday, in a ceremony at the White House hosted by President Trump. The normalization efforts between governments of the two Arab countries and Israel carried little consent from the people of those nations and...
Dearborn fundraiser raises more than $10,000 for Lebanon relief efforts
September 18th, 20200 DEARBORN — A fundraiser held in Dearborn on Sept. 11 raised more than $10,000 for relief efforts in Lebanon. The fundraiser was set up by Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja, the Dearborn Fire Department and the Dearborn Heights Professional Firefighters, while being hosted by The Amity Foundation, a local non-profit in the...
Parents silenced when bringing up concerns of racism in D7 Schools
September 18th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Tensions were high during Wednesday night’s District 7 School Board meeting when numerous parents were muted when trying to voice concerns over racism in the schools. The cases of racism made news when Barbara Young and two of her children who are students in the district attended a Dearborn Heights City...
11 counties urged to cancel outdoor events due to suspected mosquito-borne virus
September 18th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan's health authorities are warning of a suspected rare mosquito-born virus, Eastern equine encephalitis. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said a man in Barry County is suspected of having the virus and is now urging people in 11 Michigan counties —Barry, Clare, Ionia, Isabella,......
35-year-old Pontiac man arrested after Dearborn Police locate a missing 12-year-old Allen Park girl
September 17th, 20200 ALLEN PARK — The Allen Park Police Department give credit to Dearborn Police for helping bring a missing 12-year-old girl home last month after she met an older man on Snapchat. On Aug. 19, officers responded to a residence in Allen Park for a runaway 12-year-old juvenile and were told by the child’s parents that she had been...
Associate pastor at Divine Child compares Black Lives Matter protests to 9/11 terrorist attacks
September 17th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Church of the Divine Child issued out an immediate apology after an associate pastor compared Black Lives Matter protests to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Fr. Paul Graney delivered mass on Sept. 13, where he said that the goal of 9/11 was to destroy the United States. “Just a couple days ago marked 19 years since...
Dearborn man who filed for $9.8 million tax refund headed to court
September 17th, 20200 LANSING – A Dearborn who filed for a tax refund of more than $9.8 million from the Michigan Department of Treasury is being charged with multiple felonies, including tax fraud, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Thursday. Dashonta D. Warren, 41, is charged with one count of filing a false income tax return, a...
Henry Ford College offers free-tuition program for COVID-19 essential workers, what you need to know
September 17th, 20200 DEARBORN — Henry Ford College (HFC) in Dearborn is one of the participants in Michigan’s tuition-free program, Futures for Frontliners, which will fund education for workers who performed essential duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, inspired by the World War II GI bill, will offer tuition-free college opportunities......
Home Depot in Dearborn Heights fined $4,000 for COVID-19 violations
September 17th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Home Depot on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn Heights is one of 19 businesses in Michigan that have been fined by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) for serious violations of COVID-19 safety guidelines. The $4,000 citation is for violations of COVID-19 workplace safety...
Benson confident in state’s election integrity, urges early voting
September 16th, 20200 LANSING — Governor Whitmer took time to discuss the upcoming Nov. 3 general elections at her weekly COVID-19 live address from Lansing on Wednesday. Joining her were the state’s health chief, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Benson appeared confident in the state’s ability to get through a......
Dearborn Public Schools extend virtual learning until Oct. 12
September 16th, 20200 DEARBORN — Dearborn’s Board of Education voted to extend the district's virtual learning at its Sept. 14 board meeting. The school year started on Aug. 31 with the idea of returning to classrooms on Oct. 1. The city of Dearborn has continued to have a high number of COVID-19 cases per resident in recent weeks and according to...
ITT to give nearly $19 million in debt relief to former Michigan students
September 16th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement to obtain almost $19 million in debt relief for former ITT Tech (ITT) students in Michigan as part of a settlement with 47 other attorneys general and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ITT previously operated campuses in Canton,......
