July 30th, 20220Incumbent U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) is running in a well-publicized primary election for the newly-drawn District 12, which includes Dearborn, most of Dearborn Heights, western Detroit neighborhoods and some new communities to the north.
Though she faces competition from hopefuls from the local Democratic political world,...
July 29th, 20220DEARBORN - U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) is running to represent the newly-drawn District Six after serving her current district, which includes Dearborn, for eight years.
Dingell, widow of the of the late long-serving U.S. Rep. John Dingell, has been closely associated with Dearborn and surrounding areas, which ties into her...
July 29th, 20220DETROIT — Portia Roberson is a candidate in the August 2 primary election in the newly-drawn U.S. House District 13, covering much of Detroit and Hamtramck, as well as Downriver and western Wayne communities and eastern cities like Grosse Pointe.
The district also includes the southern portion of Dearborn Heights. Besides...
July 28th, 20220Here is the list of candidates for school board elections, before the withdrawal deadline, that will appear on the November 8 ballot for the Dearborn, Crestwood and D7 school districts.
Note that the last date for withdrawal is this Friday, July 29, at 5 p.m. This list will be updated on our website after that...
July 20th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Following what seemed to be a routine traffic stop by Dearborn Heights police, an Inkster man is facing a number of drug and weapons-related charges.
A little after 11:30 a.m. on July 12, an officer observed a car near the intersection of Michigan and Beech Daly whose occupants weren’t wearing seat...
July 19th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A late-night traffic incident in Dearborn Heights has left two people with serious injuries and another two in critical condition.
At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, 911 dispatchers received a call regarding a serious injury accident on southbound Telegraph Road just south of Joy Road.
A...
July 9th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn Heights police are looking to identify a suspect involved in an armed robbery that took place at a CVS Pharmacy.
At approximately 9:51 a.m. on July 5, an armed robber entered the CVS at 8710 North Beech Daly and went directly to the pharmacy where he produced a silver revolver and demanded a quantity of...
July 9th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights will soon be adopting an emergency alert system to help notify residents of emergencies.
The CodeRED Emergency Alert System will allow the city to have an opportunity for one-way communication from the Police and Fire Departments to the community.
“We can share emergency or...
July 9th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Four suspects were arrested and one Dearborn Heights police officer injured in a July 4 altercation at a local business.
At approximately 5:50 p.m. on July 4, Dearborn Heights police responded to a 911 call regarding customer trouble at a business in the 23000 block of Ford Road. The caller reported four male...
July 8th, 20220This August, voters in Arab American-concentrated precincts in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Detroit will have a chance at some fresh representation in Michigan’s legislature.
Citizen-led independent redistricting efforts have created three new State House districts in the Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Detroit areas that have...
July 3rd, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Elected officials and staff leaders from Dearborn Heights joined Wayne County department leaders to conduct an information workshop.
The event took place at the Dearborn Heights City Hall and was the first meeting of its kind between the city and the county.
The event was geared towards giving both the city...
July 1st, 20220With primary races for Congressional seats heating up in Metro Detroit, some candidates have seen now unprecedented amounts of outside campaign funds pumped into their coffers.
Most notably, those funds, raised by pro-Israeli occupation and pro-big business entities, have been directed to mainstream, pro-Israel Democrats in order...
June 29th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With Independence Day fast approaching, Dearborn Heights public safety officials are urging residents to practice fireworks safety.
In addition to neighborhood and community fireworks displays, many residents buy and light their own in their yard or in the street.
“We certainly want our residents to enjoy...
June 23rd, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Theodore “Ted” Wafer has been resentenced in the 2013 shooting death of Renisha McBride.
Wafer appeared in the Wayne County Third Circuit Court on June 22 before Judge Dana Hathaway, who resentenced him to 15 to 30 years in prison with credit for time served.
The conviction comes with 15 to 30 years for...
June 20th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights has welcomed a new frozen treat shop called Booza Delight to the city .
Owners Yasser and May Hashwi were joined by city officials, Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce officials, friends and family for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
“Contrary to what some folks think, when they hear...
June 19th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A little over two months into its time with the city, Priority Waste has had numerous unhappy customers, and city officials have had enough.
Over the past several weeks, the city has received several complaints from residents regarding missed stops, delays in trash and recycling pick-ups and even accusations...
June 16th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A Dearborn Heights man accused of killing his mother last year has finally been sentenced after pleading guilty in the case.
Aaron Samir Akel, 46, of Dearborn Heights pleaded guilty on May 20 to second degree murder in the death of his mother, 73-year-old Ibtisam Field, who was found strangled to death on May 4,...
June 14th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS - With summer temperatures rising rapidly this week, the city of Dearborn Heights is offering cooling centers throughout the city.
“Extremely hot weather is on the way, potentially causing dangerous health problems for many individuals and for those with no access to air conditioning,” the city said in a Facebook...
June 10th, 20220DEARBORN — At an awards ceremony at The Summit Banquet Center in Dearborn on Wednesday, 20 students from Dearborn and Dearborn Heights high schools received scholarships in the first ever F.L.I.P (Future Leaders in Progress) Scholarship Program.
The scholarships were given to seniors from Edsel Ford, Fordson and Dearborn High...
June 8th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights is kicking of its 34th annual Spirit Festival on Wednesday, June 8 with some changes that residents can look forward to.
The event, sponsored by Antonio’s Restaurants, will run on Wednesday, June 8 from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m., with a senior jubilee from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. There...
June 5th, 20220DEARBORN — Twenty students from Dearborn and Dearborn Heights high schools will receive scholarships amounting to a total of $75,000 at an award ceremony in Dearborn next week.
The students were chosen to receive scholarships towards their college tuition after an application and selection process, through a program facilitated by...
May 29th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Rotary Club of Dearborn Heights has named Officer Hamze Younis as the 2022 Dearborn Heights Police Department’s Officer of the Year.
Younis has been with the Dearborn Heights Police Department for two years and has been a police officer for three years.
As the school resource officer in the Crestwood...
May 22nd, 20220DEARBORN – Hundreds of community members, supporters, judges and elected officials were at the investiture ceremony for Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Yvonna Abraham on Monday, May 16.
The ceremony for Abraham, the first Palestinian American judge in Michigan, took place at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in...
May 7th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights has finally completed a long overdue renovation of its City Council chambers, now called “Studio B.”
The City Council kicked off its April 26 meeting with a celebratory ribbon cutting.
The room underwent a total renovation from the ground up, including construction, decor,...
May 6th, 20222DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city is planning city wide sweeps to address blight and ordinance enforcement.
Mayor Bill Bazzi told The Arab American News that the city has been receiving several complaints about blight and ordinance enforcement throughout both the north and south ends of the city.
“These aren’t new complaints,”...
May 1st, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Months after former Police Chief Mark Meyers was terminated, the ACT 78 Commission ruled in his favor, but the city is still contesting.
Meyers was relieved of his position in February, which he contested before the Act 78 Commission on March 24.
Act 78, or the Police and Civil Service Act, was first passed in...
April 30th, 20220DEARBORN — Huntington Bank and The Arab American News will proudly announce the recipients of the first annual Future Leaders in Progress (F.L.I.P) scholarship program this June.
The program will award a total of $75,000 in college scholarships to 20 Dearborn and Dearborn Heights high school students, out of a faculty-selected...
April 29th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn Heights Police Officer Christopher Suggs has been promoted to police sergeant after eight years with the department.
Suggs, an officer with the Dearborn Heights Police Department since 2014, was originally studying mechanical engineering during his first two years of college.
“I started studying and...
