January 21st, 20230PONTIAC — Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter announced that he is appointing Madiha Tariq as a deputy county executive.
In that role, she will oversee the Health and Human Services and Public Services departments, two of the biggest departments in Oakland County, with more than 1,000 employees. Tariq will be the first Muslim...
November 3rd, 20220DETROIT — Metro Detroit artists are invited to apply for Kresge Artist Fellowships, now in its 15th year.
Kresge Artist Fellowships are $25,000 no strings attached awards, which include professional development support and the creation of a short film highlighting the artist’s work.
In 2023, Kresge Arts in Detroit — a...
September 16th, 20220TROY — After years of legal battles, the first mosque in the city of Troy is now set to open.
An inauguration for the Adam Community Center's mosque is scheduled for this Saturday at 5 p.m. at 3635 Rochester Road.
The large, ethnically and religiously diverse Metro Detroit city of more than 80,000 residents has churches, temples...
August 5th, 20220STERLING HEIGHTS - In the primary election on Aug. 2, Aisha Farooqi won the Democratic nomination for the newly-drawn District 57 of the Michigan House of Representatives, prevailing over Marcia Squier.
According to the unofficial vote totals from Oakland County, Farooqi received 2,051 votes to Squire's 1,215. Unofficial results...
August 3rd, 20221DETROIT — Residents in Dearborn, Southfield, Livonia, Detroit and more are now closer to being represented by a storied member of the so-called "Squad" in the U.S House.
With the results of Tuesday’s primary election trickling in slowly throughout the night, District 12 candidate Rashida Tlaib, the incumbent in the race, cemented...
July 23rd, 20220Human rights activist and attorney Huwaida Arraf is running for the 10th Congressional District in this August’s primary.
Voters will have a choice of candidates for representation in Washington D.C. from a crowded pool of five Democrats (including Arraf), two Republicans and a Libertarian.
The newly drawn 10th Congressional...
July 20th, 20220DETROIT — As part of Governor Whitmer’s FY’22- ‘23 budget that was just signed, the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) was awarded $45 million to build a comprehensive regional transformative behavioral health campus in Detroit. The new 120,000 square foot care center facility will help address disparities in health...
June 30th, 20220OAKLAND COUNTY — State health officials have detected the first Michigan case of the monkeypox virus in an Oakland County resident.
The virus, which is similar to smallpox and has caused an ongoing global outbreak, can cause fever, headaches, rashes and other symptoms and is treatable. The Michigan Department of Health and Human...
March 18th, 20220PONTIAC — On Monday, Muhammad Altantawi, 20, of Farmington Hills was found guilty of killing his mother, five years after he was accused of the crime.
After a two-hour deliberation, an Oakland County Circuit Court jury came back with a verdict that could mean life in prison without parole for Altantawi.
The trial took time...
March 11th, 20220DETROIT – A dozen doctors are among 16 people in Michigan and Ohio who have been sentenced to prison in an opioid scheme that included the distribution of 6.6 million pills and $250 million in false billings, authorities said.
The health care fraud exploited patients suffering from opioid addiction, the Justice Department said in a...
January 20th, 20220WEST BLOOMFIELD — Police say a 39-year-old housekeeper was arrested after stealing more than $500,000 in luxury items from homeowners over the last four months.
According to police, the investigation started in mid-October and is connected to at least 20 different items that were stolen from homes throughout southeast...
December 3rd, 20210OXFORD - Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley have been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter.
During court proceedings, Oakland County Lt. Tim Willis provided details about the potential involvement of the Crumbley parents.
Willis said that on Monday, Jennifer Crumbley received a...
December 2nd, 20210DEARBORN — In the days following the Nov. 30 Oxford School shootings that killed four students, schools statewide went into a panic over “copycat” threats.
On Dec. 1 at approximately 12:30 p.m., a 17-year-old Southfield Regional Academic student was arrested after police found him carrying a pistol in his coat pocket during...
November 30th, 20210OXFORD — Police said four students were killed and seven others injured during a shooting incident at Oxford High School on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
With another school shooting also happening on Nov. 30 in Tennessee, these two incidents combined mark 29 school shootings nationwide this year and 21 of those incidents have occurred since...
November 10th, 20210LANSING — A former priest in Oakland County has pleaded guilty to sex abuse in cases that stemmed from allegations of abuse in the 1970s.
The allegations involved three different victims who were between 13 and 15-years-old at the time.
Gary Berthiaume, 79, was sent to trial in July by Judge James Brady in Oakland County’s...
October 1st, 20210STERLING HEIGHTS – The Chaldean Community Foundation officially broke ground on Friday on a $25 million affordable housing development project on a 3-acre lot in Sterling Heights.
According to a press release, over the next 18-months, a four-story, mixed-use affordable housing complex with 135 apartment units and 9,000 square feet...
October 1st, 20211DEARBORN — The deadline for survivors of the June 25-26 severe storms and flooding to register with FEMA to get flood relief has been extended to Friday, Nov. 12. The extension applies to survivors living in Wayne, Washtenaw, Macomb and Oakland counties.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging residents of those...
August 27th, 20210LANSING - Governor Whitmer on Friday requested that President Biden add Macomb and Oakland counties to the presidential disaster declaration issued for Wayne and Washtenaw counties following heavy rainfall and flooding in late June, making for federal assistance for those affected.
“A presidential declaration for these additional...
August 27th, 20210Wayne County has now joined neighboring Oakland County in mandating masks be worn in local school districts, schools and daycare providers.
The latest pandemic health order by the Wayne County Health Department takes effect immediately and requires students, faculty, staff and visitors to wear a face mask while in school and during...
August 26th, 20210OAKLAND/MACOMB COUNTIES — On Tuesday, the Oakland County Health Division issued a universal mask mandate for all students in PreK-12 schools.
The emergency health order requires masks in daycares, elementary, middle, high and vocational schools regardless of vaccination status to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The new order is...
June 15th, 20210DEARBORN — Gleaners Community Food Bank announced on Tuesday its Summer Food Service Program, with more than 80 food distribution sites operating throughout Wayne, Macomb and Oakland Counties.
One of the food distribution sites this summer is the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. Distribution will take place...
April 16th, 20210PONTIAC — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald marked her first 100 days in office last week. In those 100 days, McDonald has been busy bringing the office closer to the progressive objectives she ran her campaign on.
Her many policy initiative and reforms include an attempt at a modern and conscientiousness approach to...
September 24th, 20200LANSING — 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,...
September 18th, 20200LANSING — 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,...
July 24th, 20200DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) is endorsing a number of candidates in state and municipal elections for the August primary elections.
Since 1998, AAPAC has organized Arab Americans to encourage political activity and participation. The organization maintains a thorough endorsement process for...
March 19th, 20200WATERFORD TOWNSHIP — News of the second coronavirus related death came Thursday morning, as a woman, more than 50-years of age and with underlying conditions, reportedly passed away at McLaren Hospital in Pontiac. The county later confirmed with The Arab American News that the woman was in fact a Wayne County resident.
This means...
April 29th, 20190Pontiac – The Pontiac Creative Arts Center (PCAC) is hosting an Arab American Art Exhibition this month. The exhibit features prominent Arab American artists from the Metro Detroit area and displays multi media works, including painting, print making and glass work.
Many of the 12 artists featured have had works displayed in...
April 12th, 20190PONTIAC — The state health department has confirmed five more cases of measles in Oakland County, as of Friday, April 4.
The recently confirmed cases bring the case count to 38 in Oakland County and one in Wayne County. This is the highest since 1991.
In a press release, officials said the individuals infected range in age from...
