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Hamtramck councilman under fire for blaming trash problem on immigrants

September 14th, 20172 HAMTRAMCK — A councilmember in one of the most diverse cities in the nation is facing a backlash after he blamed a trash problem on immigrant residents. "There is...

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Huffington Post partners with The Arab American News as bus tour comes to Dearborn

September 14th, 20170 DEARBORN —The Huffington Post has partnered with more than 20 cities around the U.S. for its “Listen to America” bus tour, which is a platform for Americans to...

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State Reps. Introduce fireworks reform legislature

September 14th, 20170 LANSING — State Reps. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) and Brian K. Elder (D-Bay City) have introduced legislation to improve Michigan’s fireworks laws. The bills, 4924...

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House Democrats Jobs for America Task Force names Dingell co-chair

September 14th, 20170 WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) was selected to co-lead a new task force focused on crafting legislation to help middle-class citizens. Dingell’s...

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Task force from Michigan sent to help Floridians, sent home

September 14th, 20170 HOLLY – Michigan Task Force 1 (MI-TF1)—a regional task force designed to provide support, expertise and equipment in emergency situations, has been sent home from...

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New Michigan Media appoints social media engagement manager

September 14th, 20170 DETROIT– New Michigan Media (NMM), the collaborative network of the five largest ethnic and minority media publications in Michigan: The Arab American News, The...

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U.S. Appeals Court allows extra airport screening of two Arab American locals

September 14th, 20171 DETROIT — The U.S. government did not violate the Constitutional rights of two Dearborn businessmen, Nasser Beydoun and Maan Bazzi, by routinely subjecting them to...

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Dearborn-based Iraqi American family arrested while trying to deposit check

September 12th, 20172 WICHITA ― Sattar Ali, a Dearborn man who moved his family to Kansas says he regrets the decision, after he, his wife, and daughter were all in handcuffs while...

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U.S. Rep. Dave Trott of Birmingham is retiring from Congress

September 11th, 20170 Washington — Republican Rep. Dave Trott (R-Birmingham) said Monday he will retire from Congress at the end of his second term and return to the private...

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Dearborn School Board agrees on possible solutions for overpopulated high schools

September 8th, 201711 DEARBORN — School is back in session and the Dearborn School Board of Education continues to tackle the overcrowding issue at Fordson and Dearborn High schools. In...

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A list of employees shows hardly any Arab Americans in Dearborn’s government

September 8th, 20170 DEARBORN — There is little doubt that Arab Americans have become significantly more civically engaged in the past decade, yet Dearborn residents and businesses have...

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From Michigan to Texas: Harvey victims find refuge among Arab and Muslim Americans

September 7th, 20170 HOUSTON, DEARBORN — Striding strenuously down a freeway, mostly mothers and their children were knee deep in water, making the journey away from their drowned...

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Police search for suspects of fight at Dearborn Walmart

September 6th, 20170 Dearborn — On September 4, an argument at a local Walmart between four women turned into a fight to remember for the evening shoppers. A 35 year-old Pinckney...

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Former Dearborn Clerk’s pension permanently reduced

September 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN — On August 30, former Dearborn City Clerk Kathleen Buda, who'd previously pled no contest to several felonies, was ordered by Judge Lawrence S. Talon to...

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Divine Child Church arsonist arraigned

August 31st, 20171 DEARBORN – David Allen Cerne, the arsonist who threw an explosive into a Dearborn church, was arraigned on August 31 by Judge Mark Somers in the 19th District Court,...

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Divine Child Church arsonist to be arraigned

August 30th, 20170 Dearborn — Shortly after news spread of a man who threw commercial-grade fireworks into the chapel of a Dearborn Church, a 43-year-old Inkster resident was identified...

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Wayne County Commission denounces racism, bigotry with post-Charlottesville resolution

August 30th, 20170 DETROIT ― Following the events of the Charlotesville, VA. attacks, the Wayne County Commissioners took a unanimous stand against racism and bigotry and called for...

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Farmington Hills teen accused of murdering mother to be tried as adult

August 28th, 20170 FARMINGTON HILLS ― A 16-year-old boy accused of killing his mother by pushing her out a window of their mansion, will be tried as an adult, police announced...

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FBI terror unit detains Ypsilanti man

August 28th, 20170 YPSILANTI ― An Ypsilanti man is facing federal charges after weapons without serial numbers were found in a storage unit in Ann Arbor. He was detained before he was...

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Police looking for White man who threw explosive in Dearborn church

August 25th, 20170 Dearborn — While prayer was taking place at Divine Child Church on Wednesday morning, an identified man threw into the chapel what an investigation revealed to be a...

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Muslim allies demand Gov. Snyder take a position on Kalkaska

August 25th, 20170 DETROIT— In mid-July, Steve Spreitzer, president of the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, began forming a coalition to counteract hate speech directed...

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Garden City Hospital dedicates new ER for seniors

August 25th, 20170 GARDEN CITY — As the times change, so does the health needs of its residents — and the best quality care happen when facilities form partnerships with...

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Teen accused of pushing mother from window to her death

August 24th, 20170 FARMINGTON HILLS ― A 16-year-old boy is facing murder charges for allegedly pushing his mother out the window of their home. The teen is accused of the first-degree...

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You will need a new Michigan driver’s license to fly in 2020

August 22nd, 20170 LANSING ― Michigan residents will need to get a new driver's license or state ID card by 2020 if they want to fly or enter federal buildings. The Secretary of State...

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Two men who entered Dearborn police station armed sentenced

August 19th, 20170 DEARBORN- Two men who entered the Dearborn Police Station armed with firearms and dressed in tactical vests and masks earlier this year were sentenced to time in prison...

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State Police raids Dearborn Medical Clinic for overprescribing opioids

August 18th, 20172 DEARBORN — About 8 a.m. on Thursday, Michigan State Police raided the Dearborn Medical Clinic, where a doctor is accused of over prescribing opiates. Lt. Mike...

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