January 14th, 20220DEARBORN — One Dearborn resident is $1 million richer after purchasing a Powerball lottery ticket from a gas station he frequents in Dearborn Heights.
Dearborn resident Keith Burge won the $1 million Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery.
Burge’s ticket had the matching numbers, 10-40-45-56-67, in the Dec. 4 drawing. He...
January 14th, 20220Schools in the U.S. can expect additional COVID-19 tests, being made available by the federal government, in about two weeks.
The additional tests are part of a Biden administration strategy to keep schools open during a nationwide coronavirus surge, accelerated by the highly contagious Omicron variant.
The White House has said the...
DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn announced it will be virtually hosting the 2022 Inauguration Ceremony on Saturday, Jan.15 at 1 p.m, to ensure public health and safety amid rising community spread of COVID-19. The event will include the swearing in of the mayor, City Council, city clerk and Charter Commission.
Those interested in...
January 12th, 20220DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is notifying residents that Clean Water Action (CWA) canvassers are planning on going door-to-door throughout the city.
CWA is a national environmental organization with the mission of, “working for clean and safe water, waste prevention and funding for enforcement of environmental...
January 9th, 20220DEARBORN/HEIGHTS — With COVID cases on the rise, local school districts have had to face whether or not to return to virtual learning again.
Dearborn Heights’ District 7 (D7) school district has decided to return to virtual learning beginning Monday, Jan. 10 until Friday, Jan. 21 due to the “increase and significant uptick in...
January 5th, 20220DEARBORN — Residents of Dearborn now have a deeper view of the city's much-anticipated new administration, with the city's new mayor announcing the names of his executive team.
Mayor Hammoud announced the executive team on Wednesday, including directors of key municipal departments and offices. The new leadership team will helm a...
January 4th, 20220DEARBORN — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) has officially announced she will be running for the newly drawn 12th Congressional District covering Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and surrounding cities, and Southfield, in this year's election.
This mean the neighboring 13th Congressional District, covering Detroit, Hamtramck and...
January 4th, 20220DEARBORN — Abdullah Hammoud, Dearborn’s newly elected mayor, began his duties on Monday, Jan. 3 at the Dearborn Administrative Center.
Hammoud is the first Arab American mayor of the large and historic city, home to the Ford Motor Company headquarters, with a population of close to 110,000.
His election made international...
January 4th, 20220LANSING — Governor Whitmer announced Monday that she has sent a letter to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson calling for a special election to fill a vacant seat in the Michigan House of Representatives.
The vacancy is caused by the election of Representative Abdullah Hammoud, who previously represented the 15th House District, as...
January 1st, 20220The passing of a longtime local teachers union president and college professor is being mourned by many in the Dearborn community.
John McDonald served as the president of the Henry Ford College (HFC) Federation of Teachers, Local 1650 for an unprecedented 43 years and was a faculty member at HFC for nearly 53 years.
McDonald also...
December 29th, 20210The state’s citizen-led, bipartisan Redistricting Commission has adopted its final versions of political maps by the expected timeline.
Although experts are now anticipating legal challenges to the maps, residents at least get a good glimpse into how they could be represented in state House and Senate seats as well as the important...
December 26th, 20210With COVID-19 cases continuing to surge in the area, religious and community leaders are urging people to take caution around the holidays.
The Wayne County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard shows Dearborn still in the lead for total cases and deaths. County-wide cases continue to average well above 500 a day and hospital emergency...
December 24th, 20210DEARBORN — As Mayor Jack O’Reilly, Jr.’s tenure in public service nears an end, the city has released a video tribute dedicated to him.
O’Reilly was City Council president for 17 years before being elected mayor in 2007. He announced that he was not running for re-election earlier this year.
The city described the video in...
December 24th, 20210MICHIGAN — The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) is expected to vote on the final political district maps starting Dec. 28.
The upcoming finalization of the state’s political boundaries comes after months of debate and deliberation over the drawing of state and federal districts, with the aim to give...
December 22nd, 20210DEARBORN — Dearborn native Ameera Husein and Ver Novum —the band for which she sings lead — released their first album together on Friday, Dec. 17.
Husein, a first-generation American and the daughter of Palestinian and Algerian parents, had been singing independently for about seven years before joining Ver Novum.
In 2018,...
December 21st, 20210DEARBORN — The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office approved a 16-count felony complaint against Khalil Elgarmi and Izeddine Elgarmi for the double shooting at BT’s Executive Club last Saturday. The two were also arranged on a $15 million cash bond.
The incident occurred Saturday, Dec. 18. Dearborn Police Department officers...
December 21st, 20210NORTHVILLE — President Biden signed a bill into law this week that brings drunk driving detection systems to vehicles in honor of a local Arab American family killed by a drunk driver. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) first introduced the bill in 2019.
The Honoring Abbas Family Legacy to Terminate (HALT) Drunk Driving Act is...
December 20th, 20210DEARBORN — Dearborn Mayor-elect Abdullah Hammoud has selected Dearborn Police Department Commander Issa Shahin as the city’s next chief of police, effective Saturday, Jan. 1.
Shahin has served in that department for some 24 years, serving as executive commander for the last three. He will succeed current Chief Ronald Haddad, who...
December 18th, 20211Dearborn's City Council president-elect is speaking out against the efforts of the outgoing administration to illegally create a position for one of its political appointees in the new city administration.
Dearborn City Councilman Mike Sareini, who is also Council president-elect, stopped by The Arab American News offices to chat with...
December 16th, 20210DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is expanding COVID-19 vaccinations at its neighborhood testing sites to also offer the vaccine to children ages 5- 11-years-old. To date, vaccines have only been offered at these sites to adults and children ages 12 and older.
On Nov. 2, Pfizer's COVID-19...
December 16th, 20210DEARBORN — On Wednesday, Dec. 15, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Dearborn police responded to the 7500 block of Wyoming on a report of an armed robbery.
The report came from a local business.
Police say that upon arrival, it was discovered that an unknown African American man wearing a surgical mask and all-black clothing had...
December 14th, 20210LANSING — The state of Michigan announced a new consumer page for residents to learn about the upcoming $400 car insurance refund checks, for which the state has set a May 29 deadline on insurers.
The state has also launched a consumer FAQ page at Michigan.gov/MCCArefund. The web page contains important information and answers...
December 14th, 20210DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department announced the death of a woman after a car crash near the Fairlane Mall Monday night.
Police say that on Monday, Dec. 13, around 11:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of 500 Town Center Drive on a report of a vehicle that struck a light pole and had caught on fire.
Upon arrival, it...
December 11th, 20210DEARBORN - Dearborn community members and a City Councilman were alarmed and concerned by a last-minute salaried position created improperly at the 11th hour and given to a political appointee as the city transitions out into a new administration and Council, and is facing a massive budget shortfall.
The “Neighborhood Liaison”...
December 11th, 20210DEARBORN — Following a break-in at her Dearborn office on Nov. 19, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) is keeping that office closed for good and moving.
When the Dearborn office was vandalized and memorabilia that belonged to her late husband, former U.S. Rep. John D. Dingell, destroyed, Woodhaven Mayor Patricia Odette offered...
December 7th, 20210DEARBORN — Dearborn high school students are planning a vigil on Thursday, Dec. 9 to remember the Oxford High School shooting on Nov. 30.
The public is invited to attend the vigil scheduled for 6 p.m. in the east parking lot of the Dearborn Police Station at 16099 Michigan Ave. The event will occur rain or shine.
Students on the...
December 7th, 20210DEARBORN — In a unanimous vote, Ginger Burke-Miller, Dearborn’s director of finance, was elected to Michigan Government Finance Officers Association’s board of directors.
The vote took place in October and Burke-Miller was elected vice president of the MGFOA.
Burke-Miller has served the city of Dearborn as finance director...
December 3rd, 20210DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In response to the Nov. 30 Oxford school shooting that left four students dead, local school leaders are addressing concerns of parents in their districts.
Dearborn, D7 and Crestwood public school districts all confirmed that they have ALICE training.
ALICE is an acronym for Alert, Lockdown, Inform,...