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COMMUNITY

Dearborn Police arrest man in Grand Rapids area for soliciting Dearborn minor to send explicit material

April 22nd, 20220 DEARBORN — On April 10, the Dearborn Police Department received a complaint that an adult male suspect from the Grand Rapids area solicited a 14-year-old Dearborn minor to send sexually explicit material via social media. In the online interaction, the minor self-identified as autistic. Following a thorough investigation,...

Health

First Omicron variant case detected in Michigan

December 10th, 20210 LANSING — Michigan has recorded its first confirmed case of the emerging Omicron COVID-19 variant as it continues to battle rising cases of the dangerous Delta variant. The news comes as the country is coming to grips with yet another variant of the virus, with first cases reported in California, New York and Colorado in the last...

COMMUNITY

Arab American Justin Amash officially suspends re-election bid for U.S. Congress

July 17th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Justin Amash (I-Cascade Township), has announced that he will not be running for re-election to represent his district in the western part of Michigan in the U.S. Congress. “I love representing our community in Congress. I always will. This is my choice, but I’m still going to miss it,” Amash...

COMMUNITY

Michigan COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, testing expanded

May 26th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan announced a new online tool that displays data, in graphical form, for COVID-19 cases, deaths and tests by economic region. The state said the website, https://www.mistartmap.info, shows regional trends, providing a snapshot of how much of the virus is in a community and whether it is increasing or...

Local

State Senate OKs carrying concealed weapons in houses of worship, schools

November 17th, 20173 DEARBORN — Amid a recent spike in threats against places of worship, officials and mosques in Metro Detroit are tightening security and bashing a new gun legislation that passed in the Michigan Senate last week. It was tense at the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 8, when the Senate passed in a 25-12 vote a bill allowing the...