News across Wayne County

Sunday Sports 9-27-2026
The Pirates lost to the Detroit Tigers yesterday 3-4. They will both also complete their seasons today at 3:10pm. Jared Jones will start for the Pirates. The Steelers are hosting the Cincinnati Bengals today for a 1pm kick-off at Acrisure Stadium. Coverage begins at noon here on…

Tigers walk off Pirates to win Justin Verlander’s farewell start
Eduardo Valencia hit a two-out, two-strike, two-run home run in the ninth inning to lift the host Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday in Justin Verlander’s final start.

Is Israel’s reign ending? Macklemore and the cultural war over Palestine
Page Six Hollywood recently declared: “War of Open Letters Erupts Between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine Factions in Hollywood.” Only a few years ago, a headline like this would have seemed unthinkable. The article described an increasingly open struggle between pro-Palestine and…

Voices: Michigan PFAS Awareness Week is a call to action
Michigan's data center expansion could introduce new sources of PFAS contamination to communities already burdened by forever chemicals in their water, soil, and air, says Michigan Green Muslims director.

Voices: The PFAS rollback is not the whole problem
Federal drinking water rules regulate only six of more than 14,000 PFAS compounds—less than 0.05% of the chemical class. A proposed EPA rollback could drop that to just two compounds, leaving Michigan communities vulnerable to thousands of unregulated "forever chemicals."

The following are public notices from the City of Dearborn
Pittsburgh Riverhounds visit Detroit City Saturday in key USL match
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds visit Detroit City in United Soccer League play Saturday night. The match begins at 7pm. The Riverhounds are currently in third place with 38 points in the USL Eastern Conference. Detroit is one point back in fourth place, and have played two less games…

Bachir Gemayel: 44 Years of mythology, not leadership
Monday, September 14, marked 44 years since the assassination of Bachir Gemayel, and I have to admit I was amused sitting and listening to speaker after speaker praise his extraordinary “leadership”, “vision”, “courage” and supposed dream of a strong and sovereign Lebanon.…

Is Europe restraining Israel, or merely protecting the two-state illusion?
This time, Europe seems serious about holding Israel accountable — or at least that is what 11 European countries, together with Canada, want us to believe. On September 8, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the U.K.…

Middle East wars converge as Iran, Yemen, Lebanon and Gaza crises deepen
Middle East Weekly Briefing: September 11–17, 2026 War on Iran Trump signals that the seven-month Iran war may be approaching an end President Trump said on September 16 that the conflict was “hopefully” nearing its conclusion. He is expected to meet leaders of the six Gulf…

Where’s the environment in Michigan election? ‘The vocabulary and framing has changed’
Environmental issues rank near the bottom of voter concerns in Michigan's 2026 election, but climate and environmental policies are still shaping key races through debates over data centers, energy costs, and corporate accountability.

Michigan environmental news: Detroit tornado damage, DTE Gas rate hike request, COVID vaccine delay for kids
This week's Michigan environmental news: DTE Gas seeks another rate increase hours after approval of a $74.5-million hike, Detroit assesses tornado damage to 101 properties, and GOP gubernatorial nominee John James proposes tripling the cap on utility alternatives.