Hamtramck City Council passes BDS resolution to cut financial ties with Israel

Hamtramck is the first Michigan city to support the Palestinian Boycott, Divestmen, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which calls on corporations,...

Hamtramck completes housing for families displaced by I-75 construction in the 1960s

A class action lawsuit filed in 1968 against Hamtramck for displacing a Black neighborhood for the construction of the I-75...

Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck swears in first Yemeni Muslim police chief in the US

The city of Hamtramck held a swearing in ceremony on Monday to inaugurate the city's new Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri...

Passenger Recovery in Hamtramck creates spaces for musical substance use recovery

Passenger Recovery Community Center is one of metro Detroit’s new substance abuse recovery support spaces. It’s free for people in...

DER Weekends: Hamtramck gets new Muslim, Arab police chief

  On the latest episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, WDET’s Nargis Rahman spoke with Jamiel Altaheri who becomes Hamtramck's...

Hamtramck hires first Yemeni Muslim American police chief

Hamtramck is getting a new police chief following the retirement of Anne Moise last month. Jamiel Altaheri, deputy inspector and...

Hamtramck teachers frustrated by canceled board meetings, ask members to come to work

Members of the Hamtramck Federation of Teachers gathered in the rain Wednesday outside the district's administrative offices. Many held brightly...

Lawsuit alleges Hamtramck flag ordinance violates constitution

A lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S District Court in Detroit alleges a Hamtramck city ordinance that bans the flying...

Michigan General Election 2023 Results: Hamtramck

Voters in Michigan will decide three Hamtramck City Council seats, multiple city charter amendment proposals and a school millage renewal...

CultureShift: Planet Ant celebrates 30 years of laughs, improv in Hamtramck

Chicago has the comedy hub Second City, which has produced more “Saturday Night Live” stars that we can care to...

Detroit Today: Hamtramck city council primary puts cultural changes into focus

Primary elections are going on Tuesday, including in Hamtramck, where residents will elect six out of nine candidates vying for...

Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck City Council votes to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags from city property

The Hamtramck City Council has banned LGBTQ+ flags from being displayed on city property. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...