Mahmood speaks after being sworn in as Hamtramck mayor
Hamtramck has a new mayor. Former City Council member Muhith Mahmood, who initially lost in the 2025 mayoral race, was sworn in on Sunday afternoon. Julia Avant explains.
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Hamtramck has a new mayor. Former City Council member Muhith Mahmood, who initially lost in the 2025 mayoral race, was sworn in on Sunday afternoon. Julia Avant explains.
Former Hamtramck City Councilman Muhith Mahmood was sworn in as mayor on Sunday afternoon after 37 disputed absentee ballots were recently counted, securing his victory one year after the 2025 election.
A Wayne County judge ruled that Muhith Mahmood is a resident of Hamtramck and eligible to serve as mayor of Hamtramck, per the 2025 ballot count.
A Wayne County judge ruled on Friday that Muhith Mahmood is a resident of Hamtramck and eligible to serve as the city's mayor, certifying a ballot count that included previously disputed absentee ballots.
Former Wayne County Judge Vonda Evans said that handing down a decision isn't a quick process, even on a good day.
A Wayne County judge held a five-hour hearing on Thursday regarding the residency of former City Councilman Muhith Mamood, who recently took the lead for Hamtramck mayor after 37 absentee ballots were counted nearly a year after the 2025 election.
As the city of Hamtramck awaits the conclusion of legal challenges and election proceedings related to the 2025 mayoral election, officials say Adam Alharbi will remain in the city's top spot until then.
A judge ordered the count of 37 disputed ballots in the Hamtramck mayoral race to be made public, after months of litigation on the matter.
Hamtramck mayoral challenger and former city councilman Muhith Mahmood is now leading the November 2025 election after 37 disputed absentee ballots were counted Friday following a circuit court order.
The Wayne County Election Commission meets on Friday in Detroit to report on the 37 disputed absentee ballots from Hamtramck's mayoral election. Here's the opening of the meeting.
The Wayne County Election Commission will meet at noon Friday to count 37 disputed absentee ballots from the 2025 Hamtramck mayoral election. The status of those ballots has been mired in litigation for months.
The votes could overturn an election decided by just 11 votes in November 2025.
Nearly a year after voters cast their ballots in Hamtramck's mayoral election, the outcome remains uncertain as election officials prepare to count 37 disputed absentee ballots that could change who leads the city.
A judge has ordered 37 absentee ballots from the 2025 mayoral election in Hamtramck to be counted no later than Oct. 16.
Thirty-seven absentee ballots that were found after the 2025 Hamtramck mayoral race will finally be counted, nearly a year after the election took place.
The National Weather Service will have a crew in Detroit on Friday to survey damage from a suspected tornado that caused significant damage Thursday afternoon on the east side of Detroit.
The U.S. Department of Justice said it is monitoring polling sites in Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing and East Lansing during the August 4 Michigan primary.
Some residents questioned whether taxpayer money should be used to fund the mayor's legal fight, especially as the city faces financial challenges.
The Hamtramck City Council has approved using taxpayer dollars to pay Mayor Adam Alharbi's legal fees as he continues fighting to prevent 38 absentee ballots from last November's election from being counted.
Four people, including two firefighters, were taken to the hospital after a house fire tore through a home on Belmont Street early Wednesday, forcing a family of nine to escape through windows and off a balcony.
Four people, including two firefighters, were taken to the hospital after a house fire tore through a home on Belmont Street in Hamtramck early Wednesday, forcing a family of nine to escape through windows and off a balcony.
Four people were injured - two firefighters and two residents - amid a house fire on Wednesday morning in Hamtramck.
A man pleaded guilty to kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct related to the abduction of a 16-year-old who was waiting for a school bus in Hamtramck.
A man pleaded guilty to kidnapping and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in the kidnapping and assault of a 16-year-old who was abducted while waiting for a school bus in Hamtramck, Michigan.
A Hamtramck city councilman charged with election fraud and forgery has been acquitted of all felony charges in connection with the 2023 city council election
