A violent crash on the east side of Detroit sent a mother and her four children to the hospital.

The Detroit Police Department says that two teens were shot on the city’s east side.

Plenty of people participated in a gas giveaway Tuesday on Detroit’s east side, where over $25,000 was being poured into gas tanks for customers at a maximum of $40 at a time.

Tony Hawk is known worldwide, not just for what he can do with a skateboard, but for his skateboard project that has given over $10 million to 600 skatepark projects, including right here in Detroit.

The grass hadn’t been cut for months, and a man living on Detroit’s east side pleaded to anyone who’d listen to help get the city to step in and mow it. On Thursday, it finally happened.

About a week ago, Local 4 brought you the story of a man who doesn’t feel safe going out into his own backyard because he doesn’t know what might be living in the overgrown yard next door. It’s a vacant home, and finding the owner hasn’t been easy.

He’s made it his mission ever since he was a kid, and now he wants to help teach the next generation of Detroiters to keep the city beautiful.