EASTPOINTE — Butch Kruk’s wife, Elise, gave him a gift for his 50th birthday that he never expected: a 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible.

WARREN — While the case isn’t over for two former Fitzgerald Public Schools administrators who were arrested in December, they are facing fewer charges.

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — Through smiles, hugs, and tears, local students recently received their high school diplomas. Parents snapped photo after photo of their children in their caps and gowns as friends cheered on their classmates.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Public Library and the Eastpointe Memorial Library are hosting the annual Summer Reading Challenge, and it promises to be colorful.

METRO DETROIT — David Royce was a kid in 1969 when the movie “Easy Rider” was released. His favorite part of the film was the custom-built Harley-Davidson Panhead chopper motorcycle, “Captain America,” that Peter Fonda’s character, Wyatt, rode across the country.

EASTPOINTE — Rev your engines, shine that chrome and show off those tail fins, the 26th annual Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot drives into town June 10-14.

EASTPOINTE — Fasten your seatbelts, it’s time for the 26th annual Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot.

METRO DETROIT — “This is quite a group. I was here last week. There were 374 cars,” Shelby Township resident Tom Konicki said. “There are quality cars here. Cars that are so rare. Beautiful cars.”

CENTER LINE — It’s never too early to put yourself on the right path. That is exactly what Peck Elementary third grader Nathaniel Carter is doing. As a new student this year, staff noticed his low self-esteem, his struggle to create peer relationships and how he couldn’t concentrate in class.

WARREN — A group of eighth grade Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center students are working on a class project that is out of this world.

MACOMB COUNTY — After several years in the making, the Eastpointe-Roseville Chamber of Commerce has a new name.

EASTPOINTE/HARPER WOODS/DETROIT — With the recent wave of crime that has hit Eastpointe — including a shooting that left two people dead and a stabbing in which one person was killed — a group of pastors recently gathered with about 125 residents to lift the community in prayer and denounce violence.

CENTER LINE — After a police investigation conducted by the Center Line Public Safety Department, three Center Line High School students are facing charges after one of them allegedly brought a handgun to school May 13.

ROSEVILLE — Alumni and former staff members of Roseville Community Schools went back to class May 10.