FROM THE VAULT

The 21-minute special is filled with stories of the paranormal in our area, from Henry Ford, to the Botsford Inn, to the Werewolf of Grosse Pointe.

We’re marking 25 years since the Detroit Red Wings broke their decades-long Stanley Cup drought and brought the cup home back in 1997.

Former Pistons star Bob Lanier and former Pistons coach Dick Vitale didn’t always love each other, but in this 1980 WDIV story, the two of them host a basketball camp in Detroit together.

Here’s a gem we found in the Local 4 Vault recently: Interviews with Detroit Red Wings legends Steve Yzerman, Scotty Bowman and Sergei Fedorov ahead of the 1993-94 NHL season.

The Tokyo Olympics of 2021 are yielding great stories. But I have a hunch that few can surpass the achievement of a Pontiac man in the “other” Tokyo Olympics.

In August 1987, Local 4′s own Dwayne X. Riley went to Hell to get the inside scoop on the Livingston County community.

Love it or hate it -- Valentine's Day brings out a lot of emotions. Due to this passion, it’s no surprise that Valentine’s Day resonates with many across Metro Detroit. The holiday can affect people differently, as we can see in two stories on Valentine’s Day from WDIV in 1982. One story focuses on love, the other focuses on those that might not be entirely deserving of love. In 1982, he made a “Riley’s World” segment that focused on a side of Valentine’s Day that didn’t get much coverage: Jerks.

The Renaissance Center has dominated Detroit's skyline since its completion in 1977.

Note: The Halloween special Haunted Legends of Old Detroit, hosted by Chuck Gaidica, originally aired in 1996. If you do, it might not be the neighbor's dog - it could be the werewolf of Grosse Pointe. There's a fascinating tale of a young woman named Genevieve, who lived there with her father. The pact was that he could be turned into a werewolf - and he could pursue her and keep her. One night, the werewolf tracked Genevieve - she fought him off, and turned him into stone.

You're going to have to a be a real automotive nerd to appreciate this.

"We're all behind our baseball team, go get 'em Tigers! World Series bound and picking up steam, go get 'em Tigers!"

After Michigan Central Station shuttered in 1988, the building became a gold mine for scrappers and other thieves.

Red Wings legend Ted Lindsay died Monday, but his legacy will live on for generations.

Meteorologist Sonny Eliot hosted a weekly TV program called "At the Zoo," a 17-year series, in which he reported the weather as he traveled around the zoo and talked about the animals.

We've gone back into the vault and found these Local 4 promotions from the 1980s.

News 4′s Bob Bennett reports from the Star Trek Convention in Dearborn way back on July 21, 1985.

News 4′s Bob Bennett reports from the Star Trek Convention in Dearborn way back on July 21, 1985.