Woman killed by alligator in South Carolina was doing homeowner's nails

The woman attacked and killed by an alligator in a gated community along the South Carolina coast was visiting the homeowner to do her nails and was trying to touch the animal when it grabbed her, authorities said.

Officials: 2 Georgia men drank cleaning products to fight COVID-19

Two Georgia men were hospitalized after drinking cleaning products hoping to prevent a coronavirus infection, officials said.

No joke: Tupac Shakur needs unemployment benefits

It’s no joke — Tupac Shakur lives in Kentucky and needs unemployment benefits to pay his bills.

Taneytown police tell pantsless resident to knock it off

Taneytown police delivered their final warning to a resident who they say fetched the mail without wearing pants at least once.

Ambulance eerily blares 'The Purge' sirens amid DC’s empty streets

As if the empty streets in the nation’s Capitol weren’t surreal enough, an ambulance driver decided to augment the atmosphere by blaring sirens from the dark-future film “The Purge” while roaming down 14th Street last week.

Funeral homes offer virtual services during COVID-19 pandemic

All the CDC guidelines that are in place are to keep us safe during the coronavirus pandemic, unfortunately, mean staying apart even if your loved one has passed away.

Man drives boat in pool to satisfy urge during coronavirus outbreak

Self-isolation and social distancing disrupted his boating hobby, so an Australian man took his boat for a ride in his backyard swimming pool instead.

Preppers called 'crazy' now expect to sell out their West Virginia survivalist compound

People referred to these “doomsday preppers” as crazy, now the Chief Operations Officer of a survivalist compound in West Virginia tells FOX 5 they are expecting to sell-out in membership by the end of next month. 

Police find stolen tractor-trailer full of toilet paper

Deputies with a North Carolina sheriff's department discovered a stolen 18-wheeler with 18,000 pounds of commercial bathroom paper products including toilet paper.

Coronavirus prompts shoppers to hoard SPAM, canned meat

Canned meat like SPAM is a favorite of preppers because it can last for years, making it a staple for shoppers stocking up in cases of events like natural disasters — or the coronavirus pandemic.

Don't drink bleach to prevent coronavirus, poison control center warns

"There is a lot of confusing, incomplete, and just plain inaccurate information circulating about how to prevent the COVID-19 virus (“coronavirus”) from spreading," the poison center said in a letter.

Hatchet-wielding doughnut thief nabbed by police a block away eating stolen sweets: cops

A hatchet-wielding man allegedly robbed a Portland doughnut shop early Saturday morning – only to be nabbed by police a block away eating the same doughnuts he stole before fleeing on foot.