FL woman Kim Spencer and her dog, Kona, were attacked by a 6-foot alligator while the two were out on a walk near a lake recently. Kim jumped in the water, straddled the gator and was able to pry its jaws open to release the dog, and then they ran.  Both Kim and Kona were injured and required stitches, but they’re now recovering……….A MD woman won $100,000 from a couple of winning “Pick 5” tickets, each worth $50,000.  And she had an interesting inspiration for her numbers.  She says she used the last five digits of her car’s odometer reading . . . and fittingly, she’s going to use some of her winnings to pay off the car…………………..And finally…………. 

A MS man who lost his home in a tornado in March was reunited with his dog who’d been missing for 10 days.  Curtis Bush said he lost one dog in the storm, and several family members were injured. When the tornado passed over, Linus the dog was nowhere to be found.  They called the Mississippi Animal Project, who began a search, and a neighbor finally spotted the dog a mile away. The animal rescue then called in drone operator Jason Miller, who was able to zoom in on the dog’s location.  Linus was eventually found in the woods after seven hours of searching. He had some minor injuries, but he and the family are together, and now living in a camper that was gifted to them.