Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia, and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday, as authorities assessed damage to roads,

Two to 4 inches of rain fell within a matter of hours, which overwhelmed and flooded Appalachian creeks and waterways.

The beast and its owner, traveling from New York to North Carolina, stopped for the night in Fairfax County, and the gator took a stroll, police said.

A motel in Virginia had an unexpected guest on Monday morning as an alligator took in the sights. Police in Fairfax County released bodycam footage of a strange encounter, when a massive alligator was spotted making the rounds shortly after midnight on June 16 in the 5800 block of Richmond Highway.