MACON--Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers will run a special Thailand-themed promotion through July 14.

The "High on Thai" menu features several dishes with the bold, spicy and sweet components of Thai cuisine.

It includes a new appetizer, a "Big Buddha" salad, two hoagies, a dessert and, of course, a pizza -- Thai Dye, which features an olive oil and garlic base, mozzarella cheese, yellow curry, chicken, onions, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh basil and sweet chili sauce.

An "agitated" and "chunky" 12-foot alligator has made itself at home under the porch of an east Bibb County house.

According to a news release, the gator crawled out of a nearby swamp and to its temporary refuge off Riggins Mill Road at 5566 Kiernan Drive. 

That was Tuesday morning, but the scaly beast first showed up last night in a "non-residential area" off Joe Tamplin Industrial Blvd, not far from the Macon Downtown Airport.

But it wasn't threatening anyone so Dept. of Natural Resources told Bibb deputies to have Southeast Reptile Rescue, out of Griffin, tend to the problem.

Deputies found themselves "on alert" overnight because the gator slipped back into the swamp before trappers could arrive.

The gator resurfaced in Hosie Mackey's yard, Tuesday morning. 

Mackey says he was enjoying a quiet morning at home when his neighbor called to say he saw danger lurking.

Two of the largest hospitals in Central Georgia are teaming up. 

The Medical Center of Central Georgia and Houston Healthcare announced what they call "a strategic alignment."

The hospitals will remain separate, but say they will collaborate on ways to improve the quality and safety of healthcare.  

They released few details on their plans, saying they're just beginning their conversation.

But the partnership is aimed at cutting costs for patients, employee training, and improvement in overall healthcare.

"It would be great to show that we are working together for one primary thing. How do we make better the quality of care and how do we keep them safe. If our quality standards are similar, if we are looking at best practices of each other and then emulating that best practice, everybody wins," says Ninfa Saunders the MCCG CEO.

The two hospitals combined have more than 7,000 employees.