Authorities say two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitive tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape and were found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby.

Only 2,000 winners will be selected for the contest that runs through the end of March

IHOP is ringing in its 63rd anniversary with a sweet deal for pancake-lovers across the nation.

ROANOKE, Va. – IHOP wants to make sure you can have your (pan)cake and eat it too. On Tuesday starting at 7 a.m. at participating IHOP locations, get one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes per guest. The fun for National Pancake Day doesn’t stop there -- the restaurant is also offering guests a chance to win pancakes for life and other prizes. To enter, customers can scan a QR code on the table tent on their table. The promotion is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Click here to learn more about the sweepstakes.

ROANOKE, Va. - You probably remember the old theme song -- 'They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're altogether ooky -- the Addams Family.' They're also the inspiration for IHOP's new Addams Family menu. In honor of the Halloween season and the new Addams Family movie, international house of pancakes has four new items named after members of the Addams Family. You've got Wednesday's Web-Cakes -- buttermilk pancakes topped with Hershey's chocolate syrup, white icing and violet whipped cream. There's also Uncle Fester's Chocolate Ice Scream Shake and Morticia's Haunted Hot Chocolate -- both of which come with that kooky violet whipped cream.

IHOP offers new menu-items named after The Addams Family, available through Nov. 3. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

IHOP is celebrating their 59th anniversary on Tuesday, July 18. In honor of their 59th birthday, the pancake giant is inviting guests to enjoy a short stack of pancakes for just 59 cents! Here’s all the details you need to know:Stop in your local IHOP on Tuesday, July 18, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Order a short stack of Original Buttermilk Pancakes for 59 cents. Enjoy, ain’t no party like a pancake partyOffer is valid for dine-in customers only, one order of pancakes per person. Find an IHOP location nearest you by visiting their website.