One thing is certain: They’re everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions and images of dogs hunting rats that could upset some readers. The sound of a rat screaming in the jaws of a terrier is the same sound that a ...

There’s a new rat czar in town. An otherwise majestic great blue heron was spotted devouring a New York City rat Saturday — a stomach-churning chow-down that a witness described as ...

No one, not even New Yorkers, can be prepared for a showdown between a rat and a blue heron. The majestic bird made Central Park an impromptu restaurant recently, settling in a grassy area to dine ...

B-rat summer’s not over yet. New Yorkers aren’t convinced the city’s new pizza box trash bins will keep away ‘za-loving rodents. City parks department officials unveiled new anti-rat trash ...

Third District Niagara County Legislator Christopher McKimmie has lived in Niagara Falls’ LaSalle neighborhood for more than a decade, but this year was the first time he had seen a rat in the area.

A New York bank manager sentenced last week to 9.5 years behind bars for a foiled murder-for-hire scheme against her brother-in-law allegedly told the would-be hitman that "rat poison can do a ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WJW) – An Indiana man was found guilty of three felonies after his infant was found with rat bites and nearly died. According to a press release from the Vanderburgh County ...

Spotting a rat or mouse darting around your home or garden can set alarm bells ringing - and it's important to take swift action to prevent an invasion. When the chill sets in, rodents start ...

Rats and mice are universally unwanted in homes, and they can cause a headache in homes and gardens especially if they start to grow in numbers. The most obvious signs of rodents include droppings ...

Homeowners in Saddle Brook say that in the last year, they’ve seen rats on their property for the first time. Video sent to News 12 from a resident living off Fair Lawn Parkway shows at least ...

SEMMES, Ala. (WKRG) — A parent said that a teacher gave her son a dustpan and asked him to clean up a live rat found in a Mary G. Montgomery High School bathroom. ‘Slap in the face ...