It was two years ago. Morningside Heights resident Carl Mahaney was walking with his kid to the first day of school, when they came across heaps of trash bags lying on a sidewalk. “The rats would come ...

For centuries, government leaders and public health experts have been trying to get a handle on New York City's rat community, which continues to grow in size. But a new group is curious to explore ...

Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday that ...

SACRAMENTO (KCRA) - Some have noticed a surge in the rat population in Sacramento. A group called the Sacramento Canines’ Rat Annihilation Team is doing something about it. They are “urban ratters” ...

Multnomah County rat inspections have fallen by more than half since 2019, and county rat experts don’t know why. “Yeah, that’s a mystery,” said Christopher Roberts, a Multnomah County Public Health ...

There have been more than 70 complaints from Waukesha homeowners about rat problems so far this year. By this time last year, Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly said the city received 124 complaints. The ...

(CNN) — There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier, and the ...