LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Raccoons might be closer to joining the ranks of cats and dogs as domesticated animals than anyone ...

National Raccoon Day, celebrated October 1, highlights raccoons’ intelligence, ecological role, and importance for coexistence.

The New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Laboratory has reported to JCPHS that a raccoon in the town of Hounsfield ...

Some animals have more iconic appearances than others — like poison dart frogs, zebras, and cheetahs. Another member of this infamous family: a raccoon. With a bandit-like black mask around their eyes ...

While Ohio cracked down on exotic animal ownership in 2012, there are still many animals you can have. Here's what the law says about raccoons and more.

On Jan. 28, a raccoon in Amityville tested positive for rabies in Suffolk. It was the first one found since 2009. The disease ...

Another rabid raccoon was found in Suffolk County, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services reported on Tuesday. The raccoon was found dead in Lindenhurst, N.Y., and testing from the Wadsworth ...

A potentially rabid raccoon with a taste for human flesh is on the loose in the Donaldson Run neighborhood. The raccoon bit a person last week on the 4200 block of 25th Street N., two blocks from ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- We could all use a night like this. A raccoon seemed quite cozy, lounging in a hammock in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia. Sarah McAnulty heard rustling on her porch while ...

MLGW said Monday morning that a raccoon caused a power outage that night before that left over 7,500 customers in the dark.