At 5 p.m. on West 128th Street in Harlem, the rats are already out, and some days it feels like a test of faith. “I would describe it as biblical. It’s epic. It’s unbelievable,” resident Elizabeth ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A West Side Market vendor says management is retaliating against him for speaking to the media about rats and poor conditions at the historic market. Jason Scott, who operates ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Newly released photos, videos, and internal emails are offering the first detailed look inside the rat infestation that plagued the Houston Police Department's narcotics ...

Residents document accelerating rat infestations across Treasure Valley. Official rat control efforts are slowed by Idaho statute, jurisdictional hurdles. Experts urge vigilance, preparedness to ward ...

Boise documents rising rat sightings and launches a rodent prevention webpage. City lacks clear jurisdiction; state and county agencies share gaps in authority. Officials urge resident sealing, ...

IRVINE, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) - Up to 1,000 rats could be in a California home that was recently declared a nuisance, according to a pest control expert, and the infestation is beginning to impact the ...

FOREST PARK, Ill. (WGN) – In the quiet alleys of Forest Park, residents have been dealing with a lot of unwelcome visitors. “Since COVID, there’s been an explosion of rats here,” Spiro, a Forest Park ...

FILE - Rats swarm around a bag of garbage near a dumpster in New York on July 7, 2000. A study published Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in the journal Science Advances suggests that brown rats crawled off ...

Columbus dropped to No. 21 on Orkin's 2025 "Rattiest Cities" list, continuing a three-year decline. Los Angeles has overtaken Chicago as the nation's most rat-infested city. While Columbus' rat ...