Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing nightmare that drives frantic calls to pest control experts. By Amanda Holpuch ...

What do you call the bad version of a cherry on top, or icing on the cake? For those in King County reeling from back-to-back atmospheric rivers and the ensuing flooding chaos, it might just be toilet ...

Higher education provides more stories that deserve public attention than Aesop had fables. Like Aesop’s accounts of loquacious animals, though, the incidents on campus often have a pungent moral. I ...

A Shreveport movie theater failed a second re-inspection from the Louisiana Department of Health due to a rodent issue. Inspectors found rodents, improperly stored food, and unsanitary conditions at ...

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 ...

New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these interspecies conflicts. A rat attacks a bat as it flies by in this still image from a ...

When Polynesian explorers landed on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, around 1200 C.E., they found nearly 20 million palm trees; by the time Dutch explorers arrived in 1722, they found only ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Calhoun Community College has officially broken ground on a new $17 million student union building, marking a major step forward in enhancing campus life and student engagement.

“Everybody knows” that lemmings occasionally commit mass suicide. Only, this is a manufactured myth. These little animals live in the cold places of the Northern Hemisphere, where life can be tough.

On Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet of the Marshall Islands, seabirds are returning, forests are regrowing and coral reefs are recovering. And it all stems from the removal of a single invasive pest: rats.

John Calhoun Sullivan, Jr. passed away on September 20, 2025, at the age of 86. A visitation and Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Grace Chapel ...

CALHOUN COUNTY, S.C. — Calhoun County leaders have approved plans for a new development inside the county’s industrial park, a move they say will bring more jobs and revenue to the area. Earlier this ...