WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A recent study ranked the nation’s capital as the top US city with a growing rat problem, raising new concerns about public health, sanitation, and how the city should ...

A bill aimed at abating and eventually eradicating invasive rats is going back to the drawing board after community members and lawmakers raised concerns over funding and government overreach.

Surveying a leafy cul-de-sac in Stanford, Mikail Price pronounced it a rat "heaven." Price is the South Bay branch manager for the pest management company Pestec, which has serviced the ring of wooden ...

Tri-Cities residents report increased outdoor rat sightings in 2025, mainly in Kennewick. Health officials cite construction, food waste and foliage as key rat attractants. Authorities urge prevention ...