With their mischievous little hands and masked faces, raccoons are quite fascinating mammals to some. Perhaps you’ve wondered ...

It’s not unusual for Vicki Appel’s doorbell camera to catch raccoons, opossums and other critters wandering through the backyard of her Massapequa Park home at night. But she was startled a ...

A Long Island raccoon recently tested positive for rabies — just the latest in an alarming spate of cases to arise in the area in in recent months. The animal was found dead in North Amityville ...

DANVILLE, Ohio ― Denny Robinson lifted a forkful of steaming raccoon meat and took a bite. "It's really good," he said as he chewed. "It's amazing how good it is." Robinson and about 600 others ...

Dead raccoons found on the grounds of the William Floyd Estate on Long Island in recent weeks have prompted National Park Service officials to warn the public of potential health risks to their ...

Two raccoons at the William Floyd Estate in Mastic Beach have tested positive for canine distemper virus. Trump executive order declassifies JFK, RFK, Martin Luther King Jr. assassination files ...

It’s a long-running and beloved event. But for a raccoon like me, the organized setup can feel a little polished. Sterile. The neat rows of vendors—and the whole money-in-exchange-for-goods ...