Rats have never been called man’s best friend, and for good reason. They scurry and gnaw, infest and transmit. No one says ...

Birth control is not part of the Boston Rat Action Plan which surveys the rat population in Boston's neighborhoods.

Rat birth control won’t be coming to Boston any time soon after a pilot program in Jamaica Plain didn’t necessarily prove effective, city officials told the Boston City Council this week.

The overpopulation of rats took center stage during an Oct. 8 debate between Cranston’s Democratic mayoral candidate, Robert Ferri, and Republican Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins, who is seeking ...

Brady Tkachuk scored 21 seconds into overtime, lifting Ottawa to a 3-2 victory over the Bruins and handing a win to Linus ...

They even taste like peanut butter, she said, after trying them herself. ContraPest is currently being used to control the rat population in Boston, resulting in a 53 to 98 percent reduction in rat ...

Riegel and others also had a chance to compare notes with an array of rat experts from Seattle, Boston, Washington and British Columbia, Canada. Unlike New York, New Orleans faces a pernicious rat ...

The B’s, who last hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup in 2011, are losing out on top talent who prefer to play in states with lower ...

RI POLITICS In Cranston, mayoral candidates debate a police firing range, a sports car, and rats Mayor Kenneth Hopkins said city officials have discussed using rat birth control or importing ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – U.S. cities like New York and Boston are introducing birth control to help with their rat problems. But will Portland follow suit? When used, the birth control — in liq ...

At least 63 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and ...