A rare raccoon made an appearance in a local family’s yard Friday morning. Joseph Dill has shocked to see three young raccoons playing in his yard around 9 a.m. Two were typical black raccoons ...

A Mississippi resident sent a raccoon in a top-slatted soap box to the White House in November of 1926. The idea was that the animal would be slaughtered and prepared for a Thanksgiving feast, ...

A new study finds the notoriously adorable trash bandits in urban areas are showing early signs of domestication.

The saga of the aggressive White House raccoon—who may actually be several raccoons—continues today with yet another attack on reporters. Just as he was about to start recording a segment, CNN senior ...

Feb. 17—LAWRENCE — A rare white raccoon was found curled up in the corner of a porch near the South Common on Wednesday night. "At first I thought she was an opossum," said Animal Control Officer ...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have very little in common, but they do share one thing that most other presidents don’t: neither are pet owners. According to Axios, there have only been three ...

If Americans know anything at all about Calvin Coolidge, U.S. president No. 30, they know he had a pet raccoon. The Coolidge White House (1923-1929) has not been enshrined in high school curricula. It ...