NEW YORK (AP) — A New York police officer who fatally shot a raccoon that aggressively charged toward people has been placed ...

A New York police officer is on modified duty after fatally shooting a raccoon that reportedly charged aggressively at ...

Raccoons living in America’s cities may be showing early indications of what scientists call “domestication syndrome.” ...

After a raccoon broke into a Virginia liquor store and had a fun night, another creature in Wisconsin dropped in for dinner and had a small bite. A raccoon dropped onto diners at a Wisconsin ...

A wild raccoon fell through the ceiling of a restaurant at the popular Grand Geneva Resort in Wisconsin Sunday, according to authorities, with the raccoon biting at least one guest before it was ...

A raccoon literally dropped in for dinner on Dec. 14 as people in the restaurant at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa were trying to enjoy a meal. The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office responded to a ...

Researchers compared thousands of images of raccoons from iNaturalist, a website where users post images of flora and fauna, based on location. They found that raccoons photographed in urban areas in ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – The now-infamous raccoon who got drunk after breaking into a liquor store in Hanover County, Virginia is apparently a serial offender. Most of all, a limited-time ...

People often mistake raccoons' clever behavior and expressive faces for signs of friendliness. Videos of them rummaging through drawers or getting hand-fed snacks make it easy to forget they’re wild ...

Virginia’s now-famous “Trashed Panda” has inspired a trio of new cocktails as the raccoon’s viral liquor-store escapade continues to charm the internet Hanover County Animal Protection and ...

Sarah Sherman dressed up as the viral drunk raccoon who broke into a Virginia liquor store in a “Saturday Night Live” skit. “Here to explain their actions is that drunk raccoon,” comedian Colin Jost ...