An illness affecting raccoons in North Carolina has one local police department on high alert, warning residents to stay far away from the mammal population for now. Police in the the beach town of ...

The Nags Head Police Department in North Carolina reports a growing number of raccoons have been diagnosed with canine distemper, which can be fatal to dogs. US Fish and Wildlife/Robert Pos photo ...

NAGS HEAD, N.C. – Wildlife and law enforcement are warning visitors and residents in Nags Head, North Carolina, of a recent increase in sick raccoons carrying a deadly virus to dogs. The Nags ...

NAGS HEAD, N.C. – Wildlife and law enforcement are warning visitors and residents in Nags Head, North Carolina, of a recent increase in sick raccoons carrying a deadly virus to dogs. The Nags Head ...

One of the best-known tourist towns on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has issued a warning for residents to keep their kids and pets away from raccoons. A highly contagious virus is spreading ...

A raccoon fell from the ceiling near a Spirit Airlines gate. A video of the critter clinging to a cable was shared on social media. An eyewitness says the raccoon fell and then ran around the area ...