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Rats

TWIN HOME EXPERTS

Rat-infested California home frustrates neighbors as rodents run wild

  • Nov 7, 2025

Rats run rampant at Sunnyside apartments: 'It's like Ratatouille'

  • Aug 13, 2025

Gene Hackman's property had signs of rodents, new video released

  • Apr 16, 2025
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Is rat birth control a fix for NYC's rodent woes?

  • Feb 12, 2025

Drugs from 3,600 cases tainted by HPD evidence room rat infestation

  • Jan 14, 2025

HPD property room rat infestation sparks evidence integrity concerns

  • Jan 13, 2025

Freeport PD annual toy drive soiled by rat infestation

  • Nov 29, 2024

Woman desperately trying to leave rat-infested apartment

  • Oct 18, 2024

Latest Videos

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Only on 13: New photos, emails reveal extent of rat problem in HPD drug evidence vault

  • Dec 13, 2025
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Rats run rampant at Sunnyside apartments: 'It's like Ratatouille'

  • Aug 13, 2025
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Rat infestation ruins Freeport Police Department's annual Blue Santa Toy Drive

  • Nov 29, 2024
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Woman desperately trying to leave rat-infested apartment

  • Oct 18, 2024
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Hoarder found dead under 4 feet of debris inside Spring Branch-area townhome

  • Dec 9, 2023
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Pasadena residents say rats still a problem despite city's involvement

  • Jul 19, 2023
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'A slap in the face': Raw sewage continues to be problem at Spring Branch apartments, renters say

  • Jun 21, 2023
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Affordable ways to keep pests out this fall

  • Sep 30, 2020

Latest Stories

Hoarder found dead under 4 feet of debris inside Spring Branch-area townhome

"It is super sad. Nobody is here to claim him or check up on him." Neighbors said the man in his 70s hadn't been seen in months, and hazmat suits were required to enter the home on Friday.

  • Dec 9, 2023

Rat infestation discovered at Katy shopping center getting cleaned up after family takes video

A family's night out to dinner ended with a lot of rats, and we don't mean Ratatouille!

  • Dec 6, 2023

Move over 'pizza rat,' new viral video shows NYC 'donut rat' sharing sweet treat with friend

Move over pizza rat. Video of a new, hungry, New York City rodent is going viral.

  • Oct 27, 2023

Pasadena city councilmember says warrant to enter home may be next step in solving rat problem

A city council member told us if there's no compliance from the owner, the next step is to get a warrant to enter the home.

  • Jul 19, 2023

82-year-old Pasadena man who owns 25 cats blamed for resultant rat takeover in his neighborhood

Rats in trees, rats on roofs, rats uncomfortably close to homes - that is the nuisance neighbors are facing, and now, the man being blamed for it all is being ordered to fix it.

  • Jun 29, 2023