Rhode Island Department of Transportation workers cleaning out catch basins made a startling discovery -- two trapped ...

A routine catch basin cleaning took a dramatic turn when RIDOT workers discovered two raccoons struggling to stay afloat in a ...

"The raccoons were swimming to stay alive -- they fell in and couldn't get out," the post said. The animal shelter shared video of animal control officers fishing the raccoons out of their ...

The beach at an area state park is closed to swimming until further notice. Raccoon Creek State Park officials say the park’s ...

When they answered a call from concerned locals, the Austin Fire Department found the distressed raccoon imprisoned behind bars and swimming helplessly at the bottom of a storm drain. Realizing ...

A raccoon, trapped and frightened in an Austin, TX storm drain, is rescued by quick-thinking firefighters who crafted a makeshift ramp for its escape.

"Back when I was a kid, you didn't have a lot of swimming pools. Raccoon Creek was the swimming place," John Oiler of Gallia County said. Oiler, who lives by the waterway, said he welcomes the ...