Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing ...

A rat wanders the subway tracks at Union Square in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) Recent storms have caused ...

Stay vigilant about rats emerging from toilets. Public health officials in Seattle and King County released an advisory ...

Tips include flushing rat, squirt soap into toilet or if the rat is too large close toilet lid and call pest control ...

Rats could climb into your toilet as a result of recent flooding from atmospheric rivers, King County officials say. Enter ...

King County public health officials said the recent heavy rain and floodwaters from the atmospheric rivers may have swept ...

You usually don't want to encounter anything aside from clear water when you lift up the lid to a toilet. However, some residents in Washington state were ...

During a flood, septic systems should not be used, the county says. Standing water around a septic system will cause the ground to not absorb wastewater from sinks and toilets, the county says. Septic ...