Norway Rat

Officials from cities in Ada County met up Wednesday to discuss the growing rat problem.

Treasure Valley leaders are coming together to address the regions growing rat problem, while Central District Health weighs how to respond to rats and other climate threats.

‘My career has definitely had a foot in both world: environmental and public health.’

One legislative candidate weighs in on the lack of a coordinated rat elimination plan in Idaho.

Idaho lawmakers are teaming up for a coordinated response to the growing rat problem in the Treasure Valley, citing health risks and costly property damage.

With Norway rats able to multiply into the thousands in a single year, pest control officials say the Treasure Valley's growing infestation is a numbers game that could quickly spiral.

Residents of the growing town of Eagle, Idaho, are encountering a nuisance usually associated with big cities: swarms of rats. In Eagle that includes the acrobatic roof rat.