Lawmakers, leagues take a closer look at the safety of aluminum bats. SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — The collision of an aluminum bat and a baseball produces a distinctive “ping,” a sound of summer heard on ...

The weather is warming up and baseball is underway again, but the DeMarinis and Louisville sluggers aren’t the only bats you should be thinking about. Did you know that worldwide there are 1,400 ...

GROTON —The local bat population could soon have a few summer homes in town thanks to the service of Diana Mendel. The 17-year-old Groton Girl Scout is installing three bat boxes on town land over the ...

Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the coronavirus that sparked the pandemic. But since bats don't often attack humans, the question is: What's the risk of these viruses being passed ...

A bat with rabies has been found at Grand Teton National Park. The animal was spotted showing unusual behavior near Jenny Lake boat dock last week, and was captured and taken for testing. As the park ...

ATLANTA — How safe are you in American ballparks? The question has come up again after a young fan was hit by a foul ball at Wednesday night's Cubs-Astros game. The little girl went to the hospital ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- A decades-old issue has come back to roost at Fort Rucker. A colony of an estimated 2,000-3,000 Brazilian free-tailed bats have taken up temporary residence in the Fort Rucker ...