Raccoons have long held the role of adorable bandits in the animal kingdom, and it’s not just because their black “mask” is ...

Most of us see raccoons as troublemakers that raid bins and disappear before sunrise, so the idea of keeping one at home feels strange. Even so, their behavior in cities is shifting.

Sheryl Bartone, of Bartone’s Apizza, said the raccoon was never inside the family restaurant. Bartone said the raccoon, which ...