Peanut the squirrel, the Instagram-famous rodent whose killing by New York State environmental officers became a brief election flashpoint, did not have rabies after all, officials have said. The animal's owner, Mark Longo, said he would file legal action ...

Chemung County has been at the epicenter of a heated controversy that has made national headlines, after the seizure of two wild animals living in a home in Pine City.

Peanut the squirrel, an internet sensation that sparked an animal sanctuary in Pine City, N.Y., was euthanized after being seized from his home along with a raccoon, a statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation confirms.