Here is a look at articles that have been getting attention from Patch.com readers: Robert Crimo III withdrew his not-guilty plea moments before opening arguments were to start in his trial Monday.

A Southern Indiana father was found guilty on three felony charges after his 6-month-old son “nearly died,” according to prosecutors, after suffering more than 50 untreated rat bites at the ...

A woman who is banned from having animals has been convicted for breaching the order and for failing to ensure the needs of her latest pets.

Liam Fair found himself at the centre of an investigation after authorities were sent footage of him goading lurcher dog Jax into fatally attacking a domesticated brown rat.