This story was updated to correct the name of the groundhog and note the radio station event prediction was more winter. Just ...

So while there have likely been several Punxsutawney Phils since 1886, the Groundhog Club doesn't publicize that information, ...

Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only weather-predicting groundhog that enjoys a day of public spotlight. In Ohio, Buckeye Chuck ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Here's a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive.

With the start of February, we turned to our favorite critters for an update. Here's what Punxsutawney Phil and Hope, Indiana ...

Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only weather-predicting groundhog that enjoys a day of spotlight. In New York, Staten Island Chuck has made his call.

According to superstition, if Phil comes out of his burrow on Groundhog Day and sees his shadow, it will scare him enough ...

The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.

Groundhog Day is Sunday, Feb. 2. The answer is in his name. The groundhog is known as Punxsutawney Phil, because the town where the Groundhog Day tradition originated is called Punxsutawney, ...

FILE - Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th ...

See how the groundhog became a symbol for predicting seasonal changes in America, rooted in German folklore with a badger — ...