Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if spring is near.

Woody the Woodchuck, the state’s official groundhog who resides at the Howell Nature Center, began forecasting the weather in ...

Disclaimer: Groundhogs can’t predict the weather, nor is Phil whispering in the ear of the President of the Punxsutawney ...

Gloria McGowan of Williamsport, Ind., center, watches the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather ...

It proposed, in part, that a woodchuck can be imported from farms or zoos located within the banned-states list if it is a replacement for an official Groundhog Day groundhog and “provided that ...

Groundhog Day is coming on Sunday, Feb. 2. It's a time when we look to a sleepy woodchuck (or other animal) to tell us how much more winter we have to endure before spring arrives. In fact ...

The famous groundhog and his partner Phyllis welcomed two baby groundhogs -- also called pups, kits or cubs -- in March 2024, ...

Punxsutawney Phil may get skewered for his iffy weather predictions, but his parties don't miss. Driving the news: More than ...

German immigrants brought this belief to Pennsylvania, where they substituted a groundhog (or woodchuck) for the European hedgehog. Since then, Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog ...