The famous groundhog and his partner Phyllis welcomed two baby groundhogs -- also called pups, kits or cubs -- in March 2024, making Punxsutawney Phil the first prophetic groundhog to do so since 1886, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

The groundhogs — along with a tortoise, whose emergence from his winter hibernation foretells the coming of spring, and a prairie dog statue, whose shadow at sunrise predicts how long it will be until spring arrives — were ranked based on their accuracy over the past 20 years, using the March temperature averages for the U.S., NOAA said.

Every February 2 all of the attention is on Punxsutawney, in particular Gobbler's Knob, to see if a famous groundhog will predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter.

There is only one Punxsutawney Phil, but many challengers to his throne. How accurate are they? These weather experts decided to find out.

Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, as the world's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, will emerge for his annual prognostication. Over 40,000 people are expected for this year's festivities.

Get ready for Groundhog Day with these surprising details about America's oldest weather-predicting groundhog.

Here's what the weather forecast shows for Punxsutawney Phil's prediction for Groundhog Day on Sunday morning.

Groundhog Day is Sunday, Feb. 2. It is a time to celebrate and amusingly seek forecast guidance from one of our favorite rodents.

Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter, will appear in court Friday as a judge hears arguments about the proffer agreements that were made with two school employees.

Looking at how this came to be you have to go back to early Christianity in Europe where a religious holiday of Candlemas Day was celebrated on February 2nd. These early Christians would bring their candles to their church to have them blessed in hopes that their blessing would bring blessings and warmth to their households for the rest of winter.

Lee Drutman explores the “two-party doom loop” of the U.S. political system and how proportional representation can break the cycle.