The Groundhog Day celebration is rooted in a German superstition that says if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2, the Christian holiday of Candlemas, winter will last another six weeks. If ...

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Thursday at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa.

Heavy promotion on the locally owned radio station has helped raise the Woodchuck profile: several Vermont ski areas offer Woodchuck Day discounts; Woodchuck Draft Cider, out of Middlebury, sponsors ...

An early spring is on the way, according to groundhog "Punxsutawney Phil." When the Pennsylvania groundhog emerged from his dwelling at Gobbler's Knob Saturday morning, he did not see his shadow.

It wasn’t his day. A crazed groundhog sunk its teeth into two out-of-towners this week, and officials in northern New Jersey confirm the animal is infected with rabies. The incident happened ...

Harold Ramis' Groundhog Day is a heartwarming comedy classic, but one popular fan theory makes it seem much darker. Groundhog Day is one of Bill Murray's best movies, as he gets to showcase his ...