“The forecast for next week will be warmer than it has been for most of January,” said Alsheimer. “In general, we'll have ...

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Groundhog Day celebrations were underway in Punxsutawney and Athens on Sunday morning. Students and locals submitted their ...

Did you know Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only weather-predicting groundhog? In Georgia, General Beauregard Lee has made his call.

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

For the fifth time in seven years, Jimmy did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day morning, meaning he predicted an early ...

Groundhog Day is almost here and although we do not have groundhogs in the Treasure State we do have some close relatives like the marmot, ground squirrels and prairie dogs.

Wild groundhogs often die before age 5, killed by fast cars, violent predators or invasive worms that can live in their brain. The luckiest ones hunker down to hibernate and die in their sleep.

“Groundhogs hibernate,” said Blumstein. “So weather and climate is really important for groundhogs. The timing of their seasonal events, when they go into hibernation and when they come out ...