Here's all you need to know about Groundhog Day. What is it, how it works, and which are the most accurate groundhogs in the U.S.

Every Feb. 2, Americans turn to a groundhog to see whether winter will stick around. But Groundhog Day is about much more than shadows and more weeks of cold. The tradition began in 1886, when the ...

Is an early spring in the cards for 2026? Following a frigid week of back-to-back snowstorms, many Americans are likely eager to hear Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck’s predictions. The two ...

The Mini-Me bulldozers whose engines drown out the first bird songs of spring are called “Bobcats.” But on this Feb. 2, I rise to argue that “Groundhog” is a better name for a vehicle designed and ...

LINCOLN – Massachusetts groundhog Ms. G has some bad news for people hoping the New England winter will be coming to an end sooner rather than later. During an annual Groundhog Day event at Mass ...

I was probably a first grader when I first heard of Groundhog Day, and I always wondered exactly how it worked.

As Groundhog Day creeps ever closer, people in the United States look to famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil to forecast the weather for the spring. Though not a federal holiday, Monday, Feb. 2 will see ...

On Monday, Feb. 2, millions of Americans will brave the early morning cold as groundhog handlers pull their sleepy charges from their winter dens to offer a spring forecast. It's probably fair to ask ...