Punxsutawney Phil (groundhog)

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter. But, at this rate, that might not be so bad. The groundhog made his "prediction" on...

NEW YORK (AP) — They've bitten their handlers, refused to budge from their beds and lost their shadow-casting jobs to potbellied pigs. And it turns out, not all groundhogs are really that good at predicting the weather. Not even Bill Murray as a...

Punxsutawney Phil, chief among groundhog prognosticators, did not see his shadow Wednesday, indicating an early spring instead of six more treacherous weeks of winter. With more than 40 days remaining until the official start of the spring season, that...

Punxsutawney Phil may have jumped the gun, but spring does have to come eventually. And as the mercury rises, the nagging question for many people is whether this summer will continue last year's parched conditions. "We are still in a drought," said...

At 7:20 a.m. Saturday Punxsutawney Phil will leave his burrow at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., for the 123rd time and prognosticate how much longer winter will last. If Phil sees his shadow and returns to his burrow it means six more weeks of...

The time has come once again when we Americans will perch on the edge of our collective seats, waiting with bated breath to hear the answer to an extraordinarily important question: what time is it? There is also a tiny matter involving some sort of...

As the last days of January go by, no snow has accumulated in the Perry Hall/Kingsville neighborhoods. While snow lovers and students yearn for sledding and days off from school, the rest of us quietly rejoice with the passing of each snowless day. I...

  SAN DIEGO -- Punxsutawney Phil climbed from his burrow for his 126th prognostication Thursday morning in front of on-lookers only to see his shadow which means six more weeks of winter.   If you were to take a look back at Phil's track record you...

HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Woody the woodchuck is predicting Michigan is in for an early spring. The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus reports (http://bit.ly/zeAQS5) the weather prognosticator didn’t “see” her shadow Thursday during...