PETA has offered the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club a vegan cake to use for weather prediction if they retire Punxsutawney Phil to a sanctuary. The animal rights organization believes Phil is being ...

It is unlikely that the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle, led by Dunkel, will agree to retire their cherished tradition and use a cake in the years to come. It seems as though Punxsutawney ...

Groundhog Day 2025 was significant to Phil because it was his first time prognosticating as a father. The animal and his wife, Phyllis, welcomed two kits, Sunny and Shadow, in March 2024.

He also proclaimed Punxsutawney Phil, the local groundhog, to be the one and only official weather forecasting groundhog. He issued this proclamation on Feb. 2, and his fame began to spread.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (KDKA) — Punxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at Gobbler's Knob Sunday morning. Thousands of people gather every Feb. 2 to watch ...

It was a big party in Punxsutawney this weekend. "This is my favorite holiday," one local says of the fuss-free day, adding, "You don't have to even see your in-laws." This year, Phil saw his shadow.

It was a big party in Punxsutawney this weekend. "This is my favorite holiday," one local says of the fuss-free day, adding, "You don't have to even see your in-laws." This year, Phil saw his shadow.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — The crowd started piling into Gobbler's Knob at 3 a.m. on Sunday, happy to wait more than four hours in freezing cold to see the celebrity groundhog Punxsutawney Phil emerge from ...