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The world’s most famous groundhog is now a proud father. Punxsutawney Phil and his mate, Phyllis, have started a family by giving birth to two baby groundhogs, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. They say the babies are currently with mom and dad at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library and can be seen at times through the viewing window. Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring this year at Gobbler’s Knob.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA—Another celebrity has come out publicly against the dangers of rampant misinformation. The famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil has refused to emerge from his hole to determine the remaining length of winter until Joe Rogan is canceled. “I’ve wanted to do something about Mr. Rogan’s dangerous peddling of misinformation for some time now, but couldn't think of a good way to do it,” said the esteemed rodent while munching a stalk of celery. “Then I heard about some amateur singers named Ned Young and Joni Munchwell making waves and wondered what would happen if an actual celebrity like myself were...

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Tuesday, predicting six more weeks of winter. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, revelers weren’t able to see Phil and celebrate in person: This year, it was all virtual. The livestream from Gobbler’s Knob, a tiny hill just outside Punxsutawney, was made possible by the Pennsylvania Tourism Office’s Holi-stay PA. The event there — always Feb. 2 — dates back to 1887. “Whether you’re hoping for six more weeks of winter fun or an early spring, we could all use some extra happiness this year,” said department spokesperson Carrie Lepore in a release. Phil this year,...

He promised spring was right around the corner, but it appears that Punxsutawney Phil has lied. On Feb. 2, Phil announced to the awaiting crowd that there was going to be an early spring. It was one of a handful of times the weather prognosticating rodent didn’t see his shadow and the first since 2016. But the cheers of a soon-to-be spring have transitioned to the sounds of teeth chattering and shovels picking up snow. The Delaware County sheriff in Indiana says Phil is a wanted groundhog for crimes and acts against nature, WTHR reported.

Director Harold Ramis, in the DVD commentary, opined that it takes Murray's character about ten years of repeating Groundhog Day and then later, in response to several sites online linking to an article that came to an answer of just 8 years, 8 months, and 16 days, he offered the following: "I think the 10-year estimate is too short. It takes at least 10 years to get good at anything, and allotting for the down time and misguided years he spent, it had to be more like 30 or 40 years…" Here's an amazingly detailed subsequent analysis that concluded it...

Phil predicts six more weeks of winter!!!!

GOBBLER'S KNOB -- Seconds ago amid a cheering but bone-chilled crowd, renowned rodent weather prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil failed to glimpsed his shadow, granting the country the welcome winter respite of an early spring, according to lore. punxsutawney_phil_groundhog_day.jpg View full size File photo of the renowned rodent, Punxsutawney Phil, making his annual weather prediction in Gobbler's Knob. AP AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file Phil's favorable forecast -- one he makes just 10 percent of the time -- only served to fuel the enthusiasm of what organizers said was a record-breaking Groundhog Day crowd. Phil fanatics braved frigid, single-digit temperatures and biting windchill...

Yes! The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club made their decree Thursday morning in central Pennsylvania: Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, and there'll be six more weeks of winter. The announcement was met with boos from the enormous crowd gathered in Punxsutawney. Folks in the East and elsewhere gave a collective shrug, as temperatures have been unseasonably warm. "But it's the winter we've been having, so that's like spring anyway," said Matt Lauer on TODAY after the news broke. "The daffodils are already in bloom in NW Mississippi," wrote Jackie Barnes Garrett

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A federal grand jury says five western Pennsylvania women printed thousands of dollars of counterfeit money last year and passed it on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and area businesses. The agent in charge of the Secret Service office in Pittsburgh says the operation was one of “significant sophistication” because the women didn’t just make copies of money using a computer printer. He says they also tried to mimic a security strip that’s embedded in real money, and ironed the bills to give them a texture similar to real money. The alleged ring operated out of the Punxsutawney area,...

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- PETA is proposing a futuristic change to a Pennsylvania tradition. Tuesday morning, the animal rights activist group sent a letter to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s Inner Circle urging that Phil be replaced with an animatronic model.

<p>The world's most famous groundhog may be about to get religion -- or at least a new landlord.</p> <p>A group of Southern Baptists is trying to raise $530,000 to buy the Punxsutawney Sportsman's Club, a 93-acre property that includes Gobbler's Knob.</p>