We catch up with gardener Jeff Permar, who caught an opportunistic groundhog stealing his vegetables and turned him into an internet sensation.

What is Groundhog Day and why do we continue to honor this tradition every February? Maybe because it’s a great reason for a ...

And it always seemed to me that in the garden, the same approach usually makes the most sense. As Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day, we’re supposed to hope for a cloudy day so Mr. Punxsutawney Phil doesn ...

The Massachusetts groundhog has been making weather predictions since 2008, and she became the official state groundhog in ...

The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.

A wildlife expert and a meteorologist weigh in on Punxsutawney Phil’s weather-forecasting abilities—though he is on the money ...

Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only weather-predicting groundhog that enjoys a day of spotlight. In New York, Staten Island Chuck has made his call.

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.

Not a single groundhog, even a domestic one, can be imported from a list of 36 states known to have rabies strains not currently present in the Garden State. And no one can import a groundhog ...