Groundhog Day

Seth Meyers has some strong words for the unnecessary annual tradition of Groundhog Day.

According to Punxsutawney Phil, we should expect six more weeks of winter. But Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper explains how climate change is causing spring to arrive early.

There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow on a snowy Tuesday morning to perform his Groundhog Day duties. Members of Phil’s “inner circle” woke up the furry critter at 7:25 a.m. at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see whether he would see his shadow or not. Shortly after...

Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow and predicted there will be six more weeks of winter

The coronavirus pandemic means Groundhog Day won’t be the same in a Pennsylvania town long associated with a prognosticating rodent

Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow on Sunday, which predicts spring will come early. But the D.C. area has its own groundhog who foresees a less sunny immediate future. Potomac Phil appeared on Dupont Circle Sunday morning to make his predictions. But he doesn’t just predict the weather, he also forecasts politics. He didn’t have...

We have our own famous weather prognosticator here in D.C. Along with his weather predictions, Potomac Phil has insight on how much political gridlock we are in for. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog has revealed an early spring is on the way

Potomac Phil, the National Groundhog, predicted more winter — and six more months of political gridlock. Derrick Ward reports.

Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, is a special date. If you guessed that’s because of Super Bowl LIV, when the San Francisco 49ers will play against the Kansas City Chiefs — 50 years since the Kansas team won its first Super Bowl title — or Groundhog Day, you’d only be partially correct.

A woman accused of her children’s deaths but ruled incompetent to stand trial appeared in court. Darcy Spencer reports.

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for a second time, he’s out to replicate the suspenseful buildup, make-or-break stakes and far-flung rendezvous of their first encounter. The reality star American president will soon learn if the sequel, on this matter and many others, can compete with the original. In his third year in office,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has concluded its review of a misconduct allegation against film academy president John Bailey and determined that no further action is required.

Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog foresees no early end to winter.

Let’s do it again. In a classic case of Bill Murray being Bill Murray, on Tuesday the “Groundhog Day” star went to check out the Broadway musical based on his 1993 hit comedy on consecutive nights.

J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard bewitched the page and the screen, and stage sequel “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” cast its spell at British theater’s Olivier Awards on Sunday....
“Cursed Child” won a record nine prizes, including best new play, at Britain’s equivalent of Broadway’s Tonys....
Hilariously repetitive comedy “Groundhog Day” was named best new musical....
The plot for the Harry Potter play...

Justin Timberlake is offering up a reason why he bolted from the boy band he performed in alongside Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick in the latest edition of The Hollywood Reporter.

The handlers of Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said the furry rodent has “predicted” six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at dawn Thursday.

No shadow: Pennsylvania groundhog ‘predicts’ early spring.