While gophers and groundhogs are often mistaken for one another, there are key differences in their size, appearance, ...

And whether you’re an eyebrow-raiser to the holiday or all-in, it doesn’t look like Groundhog Day is going away any time soon. That is, unless PETA has their way .

Groundhog's (also called a woodchuck or whistle pig) feeding and burrowing habits can ruin a garden. Like other rodents, they have chisel-like incisor teeth that can mow through green and woody ...

The newly named colonel was found in Duncansville, a good hour's drive from Pennsylvania's far more famous groundhog town, Punxsutawney, home to the weather-predicting groundhog Phil.

Additionally, for those in the Worcester area (or who like to sleep in), a Sunday ticket to the Worcester EcoTarium will get you entrance to see its resident groundhog — Cornelia — look for ...

ORIGINAL STORY: The Pennsylvania mini golf and ice cream shop that discovered a groundhog in its claw machine is now looking to name the animal. Last week, employees at The Meadows in Blair County ...

Groundhog Day may be one of the weirder American holidays. How did it come to be? Here is the origin story of Punxsutawney Phil and his predictions.

AVERY KEATLEY, BYLINE: It could be because I'm from Pennsylvania, but Groundhog Day has always felt like kind of a big deal. (SOUNDBITE OF ANIMATED TV SHORT, "ONE MEAT BRAWL") ...

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.