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Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

What to know about Groundhog Day traditions and Punxsutawney Phil

The spotlight returned to Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil said he predicted six more weeks of winter — not an early spring — after he saw his shadow.

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers say he’s seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather.

The crowd watches the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, to come out and make his prediction during the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict from Gobbler’s Knob

Punxsutawney Phil is set to deliver his annual weather forecast and predict either six more weeks of winter or an early spring.

Damage from an explosion at Bristol Health & Rehab Center is seen, Dec. 24, 2025, in Bristol Township, Pa. (Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

Gas smell at nursing home was reported hours before deadly explosion, report says

Federal regulators say a nursing home maintenance director reported a natural gas smell hours before an explosion killed three people and injured about 20.

Deputies escort Michelle Zajko, left, Daniel Blank, right, and Jack LaSota, in orange, from the Allegany County Courthouse after a pretrial hearing in Cumberland, Md., on Friday, January 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)

Judge allows members of Zizians group to work together on defense ahead of Maryland trial

Three members of the Zizians, a cultlike group linked to six deaths across the U.S., have been granted permission to work together for their upcoming trial.

Meredith Nelson, right, smiles at her son, Mikey "The Mullet" Nelson, an 8-year old-contestant in a mullet hairstyle contest, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)

‘Joe Dirt’ tribute takes top prize in Pennsylvania Farm Show mullet contest

A contest that celebrates the much-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle brought thousands of spectators to a stage inside the Pennsylvania Farm Show.

Grave markers at the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

100 skulls and mummified body parts found in a Pennsylvania grave robbery case, police say

Police say a Pennsylvania man who had about 100 sets of human remains is charged with stealing from a graveyard at the edge of Philadelphia.

Joseph McGettigan III, Pennsylvania senior deputy attorney general arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for the second day of the testimony in the trial of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, Tuesday, June, 12, 2012 in Bellefonte, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Joseph McGettigan, prosecutor in Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont cases, dies at 76

Joseph McGettigan III, a Pennsylvania prosecutor known for convicting Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont, has died at the age of 76.

Investigators work around Bristol Health & Rehab Center and surrounding rubble after a gas explosion the day prior on Dec. 24, 2025, in Bristol, Pa. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau, File)

4 injured in suburban Philadelphia nursing home explosion file negligence lawsuit

Four people injured in an explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home two weeks ago are suing the facility and a natural gas utility.

Former baseball player Lenny Dykstra sits during his sentencing for grand theft auto in Los Angeles, on Dec. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Former baseball player Lenny Dykstra faces drug charges after New Year’s Day traffic stop

Retired baseball player Lenny Dykstra faces charges after Pennsylvania State Police say a trooper found drugs and paraphernalia in his possession.

New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore (90) warms up before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore accused of throwing girlfriend to the ground

New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian J. Barmore is accused of assaulting his girlfriend in August.

Investigators work around Bristol Health & Rehab Center and surrounding rubble after a gas explosion the day prior on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Bristol, Pa. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Rescuers rushed into flames to save nursing home residents after deadly explosion

Rescuers braved shooting flames, falling debris and the threat of more explosions to save nursing home residents after a blast at a Pennsylvania facility killed a resident and employee, and set off a dramatic and chaotic evacuation.

First responders work the scene of an explosion and fire at Bristol Health & Rehab Center, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Bristol, Pa. (Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2, governor says

Pennsylvania’s governor says an explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia killed at least two people.

Ahmad Collins, a city government worker and former Penn State linebacker, prepares for his nightly dialysis at his home in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

To find living donors for kidney transplants, a pilot program turns to social networks

Fernando Moreno has been waiting for a kidney transplant for about two years. His Philadelphia hospital connected him with a pilot project called the Great Social Experiment.

A Somali flag flies alongside the United States and Vermont flags outside the Winooski School District building, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Winooski, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)

Somali flag flown outside Vermont school building over Trump ‘garbage’ slur brings threats

A Vermont school district is receiving racist and threatening messages after raising a Somali flag at a school building last week.

Buyers bid for holiday decorations at Buffalo Valley Produce Auction, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Mifflinburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Holiday spirit is being sold to the highest bidder at this Christmas tree auction

Christmas went on the auction block this week in Pennsylvania farm country in the form of a giant Christmas tree sale.

This photo provided by the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center shows the Carlisle Indian Industrial School student body in front of the superintendent's house in Carlisle, Pa., circa 1885. (John N. Choate/Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center via AP)

Native American boarding schools in the US, by the numbers

For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, the United States government and Christian denominations operated boarding schools where generations of Native American children were isolated from their families.

The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery

The latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania resulted in the remains of 17 students being repatriated to their families and tribes, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and the Seminole Nation of Ok

The sun lights the buildings behind the entrance of the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Germany, Dec. 6, 2019. (Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Faith leaders condemn a Pennsylvania Halloween parade float with an Auschwitz sign

Jewish and Catholic leaders have condemned a Halloween parade float in Pennsylvania that included a replica of the Auschwitz gate.

The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Ohio panel and Virginia lawmakers move forward with congressional redistricting plans

A Republican-led panel in Ohio has adopted new U.S. House districts, potentially boosting the GOP’s chances of gaining two seats in next year’s elections.

The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Ohio panel unveils proposed US House map that could help Republicans win more seats

Ohio’s Republican-led redistricting commission has unveiled a new U.S. House map that could give Republicans a chance to win two more seats in next year’s elections.

Voting booths are set up at a polling place in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

7 charged in 2024 Pennsylvania voter registration fraud that prosecutors say was motivated by money

A yearlong investigation into suspected fraudulent voter registration forms in Pennsylvania has led to criminal charges against six street canvassers and their leader.

This undated photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Kada Scott, 23, who has been missing since she stepped outside during her night shift at a nursing home on Oct. 4. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP)

Suspect charged with murder in Kada Scott’s death as video reveals a possible accomplice

Investigators say they have video evidence suggesting two people may have been involved in moving and burying the body of Kada Scott, a Philadelphia woman who disappeared Oct. 4.

This undated photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Kada Scott, 23, who has been missing since she stepped outside during her night shift at a nursing home on Oct. 4. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP)

Authorities say remains found in Philadelphia are of missing woman Kada Scott

Prosecutors in Philadelphia say remains found buried in a wooded area behind an abandoned school are those of a 23-year-old woman who’d been missing for about two weeks.

Bassist Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit performs a show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on June 20, 2025. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers has died

Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers died on Saturday. His bandmates are praising him as “pure magic” and “the soul in the sound.”

US jury issues $20M verdict against French bank BNP Paribas over Sudanese atrocities

A federal jury in New York says France’s largest bank must pay $21 million for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system during a time when the government was engaged in atrocities.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, accompanied by his wife Lori Shapiro, speaks during a news conference after Cody Balmer plead guilty to attempted murder and other charges, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

What to know about the arson fire and attempted murder at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion

A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and arson for setting fires inside the official residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro.

Cody Balmer, accused of setting a fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence, leaves Dauphin County Courthouse on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept

A man who scaled a security fence in the middle of the night and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges.

Victoria Roath works on her creation in the Scrapple Sculpting Contest at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Scrapple sculpture contest winner prevailed in Eagles country by putting the pig into pigskin

In the contest for best scrapple sculpture in Philadelphia on Friday it was the “Mush Push” fashioned from the regionally popular pork breakfast meat that got Patrick Moser’s entry over the goal line.

A police vehicle is seen at the site where two state police officers and a suspect were shot while officers were responding to a call, in southern Franklin County, about 85 miles (135 kilometers) northwest of Baltimore, Pa, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (WPMT/FOX43 via AP)

Police describe gunfight in which 2 Pennsylvania state troopers were wounded and a suspect killed

A Pennsylvania state trooper remains hospitalized in serious condition and another was treated and discharged after they were both shot by a man suspected of stealing clothing from a store before leading police on a high-speed chase.

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