It was a big party in Punxsutawney this weekend. "This is my favorite holiday," one local says of the fuss-free day, adding, ...

Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates says he has seen his shadow and is predicting six more weeks of wintry weather ...

For centuries, groundhogs have been a menace to farmers. Despite their destructive tendencies, columnist Joyce Bupp admires ...

Conjuring images of the desert, these yuccas — sometimes called Adam’s needle — aren’t damaged by cold, poking through with ...

Gloria McGowan of Williamsport, Ind., center, watches the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather ...

Although Billy is regarded as an adorable groundhog, it's fascinating to note that he is a Richardson Ground Squirrel, a widespread species in Alberta. Richardson ground squirrels, often known as ...

The groundhog (Marmota monax), a.k.a. the woodchuck, is celebrated in folklore and cinema. Each year on February 2 America’s most most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, becomes a weather ...

Rates are for the cheapest Silver plan in Pennsylvania for a 40-year-old who doesn't qualify for subsidies, unless otherwise noted. UPMC sells the cheapest Gold plans in PA, with rates as low as $327 ...

Invasive plants (i.e. weeds) have been on the upswing lately as a threat to take over desirable plants, out-compete farm crops, and disturb the fragile health of ecosystems.

Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the ...

Pasture-based dairies struggle to compete with industrialized farms. The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship aims to help them ...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is considering a ban on artificial turf on county fields. Health advocates are in ...