Punxsutawney Phil: 6 more weeks of winter

Penn. groundhog sees his shadow.

  • Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Wednesday. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (BARRY REEGER/Associated Press)
    Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Wednesday. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (BARRY REEGER/Associated Press)
    PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow Wednesday to perform his Groundhog Day duties. Thousands of people ...

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