OK. So it is hard to deny that Groundhog Day is kind of a fun and silly holiday, but NPR's Avery Keatley offers a perspective on why the holiday is unique and important to American culture. AVERY ...

Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only weather-predicting groundhog that enjoys a day of spotlight. In New York, Staten Island Chuck has made his call.

Legendary groundhog Staten Island Chuck is once again getting ready to make his famous Feb. 2 prediction — and he isn’t letting the fact that his forecasts are the most accurate in the ...

Chuck’s accuracy rate since the Staten Island Zoo started its Groundhog Day predictions is as high as 85%, according to the zoo — a hot streak that is incomparable to his much more famous, but ...

Staten Island Chuck is pictured with his delicious cookie at the Staten Island Zoo as he gears up for Groundhog Day. Thursday, January 28, 2016. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo) Staff-Shot ...

New York City's local groundhog, Staten Island Chuck, did not see his shadow Thursday, signaling an early spring.

WEST BRIGHTON, Staten Island (PIX11) — There’s a rodent rift, as Staten Island Chuck predicted an early spring Thursday morning, breaking from the forecast of his more prominent ...

Staten Island Chuck predicts an early spring during annual Groundhog Day event A crowd awaits Punxsutawney Phil during the 136th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2022 in Punxsutawney, Penn.

Not to be outdone by Punxsutawney Phil, Staten Island Chuck made his prediction for the upcoming forecast in The Big Apple.

Staten Island Chuck did not see his shadow this Groundhog Day and says we will have an early spring.