FILE - Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th ...

According to information from the Chester County History Center, William Penn presided over the state’s only official witch trial in 1684 and the woman was found not guilty.

1. Punxsutawney is located between Route 422 and Interstate 80 in Western Pennsylvania south of Erie, north of Pittsburgh and west of State College. Why is Groundhog Day celebrated on Feb. 2? The ...

Well dang it, Punxsutawney Phil saw his own shadow on Sunday, Feb. 2, predicting six more weeks of winter. Groundhog Day has been a tradition in Punxsutawney since 1886 (!) ...