In this weekend update, we cover how 9-year-old boy with severe autism was shot and killed Friday evening and his parents are demanding justice. Plus, Staten Island Chuck did not see his shadow Sunday ...

Staten Island Chuck. Every year on Feb. 2, the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton hosts its much anticipated Groundhog Day event, where Chuck takes center stage with his forecasts and festive spirit.

Malverne Mel says 6 more weeks of winter. About a hundred people huddled in the frigid temperatures Sunday morning by the Malverne train station just after sunrise to hear from the toddler rodent. His ...

but Staten Island Chuck predicts an early spring. In honor of Groundhog Day NOAA graded groundhogs from all over the United States to see who’s the most accurate. Grading the groundhogs ...

You could say the chances are 50-50 on Sunday that Punxsutawney Phil accurately predicts if we’re in for another six weeks of winter or an early spring. After all, around 7:20 a.m. at Gobblers Knob, ...

The top predictor was Staten Island Chuck with an accuracy rate of 85% ... In 1993, Columbia Pictures released the movie “Groundhog Day” starring Bill Murray. • In 1995, Phil appeared ...

You have probably heard by now, but Punxsutawney Phil was pulled from his burrow last Sunday and saw his shadow. According to tradition that indicated we will have six more ...

The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.