Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog emerged from his burrow on a cold Wednesday morning and saw his shadow, declaring there would be six more weeks of winter. Punxsutawney Phil made his annual prediction as another major winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, ice and freezing rain to a large portion of the country.Thousands of people from around the nation and other countries gathered at Gobbler's Knob as members of Phil's "inner circle" summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn
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A Texas man who nearly died in a car accident is using his second chance at life for good by rescuing 145 drivers who became stranded during winter storm Uri.
Ryan Sivley said he didn t hesitate to help when he spotted hundreds of drivers in need on the side of the icy roads in Austin, ABC affiliate KVUE reported. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Using his vehicles, which are all four-wheel drive, Sivley managed to rescue a total of 98 cars on Monday and another 47 cars on Tuesday all without asking for anything in return, according to the outlet.
As if the heavy snowfall in the northeast wasn t enough of an indicator, we re in for six more weeks of winter, says Punxsutawney Phil.
The legendary groundhog emerged from his snowy hole on Gobbler s Knob Tuesday morning and saw his shadow, meaning that, per tradition, an extra few weeks of winter is the cards this year. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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The annual festivities in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania were virtual and livestreamed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving Phil without his usual crowd of thousands on hand to celebrate the 135th Groundhog Day.