Debra Gruell, Executive Director of the Springfield Museum, sits on the The Simpsons Couch at the museum Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Springfield, Ore. One of the best-kept secrets in television ...

Well, you may have suspected it but now it's confirmed: Twenty-five years after The Simpsons debut on television, Portland-born creator Matt Groening says the show's setting is named after Springfield ...

Springfield officials looking at changes to ordinances about sleeping on public property to comply with federal court rulings and a new state law said they like some elements of what other cities have ...

Educators in Eugene and Springfield are making plans to protect students and families from ICE agents both on and off campus.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Chick-fil-A expanded its Oregon footprint with the opening of two new locations in Woodburn and Springfield on Thursday. The Woodburn location is uniquely drive-thru-only, with four ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon State Police say they seized an alligator from a Springfield family that had been their pet for 13 years. OSP said the homeowners recently learned that the creature ...

Unionized workers at the Franz Bakery in Springfield, Oregon, voted Wednesday to end their strike after three weeks on the picket line. The employees had been striking since Oct. 31, while demanding a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — The Springfield that exists in the mind of Matt Groening is a kind of American everything — hick pit stop, rosy-cheeked Rockwellian font of family values, cesspool of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore.SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — The Springfield that exists in the mind of Matt Groening is a kind of American everything – hick pit stop, rosy-cheeked Rockwellian font of family values, cesspool ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Ore., as the inspiration for the animated ...

One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Ore., as the inspiration for the animated hometown of Homer and ...