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 ...

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. (AP) - Hundreds of people turned out for the festivities as a mural honoring "The Simpsons" was unveiled in Springfield, Oregon. On hand for Monday's big event was actress Yeardley ...

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

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 ...

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, 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 ...