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, Oregon, will soon be getting a drug court to divert those with substance abuse issues who commit low-level crimes from jail to services. Those arrested in Springfield for low-level, drug ...