Oregon is famous for a few things: Portland (it was just voted one of the best places to visit in the offseason by the Washington Post), our natural wonders like Mount Hood and Multnomah Falls, and ...

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 of corruption, ...

When you think of “The Simpsons,” the long-running animated series based on Portland’s own Matt Groening’s cartoon creations, you don’t necessarily think of romance. But it turns out that a behind-the ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — 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 ...