One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been unmasked, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening revealing the Springfield in Oregon is the basis for the hometown of his characters.

Springfield's Select Board has declined to establish a new position of town drug detective.

In Springfield, some long-anticipated improvements appear to be coming to fruition, as the town continues to dig out from the rubble and toxic waste of its vanished machine tool industry. Construction projects are everywhere this spring.

The Springfield School District is planning to ask voters for permission to get rid of four school properties in the town.

Officials in Springfield hope to solicit bids in January on the restoration of its downtown movie theater.

Two and a half years after its opening, Springfield's recreation and fitness center is bursting at the seams and ready to expand. The facility has been renamed the Edgar May Health and Recreation Center, in honor of its most tireless supporter.

Affordable housing projects in Springfield, Johnson and Bellows Falls will be getting big boosts thanks to nearly $6 million in grants.

The Springfield Post Office will celebrate the city's designation as "The Simpsons" hometown with the release of a postage stamp depicting the popular animated series.

An 18-year-old man who set a fire that heavily damaged a historic block in downtown Springfield is going to prison for from 2 to 10 years.

The state of Vermont is going to help stabilize the fire-damaged Ellis Block in Springfield.

State fire officials say firefighting efforts aimed at extinguishing a five-alarm blaze that gutted a major downtown Springfield building on Tuesday also damaged the adjacent Lincoln Block.

Vermont State Police say they've charged an 18-year-old with setting a fire that gutted a building in Springfield, leaving 22 families homeless.

Here are the top stories at noon: Springfield has turned to Hollywood as the town begins to recover from a devastating fire taht hit the downtown earlier this week; Congressman Peter Welch says he thinks Washington can benefit from his experiences in Vermont dealing with health care reform...

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: With Congressional approval of a new intelligence gathering law, Vermont will be forced to end its investigation into possible illegal wiretapping activities by a number of phone companies;  A landmark building in downtown Springfield sits empty today, partially gutted by a stubborn fire that burned for hours. It has been ruled an act of arson, and an 18-year old man is in custody...

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a five-alarm fire in Springfield that has gutted a downtown building.

A major fire hit downtown Springfield overnight - and heavily damaged the building that houses the movie theater and apartments.

The School Board in Springfield is asking veteran teachers to consider taking an early retirement package.

Frustrated cell phone users, rejoice. Unicel plans to install new equipment in the steeple of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Springfield in hopes of improving service to customers.