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Pamela Hayden, the voice of Milhouse and others on The Simpsons, saying goodbye to Springfield

Wednesday, November 20 by ABC News

"Is this the untimely end of Milhouse?" Pamela Hayden, a 35-year veteran of The Simpsons, will have her last performance on the long-running animated series on Sunday.Hayden, who famously voices Bart's friend Milhouse Van Houten but also lends her voice to the town bully Jimbo...

Springfield city officials declined to take call with Vance amid baseless claims about Haitian migrants

Friday, September 27 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) -- Springfield, Ohio, city officials declined to take a call with former President Donald Trump's running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance earlier this month, as the Trump campaign continued to spread unsubstantiated claims that Haitian immigrants were terrorizing the community by eating...

Ohio GOP Gov. DeWine slams Trump and Vance for baseless claims about Haitian migrants in Springfield

Saturday, September 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine delivered his strongest condemnation yet of former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, for their continued false claims regarding Haitian migrants in Springfield."As a supporter of former President Donald Trump and...

Trump tells New York rally crowd hes going to Springfield, Ohio, within two weeks

Thursday, September 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump told a Long Island, New York, rally crowd on Wednesday night that he is going to Springfield, Ohio, the town he said on the debate stage two weeks ago, is where "people are resorting to eating dogs,...

GOP Gov. DeWine defends Haitian immigrants: They came to Springfield to work

Sunday, September 15 by ABC News

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine offered one of the most vociferous defenses of Haitian immigrants in Springfield yet from a Republican as their presence in the city becomes a chief point of criticism from former President Donald Trump.Speaking to "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz, DeWine...

More threats in Springfield, Ohio: College closes campus as fear grips community

Sunday, September 15 by ABC News

A new bomb threat prompted officials Sunday at Clark State College in Springfield, Ohio, to close the campus this week and hold classes virtually, the school said.Clark officials said it received an email of a bomb threat to the Springfield campus on Sunday, a...

Trump vows mass deportation of protected migrants in Springfield, dismisses threats to town

Friday, September 13 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he would conduct a mass deportation of immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, and dismissed a question from ABC News about the bomb threats the town is experiencing in the wake of unsubstantiated claims about...

More threats in Springfield, Ohio: We need help, not hate, mayor says

Friday, September 13 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) -- Two elementary schools were evacuated and a middle school was closed on Friday in the wake of a new threat sent via email in Springfield, Ohio, according to the school district and the mayor.The elementary schools released students to their parents,...

Bomb threats reported at City Hall, multiple other buildings in Springfield, Ohio

Thursday, September 12 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) -- A bomb threat prompted a major police response in Springfield, Ohio, on Thursday morning, according to the city commission office.The threat was sent via email "to multiple agencies and media outlets," the office said.Explosive-detecting K-9s helped police clear multiple facilities listed...

Bomb threats reported at multiple buildings in Springfield, Ohio