Springfield Puerto Rican Parade expands offerings

Summer festivities include a bus trip to see the Red Sox play at Fenway Park and "La Casita Experience," a celebration of ...

Springfield's Child Advocacy Center tops $7M, nears $8M campaign goal

The Child Advocacy Center has raised more than $7M toward its $8M goal and added a new property to expand mental health and ...
CNN

In a city bracing for ICE’s next surge, churches vow to offer sanctuary to migrants

On a recent Sunday morning, Pastor Carl Ruby gave his sermon, greeted congregants and then headed to his office to speak with the FBI. “After church, I get phone calls from Ohio Homeland Security and ...
Rolling Stone

‘He Is Coming for Us’: Springfield’s Haitians Are Terrified After Trump’s Win

Trump and his allies want to create a climate of fear so immigrants preemptively flee the country. That’s already happening in Springfield, Ohio “He is coming for ...
CNN

Springfield’s mayor claims emergency powers to ‘mitigate public safety concerns’ as threats continue to swarm city

The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, issued a proclamation Thursday claiming temporary emergency powers “to mitigate public safety concerns” as false claims about Haitian immigrants continue to stoke bomb ...