Tuesday marked 54 years since a dead whale was infamously blown up on a beach, showering bystanders and cars with whale bits.
A blast that's been talked about for decades.It's been 54 years since dynamite was used in an attempt to remove a dead whale ...
Honoring life, explosives, and a rain of whale chunks large enough to smash a car, Florence, Oregon, reflects upon the time ...
Oregon has a place in history as the state that blew up a whale. Here's why officials made that infamous decision 54 years ago.
It has been 44 years since America's first viral news story occurred. It all went down on a beach in Florence, Oregon when the carcass of a 45-foot sperm ...
As they gathered Sunday to remember the whale's explosive demise decades ago, community members said they have fully embraced ...
A Florence woman died in a head-on car crash Tuesday as a result of an oil spill on Highway 126 near milepost 19, east of Mapleton. The Oregon State Police says troopers responded to the scene of ...
It wasn’t that long ago that an Exploding Whale Day seemed like a wild idea, a fever dream born from a viral video pulled out of the depths of Oregon history, but in Florence the event has become a ...
It’s that time of year again, when the community of Florence and exploding-whale lovers across the globe memorialize the ...
The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce is once again hosting its annual Florence Chamber Photo Contest. The winner will ...
EUGENE — One of Oregon’s top cornerbacks is still not ready to return to the field. Jahlil Florence, who has missed the first ...