Oregon has a place in history as the state that blew up a whale. Here's why officials made that infamous decision 54 years ...

Tuesday marked 54 years since a dead whale was infamously blown up on a beach, showering bystanders and cars with whale bits.

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 ...

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 ...

As they gathered Sunday to remember the whale's explosive demise decades ago, community members said they have fully embraced ...

Honoring life, explosives, and a rain of whale chunks large enough to smash a car, Florence, Oregon, reflects upon the time ...

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 ...

After the No. 1 Oregon Ducks turned off the noise in the “Big House” with a critical 38-17 win over the Michigan Wolverines, there’s only three more teams stand ...

Townsite promoters, including James C. Mitchell, hoped the rock bed in the Missouri River would give Florence a solid ...

Florence officials expect the city to continue growing in the next few years and they are planning for that growth now.

The city's utility system has discolored water and boil order problems. County residents pay higher rates. Florence County ...

It’s that time of year again, when the community of Florence and exploding-whale lovers across the globe memorialize the ...