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 ...

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 ...

Fifty-four years ago and around 100 miles away, Florence, Oregon witnessed a hailstorm of blubber as a beached whale was filled with explosives and blasted away. On Nov. 12, 1970, the Highway Division ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Oregon cornerback Jahlil Florence has not participated so far in spring practice and is currently rehabbing a leg injury he suffered last season. Against Arizona State in 2023, Florence played ...