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 ...

When it comes to Oregon, however, the HGTV list singles out a location that may have its creepy elements but is also ...

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 ...

America's veterans have a new battlefront. This time, the enemy is garbage—a relentless invader of our landfills, waterways ...

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 ...

Florence is kicking off the holiday season early with their first Fall Fest – All Things Oregon, on Saturday and Sunday, Nov.

The Florence Finch will be stationed in Astoria, Oregon and support operations in the Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, Strait of ...