In one of the most hilariously weird examples of Oregon history, on November 12, 1970, officials decided to use a half-ton of dynamite to dispose of a dead whale (which apparently really stank) that ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...

A massive mouth can hold a lot of fish, and they don’t come more massive than a humpback whale’s! The amazing clip above shows a close-up view of a humpback whale lunging through what appears to be a ...

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In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...

President Donald Trump is in Evian, France, for day two of the G7 Summit with other nations' leaders. by Sadie Chafe and Kevin Kotwas Reporter Paul Linnman and photographer Doug Brazil visited the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A screen grab shows the bloated carcass of a dead humpback whale floating off the Danish island of Anholt. After unsuccessful ...

Home to the Oregon coast’s infamous exploding whale incident, Florence has a lot more going for it than its most notorious footnote. About a three-hour drive south from Portland, the coastal city ...

A dead humpback whale stranded off the Danish island of Anholt is at risk of exploding because of gases building up inside the decomposing body, prompting authorities to launch an urgent operation to ...