Florence, Oregon, is famous for an exploding whale, but the town has much more to offer. It sits near the Oregon Dunes ...

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 ...

Oregon’s attempt to remove a dead sperm whale by explosion became a chaotic and cautionary tale. The far-fetched mission to reclaim islands that host a key US military base BBC hits back in Trump's ...

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 ...