The in-depth story of the Exploding Whale Incident. In 1970, the sleepy town of Florence, Oregon, witnessed one of the most bizarre news spectacles ever recorded: The infamous 'Exploding Whale ...

During Whale Watch Week, rangers and volunteers with Oregon State Parks will be stationed at 15 sites along the coast daily ...

Linnman reported that Oregon's highway division decided ... but one chunk of blubber flattened a car after the explosion.

Are you looking for a whale of a time? Winter Whale Watch Week returns to the Oregon coast this week. Pods of grey whales that spent the summer and fall feeding in Alaska, are now embarking on their ...

Upward of 20,000 gray whales are expected to swim past Oregon’s shores over the next several weeks as part of their annual migration south to the warm calving lagoons near Baja, Mexico. But picking ...

The idea of an exploding whale might seem like something straight out of a sci-fi thriller or a horror movie, but it’s a rare, real-life event that occurs when a dead whale’s body bursts due ...

The city has an Exploding Whale Memorial Park that includes picnic tables, a grassy lawn, and views of the Siuslaw River and Bridge ...

(KOIN) – It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and we’re not talking about the holidays; we’re talking about Whale Watch Week. From Dec. 27 through Dec. 31, Oregon State Park ...

About 19,000 Pacific Gray whales are traveling south to their calving waters in Baja California, said Justin Duering, an Oregon State Parks ranger based at Beverly Beach State Park in Lincoln County.

Winter whale watching returns to the Oregon coast this week. Oregon’s two official whale watch events – winter and spring – follow the migration of gray whales. In the winter, the whales ...