In 1970, officials in Oregon thought they had found the perfect solution to a massive whale carcass that had washed ashore: 450 kilograms of TNT. What happened next became one of the strangest and ...

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 ...

Another gray whale washed up on the Oregon coast last week, this time in Gearhart, according to Seaside Aquarium.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florence, Oregon, is famous for an exploding whale, but the town has much more to offer. It sits near the Oregon Dunes National ...