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 ...

The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach closed over fears the bodies will fill with gas and explode as they decompose. The ...

With these viral stories of exploding whales, why aren’t they able to be removed before they actually explode? Whales are big—that’s the primary issue. And usually when they strand, they don’t strand ...

An investigation into Portland’s largest homeless services provider is drawing new scrutiny as city leaders weigh the future of a multimillion-dollar contract.K How Portland Ombudsman investigates ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — Conservation officials have been ...

Sometimes whales explode. And sometimes we explode whales. Either way, it's gross. Blizzard live updates: Historic storm strikes with 3 inches an hour, thundersnow Gunmen wreak chaos in Mexican ...

Portland police will remove the car that went into the Willamette River earlier this month. Portland Art Museum and Tomorrow Theater host Cinema Unbound Week this May Portland’s annual Cinema Unbound ...