Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sight. The scavengers. The smell. These were the main problems Oregonians were facing when a dead sperm whale washed up on a ...

The word “meme” didn’t exist when Paul Linnman and Doug Brazil—a KATU-TV reporter and cameraman, respectively—chartered a flight from Portland to Florence one cool November day in 1970, and the notion ...

Killer Whale, 2026. Directed by Jo-Anne Brechin. Starring Virginia Gardner, Melanie Jarnson, Mitchell Hope, Isaac Crawley, ...

Happy botched whale corpse disposal day to you and yours. Just last year, Florence Mayor Rob Ward stood in front of a small crowd at Exploding Whale Memorial Park to announce that the whole month of ...

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, ...

Some animals have better publicists than others. Sure, sharks have killed a few people here and there, but thanks to movies like "Jaws" and "The Shallows" everyone thinks they're all man-eating murder ...

Jo-Anne Brechin’s 'Killer Whale' has a killer aquatic horror premise, but an uneven tone keeps it from monster movie ...

Oregon’s attempt to remove a dead sperm whale by explosion became a chaotic and cautionary tale.

The trailer for Killer Whale delivers a new twist on aquatic terror. Co-written and directed by Jo-Anne Brechin, the upcoming horror film embraces the stranded terror ...

Planning a movie night with 'The Exploding Whale of Florence, Oregon' on your favorite screen? Tracking down where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to stream or rent this directed movie can be a ...

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 ...