Home to the Oregon coast’s infamous exploding whale incident, Florence has a lot more going for it than its most notorious ...

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 ...

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 ...

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• Get ready for a hot, hot day at City Council, in which officials will hear public testimony on Councilor Angelita Morillo’s very good idea to redirect funds from Mayor Wilson’s homeless sweeps ...