Florence's weekend festival honors the infamous 1970 incident with film screenings and live music from The Exploding Whales.

Florence will mark the 56th anniversary of Oregon's famous exploding whale with a weekend of film, music, art and community ...

Walter Umenhofer's new car was parked a quarter-mile from the blast when a chunk of whale landed on its roof. "My insurance company will never believe it," he said, according to a 1970 story in the ...

Midterm elections are underway across the United States, with key races deciding the balance of power in Washington. From who's running for office to what's at stake in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, ...

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 ...

EUGENE, ORE – On March 23, when the Eugene Emeralds announced their Exploding Whales alternate identity, they figured it would create some regional buzz. Those expectations were immediately blown out ...