Timmy the whale, recently deceased, could explode soon. “The pressure inside is building up more and more, and at some point ...

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 an attempt to solve a “whale-sized” problem, Oregon officials blew up a beached whale with dynamite. What followed was chaos, carnage, and airborne blubber ...

Eager to clear a popular beach in the US of a beached sperm whale, local authorities hatched upon a dramatic solution on November 12, 1970. The 14m sperm whale was too heavy and in too difficult a ...

A Vancouver police officer shot a knife-wielding man Tuesday after he allegedly approached a woman while officers investigated a burglary call. Multiple injuries reported after 'major' chemical ...