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 ...

• 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 ...

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 ...