It has been more than 28 years since Keiko landed with a splash in Oregon. Keiko who, you may ask? Keiko was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979 as a 2-year-old. He was ...

NEWPORT, Ore. -- The Oregon Coast Aquarium finds itself at the end of a stormy few years that included a financial crunch, a felony conviction for its former director and a decline in attendance.

IN THE WAKE OF A WHALE By Katy Muldoon The Oregonian Sunday,December 14, 2003 Stephen Claussen zipped on a wet suit, strapped on a scuba tank and jumped in. The Newport night was so clear, he ...

Nearly 700 people, some wiping away tears, turned out to bid farewell to Keiko, the killer whale who starred in the popular “Free Willy” movies, and died overseas in December. The crowd gathered ...

Oregonians may have a special place in their hearts for Keiko, the killer whale that became famous because of the Oregon-filmed movie, “Free Willy,” and who later lived at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, ...

A whale known to many in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest will get the star treatment in a new podcast this month. Serial Productions and the New York Times will release “The Good Whale,” a six-part ...

Chaplain Chatterton will be officiatingSEASIDE – In January 1996, Tom Chatterton sat mesmerized as he watched Keiko the orca being airlifted to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. On Friday, ...

NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — The veterinarian at the Oregon Coast Aquarium who cared for the killer whale Keiko (KAY-ko), star of the Free Willy films, has died. Dr. Steven Brown of Newport was 62. Brown was ...

On September 24, 1941, a world construction record was set when 24 concrete bunkers, called igloos, were built in one day at the Umatilla Army Depot. During a 10-year period, from 1965 to 1975, Dr.

NEWPORT, Ore. — Nearly 700 people, some wiping away tears, turned out to bid farewell to Keiko, the killer whale who starred in the popular Free Willy movies and died overseas in December. The crowd ...

Keiko, who gained fame starring in the "Free Willy" movies, has died in the Norwegian bay that he made his home after a 10-year campaign failed to coax him back to the open seas. The whale, which was ...