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.
Who wins in a battle of sharks versus orcas? I took my seven-year-old grandson Brendan to find out at Newport’s Oregon Coast Aquarium. It’s a great place for a family getaway in November, an otherwise ...
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 ...
New podcast tells the story of Keiko, the ‘Free Willy’ whale who once lived at Oregon Coast Aquarium
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, ...
The story of Keiko is a fascinating and tragic one. The male orca was born in the waters off Iceland in 1977 and was nearly two years old when he was captured by fishermen. He was taken in the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Multnomah County leaders celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony for 12 story high rise just east of Goose Hollow on tuesday.“The supportive part of it is gea Bullets strike multiple homes in ...
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 ...
More than 20 years ago, Keiko the Orca, star of the movie Free Willy, died in Taknes Fjord in Norway after being released back into the wild. Some critics say that Keiko's release was a failure, but ...
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