Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...

A fin whale stranded on a Samish Island beach near Bellingham died Tuesday morning, bringing Washington state’s whale death toll to 18 so far this year, researchers said. The male is the first fin ...

Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.

A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said. Nicknamed Timmy by German media, ...

OCEAN SHORES, Wash. — A gray whale found near Ocean Shores has added to a growing number of deaths across Washington this year, as researchers point to an ongoing pattern affecting the species. A team ...

At least six gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay from mid-March to early April 2026. These deaths follow a pattern over the past few years, and they are raising concerns among marine biologists ...

SEATTLE — In the waters near La Conner, one gray whale is still alive. Spotted in the Swinomish Channel, far from where most gray whales are expected to be, the animal has drawn concern from ...

The gray whale, which some locals affectionately named Willapa Willy, was found on Saturday afternoon after first being spotted swimming up the Willapa River last week. By Livia Albeck-Ripka The young ...

A young gray whale that stunned southwest Washington residents by swimming about 20 miles up the Willapa River this week has died, according to Cascadia Research Collective. In a Facebook update ...

The juvenile whale had swum about 20 miles inland into the Willapa River. Researchers say it’s part of surge in gray whale deaths. A gray whale seen swimming in the Willapa River in Southwest ...

A young gray whale that amazed and confounded onlookers for days this week after winding up 20 miles inland in a Southwest Washington river has died, according to the marine wildlife nonprofit ...

Scientists believe there are fewer than 100, and possibly fewer than 50, Rice’s whales remaining. Rice’s whales can measure up to 41 feet long and weigh up to 60,000 pounds. The species is also ...