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 ...

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 ...

The woman who acted as a stunt double in Free Willy is sharing what it was like working with a killer whale Debi Derryberry recounts in a podcast how she was cast as the stunt double for the the ...

NEWPORT, Ore. -- At Ocean Coast Aquarium, the 1.6 million-gallon pool that held Keiko the whale for nearly three years has been converted into a tank for sharks. But reminders of the superstar orca ...

Keiko the killer whale has been making headlines since the early 1990s, when he starred in the popular Free Willy movies. For a look behind the headlines at the effort to return Keiko to the wild, the ...

HALSA, Norway -- From his new home in a tranquil Norwegian bay, Keiko the killer whale has what his friends say is an ideal place to live: peace and quiet, human care and ample opportunity to meet ...

OSLO, Norway -- For kids, Keiko the killer whale was the charming hero of "Free Willy." For biologists, he was the focus of fierce debate on whether captive animals could be returned to the wild.

The woman who acted as the stunt double for the lead character in the 1993 film Free Willy is opening up about what it was like working with a killer whale. Speaking on an upcoming episode of the Est.