Debi Derryberry recalled what it was like to film the scene in which the orca rescues the film's protagonist, a 12-year-old ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

But it also called to mind the release of Keiko — the star of the movie “Free Willy” — more than two decades ago. Keiko’s return to his native Iceland improved upon his life in a Mexico City tank, but ...

OSLO, Norway - Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the Free Willy movies, and the most famous resident of the Oregon coast Aquarium in Newport, died at an age considered old for a whale in ...

I recently watched “Free Willy” with my four-year-old son. It’s been ages since I’ve seen the film, but this time I viewed it through a different lens. “Free Willy” was released 30 years ago. Almost ...