Whale stranded in surf off Galveston dies, necropsy planned

GALVESTON, Texas — Marine experts say a 40-foot whale that was stranded in the surf off Galveston has died. Officials with the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network spent several hours Tuesday monitoring the whale, as it thrashed in the water, but it died. Network spokeswoman Heidi Whitehead says the whale apparently was very ill to […]