City and county leaders in Cowlitz County say sediment from the Mount St. Helens eruption on May 18, 1980 is causing flood ...

Sediment in the Cowlitz River has grown worse in recent years due to a delayed raise of the 36-year-old dam that captures the sediment back on the North Fork Toutle River.

Volcanoes are now more closely monitored. We have a good chance now of determining when a volcano becomes restless,” says Don ...

ST HELENS, Wash — Engineers who spent the days and years following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens working on the recovery of the region, returned Tuesday to check in on some of their work.

ST HELENS, Wash. — When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, hundreds of square miles surrounding the volcano were flattened. Scientists describe the destruction as “moonscaped,” and at the time, it was ...

May 18, 2025, marks the 45th anniversary of Mount St. Helens' eruption — a catastrophic event that transformed the landscape and killed 57 people. From this devastation emerged an incredible ...

Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes.

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. – The Mount St. Helens Visitor Center is now open, showcasing updated exhibits and a new theater. The center closed last September for renovations. Visitors can explore a ...

Peggy Short-Nottage and her husband joined sightseers rushing to Mount St. Helens when volcanic activity escalated in the spring of 1980. Instead of hopping in a car and making the drive to ...