Color photos shot in 1980 from the cockpit of a Cessna 150 reveal the magnitude of Mount St. Helens' ash and destruction amid ...

The 45th anniversary of the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens is on May 18. Here's what to know and when the volcano ...

We dug into the archives for 'The Mountain Erupts,' a KING 5 documentary on the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption.

The 45th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens will be marked Sunday. It was one of the most significant events in ...

Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, becoming one of the most significant volcanic events in U.S. history. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed hundreds of homes, and transformed the ...

Peggy Short-Nottage photographed Mount St. Helens volcanic activity from an airplane with her husband in 1980, before and after the eruption that May.

MT. ST. HELENS, Wash — For many people who lived through the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens, it is the biggest news story of their lifetimes. 45 years ago, the mountain that had been ...

From 1975: Two 1971 Ferris High School grads were “glad to be alive” after surviving an avalanche on Mount St. Helens. They were part of a team of 29 students from the University of Puget Sound who ...

Mount St. Helens is located in Washington, about 55 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon, and 95 miles south of Seattle. It is administered by the National Forest Service, not the National Park ...