Stunning, historic front-page coverage from The Oregonian reporters Les Zaitz and Steve Jenning reports the confusion and ...

The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption began with a steady series of earthquakes in March. By April it began spewing smoke, ...

We asked for your memories of the Mount St. Helens eruption on May 18, 1980, and you delivered. Here's what you had to say.

Donald Brown is the Lead Scientist for Mount St. Helens with the U.S. Forest Service, and 45 years after the eruption, there are still a few species that have not returned, including Western redback ...

May 18, 2025, marks the 45th anniversary of Mount St. Helens' eruption — a catastrophic event that transformed the landscape ...

This Sunday marks 45 years since Mount Saint Helens erupted, sending ash from its peak and lava, mud, and debris flowing down ...

Parks staff say new exhibits will center the eruption in the ongoing story of the mountain rather than treating it as a ...

The route follows single-track mountain bike trails, unpaved roads and 4×4 tracks through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest ...

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St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer confirmed the deaths. At Centennial Christian Church, City of St. Louis Fire Department ...

It was the driest April in years for many of our observers and well below seasonal averages. One reported that the hay fields ...

From Plessy v. Ferguson to the Uvalde school shooting, this week in history highlights major events including Mount St. Helens’ eruption, Lindbergh’s flight and the founding of the American Red Cross.