A minor earthquake was detected near Morton, Washington, on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at approximately 7:52 a.m., north of Mount St. Helens and ...

COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. — The U.S. Forest Service wants to keep history from repeating itself at Mount St. Helens. Work is about to begin to reduce the risk of flooding at the largest lake created by ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — When the first earthquakes occurred on Mount St. Helens on March 16, 1980, I was working as a meteorologist for the U.S. Forest Service at the Northwest Avalanche Center.

Former President Jimmy Carter’s move to hospice has led to recollections of his tenure as president and his diplomatic and humanitarian work. When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, blanketing Central ...

More than two years after Mount St. Helens erupted, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill creating a national volcanic monument around the mountain. For most people, the Mount St. Helens National ...