On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in one of the most powerful natural disasters in U.S. history. The explosion leveled forests, claimed dozens of lives, and reshaped the Pacific Northwest ...

Sunday, May 18 marks 45 years since the disastrous eruption of Mount St. Helens. Fifty-seven people were killed and it remains the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history. At 8:32 a.m. on May 18, ...

Wind gusts that stirred up ash around Mount St. Helens in Washington have people asking: Is the sleeping giant awake? The National Weather Service in Portland responded to reports of volcanic ash ...

No, Mount St. Helens is not erupting. What you are seeing in the Pacific Northwest today is actually remnants of an event nearly 50 years ago. According to the National Weather Service, old volcanic ...

Mount St. Helens in Washington State was once the "Mount Fuji of America"—admired for its symmetrical cone shape similar to Japan's highest peak. It was a popular Pacific Northwest destination, ...

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 rumbling for ...

MT. ST. HELENS, Wash — Mount St. Helens stood silent for over a century in Washington’s Cascade Range, but that all changed 45 years ago Sunday when the sleeping giant woke up and erupted into Pacific ...

What is that coming out of Mount St. Helens? Is it ash? The National Weather Service (NWS) in Portland assured everyone that although ash is circulating, the mountain is not erupting. Strong winds ...

Strong winds across parts of Washington state have kicked up volcanic ash deposited during the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption.