When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the entire state of Washington a federal disaster area ...
Experts believe a Mount Rainier eruption would post a grave threat to millions who live in the southern and eastern sections ...
For the second consecutive week, victims in a high-profile sexual abuse case against a St. Helens High School teacher were ...
The Cowlitz County coroner has named the Seattle woman who jumped off a bridge along Spirit Lake Memorial Highway Sunday east of Castle Rock. A statement released Wednesday by the office identifies ...
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, blanketing Central Washington — including the Yakima Valley — in volcanic ash, then-President Carter made a trip to the mountain to survey the damage ...
On May 18th, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted killing 57 people and changing the way residents of the Northwest viewed the volcano in their midst. For the last 40 years, The Columbian has written ...
Eagle-eyed geologist Mark Tingay recently noticed the emergence of a ‘ghost island’ in November of 2024, caused by a ...
(Allen Thomas/for The Columbian) COUGAR — The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has removed the slide on Road No. 83 on the south side of Mount St. Helens, fixing a wet crossing that was the bane ...
The Mount St. Helens Institute is experimenting with a new leadership structure by appointing two co-executive directors to replace former Executive Director Ray Yurkewycz, who stepped down in April.