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 ...

Experts believe a Mount Rainier eruption would post a grave threat to millions who live in the southern and eastern sections ...

With five active volcanoes in Washington state, the threat of a repeat eruption looms large in many minds. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory want to ease those ...

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 ...