MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. – The Mount St. Helens Visitor Center is now open, showcasing updated exhibits and a new theater. The center closed last September for renovations. Visitors can explore a ...

Some Pacific Northwesterners woke Tuesday to an unusual sight: A smoky haze shrouded Mount St. Helens, the large, active stratovolcano in Washington state that erupted catastrophically in 1980. But a ...

Mount St. Helens looked like it might be erupting again. Commercial pilots flying in the area Tuesday reported clouds of fine volcanic ash rising into the air above the collapsed dome of the Cascades’ ...

Following several recent rim failures, two cornice breaks and the death of an experienced climber on Mount St. Helens, the U.S. Forest Service is asking climbers to stay away from the rim and avoid ...

Sunday, May 18, 2025, marks 45 years since the eruption of Mount St. Helens. The volcano erupted on May 18, 1980, and blasted rocks horizontally. Centuries of forest growth were destroyed in the span ...

In 1980, a Washington mountain’s fiery blasts incinerated and flattened the landscape, sending forth mudflows of ash and splintered trees and wiping out entire communities. The 45th anniversary of ...

Washington state may not have to worry about hurricanes, but it is volcano country. The United States has 161 active volcanoes – all in the western U.S. – but only 18 are classified as a "very high ...

WASHINGTON STATE – On this 45th anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption, the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is offering a glimpse of the devastation that led to the closure of ...

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 ...

The Mount St. Helens visitor center is reopening its doors with the first major renovations since it opened in 1986. Starting on Saturday, the center will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prior to ...

If you’re feeling antsy about today’s divisional game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers, you’re not alone. Even Mount Saint Helens is on pins and needles. The mountain’s parody ...

Mount St. Helens Institute recently announced that Abi Groskopf and Alyssa Hoyt began serving as co-executive directors Jan. 1. Groskopf has been with the organization for about 12 years, starting out ...