The eruption, which occurred at 8:32 a.m., claimed 57 lives, destroyed 200 homes and flattened 230 square miles of forest. It also triggered the largest landslide in recorded history and propelled a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Monday marks 46 years since the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, one of the most destructive volcanic events in U.S. history. On May 18, 1980, the Washington volcano erupted ...

May 18, 2026 marks 46 years since Mt. Saint Helens erupted in Washington state. Justice Jackson pens unanimous decision backed by SCOTUS conservatives 10,000 boomers a day, $39 trillion in debt, and ...

Everyone who was in the Pacific Northwest on May 18, 1980 has some kind of story about the Mount St. Helens eruption. OPB producer Ian McCluskey revisited that fateful day with some people who ...

On May 18, 1980, 30-year-old scientist David Johnston was in an observation post with the U.S. Geological survey monitoring Mount St. Helens. At 8:32 a.m., a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck beneath ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- May 18th marks the 46th anniversary of the devastating Mount St. Helens eruption in Washington State. The powerful volcanic event killed 57 people and devastated some 210 miles of ...

May 18, 1980 – 46 years ago. It was mild, sunny Sunday morning. People were walking their dogs, some enjoying their morning coffee, and others still rising from their weekend slumber. I was a young ...

I am KOIN 6 Meteorologist Steve Pierce. I’m a third-generation and native resident of Vancouver, Washington, who personally lived through the eruption of Mount Saint Helens on May 18, 1980. As I ...

A man who died in Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 had a medical kit with him when he perished, a new analysis of his body cast reveals. The medical kit indicates that he was ...

USGS scientists are monitoring elevated seismic activity and ground deformation signals at Mount St. Helens this week marking the 46th anniversary of the catastrophic 1980 eruption. Scientists have ...

Washington’s Ecology Department says Longview air and water tests are back to normal after the Nippon Dynawave “white liquor” spill. Dike flushing is done, but dead fish may keep surfacing ...