It was the deadliest volcano eruption in U.S. history, killing 57 people. KING 5 later produced a documentary of the historic event called, "The Mountain Erupts," showing what it was like in the hours ...

May 18 marks the 45th anniversary of the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens in southwestern Washington. The blast in 1980 killed dozens of people and reshaped the volcanic peak in the Cascade ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — Mount St. Helens erupted 40 years ago, on May 18, 1980, sending a plume of ash and smoke into the sky and claiming 57 lives on the ground. But for months leading up the ...

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 ...

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 ...

ST HELENS, Wash — Engineers who spent the days and years following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens working on the recovery of the region, returned Tuesday to check in on some of their work.

The destructive eruption in 1980 created a massive debris avalanche. Strong winds across parts of Washington state have kicked up volcanic ash deposited during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, ...

Everybody saw the eruption coming. Nobody could have predicted how bad it would be. The devastating eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, was a global event in more ways than one: As ash from ...

Engineers who spent the days and years following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens working on the recovery of the region, returned Tuesday to check in on some of their work. “Just amazing,” said ...

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 ...

Strong winds across parts of Washington state have kicked up volcanic ash deposited during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, creating hazy conditions and reducing air quality. The phenomenon, ...