Monday, May 18, 2026 marks a somber anniversary for the Pacific Northwest and the country. It was on that date 46 years ago that Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. 57 people were killed by ...

Mount Saint Helens is the biggest volcanic eruption in United States history, and this weekend marked 45 years. The eruption and the following landslide killed 57 people, destroyed 200 homes, and ...

The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption remains the deadliest in U.S. history, fundamentally changing how scientists monitor volcanic activity.

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 ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Thirty-five years ago, Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington state erupted, killing 57 people, blasting more than 1,300 feet off the top and raining volcanic ash for miles around.

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 ...

With the recent 46th anniversary of the initial eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, many recalled where they were ...

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 ...