PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Forestry officials say a major landslide has closed a road near Mount St. Helens that will stay closed until further notice. The landslide happened on Forest Road 25 at ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Speculation was rampant Wednesday about a weird smell in the air across Southwest Washington and the Portland metro area. Variously described as akin to sulfur, natural gas or burning ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The body of an experienced Mount St. Helens climber has been recovered from the crater of the volcano. The Skamania County Sheriff's Office said Monday that the body of 42-year-old ...

PORTLAND – It will be years before people will be able to reach the views, trails and a visitor center at Mount St. Helens. Johnston Ridge, the site of a seasonal observatory and museum, as well as a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A small earthquake rattled Southwest Washington Thursday at 7:48 p.m., about 20 miles north northeast of Amboy, Washington. According to the U.S. Geologic Survey, the quake ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man has died after an avalanche on Mount St. Helens Saturday, according to the Northwest Avalanche Center. The man, later identified as 42-year-old Roscoe (Rocky) Shorey, of ...

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CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY — 'First, Mt. Saint Helens is NOT erupting.' That was the message from the National Weather Service office in Portland this morning. NWS says volcanic ash from when Mt. St ...

Saturday marks the 44-year anniversary of Mount St. Helens' eruption in Washington. The blast on May 18, 1980, is the worst volcanic eruption in U.S. history, killing 57 people and spewing 520 million ...