Experts believe a Mount Rainier eruption would post a grave threat to millions who live in the southern and eastern sections ...

The St. Helens School District on Thursday released its "Preliminary Corrective Action Plan" following sex abuse scandals ...

Some could call it a string of coincidences or maybe even serendipitous, but for James Kennedy, he’s calling it fate. A group of shelter dogs from Los Angeles are now available for adoption ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the entire state of Washington a federal disaster area ...

On May 18th, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted killing 57 people and changing the way residents of the Northwest viewed the volcano in their midst. For the last 40 years, The Columbian has written ...

St. Helens School District outlines systemic changes amid sex abuse scandal and superintendent's pending exit.

(Allen Thomas/for The Columbian) COUGAR — The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has removed the slide on Road No. 83 on the south side of Mount St. Helens, fixing a wet crossing that was the bane ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, blanketing Central Washington — including the Yakima Valley — in volcanic ash, then-President Carter made a trip to the mountain to survey the damage ...

The Cowlitz County coroner has named the Seattle woman who jumped off a bridge along Spirit Lake Memorial Highway Sunday east of Castle Rock. A statement released Wednesday by the office identifies ...

Meteorologists say rain is expected the rest of the week in most of the county, while higher elevations in the South Washington Cascades — including Mount St. Helens — are expected to see up ...

ST. HELENS Ore. (KPTV) - For the second consecutive week, victims in a high-profile sexual abuse case against a St. Helens High School teacher were unable to have their voices heard in court.