The area, in southwest Washington, still shows evidence of incineration, but there are fledgling plants, trees and berry bushes. Other animals _ frogs, salamanders, beavers _ have come back, too. When ...

SANDY -- St. Helens junior Mariah Mulcahy pitched a four-hitter with 11 strikeouts to lead the Lions to a 1-0, eight-inning win over Sandy in the Class 5A softball ...

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 ...

For a moment, it seemed like a blast from the past: a plume over Mount St. Helens on Tuesday looked like the volcano might be erupting again. But fortunately, this was not an eruption — just a ...