That came after scientists received reports of a large plume rising above the volcano, which turned out to be volcanic ash from the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. “It kind of looks like a brownish ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Strong winds across parts of Washington state have kicked up volcanic ash deposited during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, ...

ST HELENS, Wash. — It may look a bit like it, but Mount St. Helens is not erupting Tuesday morning. The ash you can see blowing around the volcano is actually remnants of the infamous 1980 eruption.

Nothing can be done to prevent another Mount St. Helens eruption, but federal agencies believe there is a way to prevent a similar disaster from a hazard left behind from the 1980 eruption. The ...