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 ...

A specimen of green glass said to be made from ash from the May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State was examined and compared with a black glass made by melting a sample of the ash.

20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.) ...

Mount St. Helens Institute recently announced that Abi Groskopf and Alyssa Hoyt began serving as co-executive directors Jan. 1. Groskopf has been with the organization for about 12 years ...

The Mount St. Helens Institute is experimenting with a new leadership structure by appointing two co-executive directors to replace former Executive Director Ray Yurkewycz, who stepped down in April.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A teacher accused of sexually abusing students at St. Helens High School has been arrested for a second time on new allegations of abuse, police announced. The St. Helens Police ...

ST. HELENS Ore. (KPTV) - St. Helens High School teacher Eric Stearns was arraigned on 18 total sex abuse charges on Monday, following a continuing investigation into a sex abuse scandal at the school.

Police have once again arrested Eric Stearns — the St. Helens High School choir teacher facing a slew of sexual abuse charges — this time for additional charges stating he allegedly abused ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 46-year-old St. Helens High School teacher was arrested again on additional sex abuse charges as part of an ongoing investigation in Columbia County. Eric Stearns was ...

St. Helens High School choir teacher Eric Stearns is back in custody facing a new indictment with additional sex abuse charges after six additional alleged victims were identified, according to a ...