Bucks Lake, just a short drive west of town, offers crystal-clear waters perfect for swimming, fishing, and boating. The lake is large enough to find your own private cove but small enough to feel ...

Commercial pilots reported seeing ash in the vicinity of the mountain, the site of the infamous eruption of May 18, 1980, ...

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 ...