Oregon health officials flagged new measles exposure sites at Providence clinics and ERs in the Portland area, urging anyone there at listed times to contact a provider. Measles can linger in air 2 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Andy Goodwin stationed himself last Saturday at the top of Mount St. Helens, where he usually spends several hours each week educating climbers about one of the Pacific Northwest’s ...

"Holy cow, it's incredible," said Racine, who is normally assigned to the Johnston Ridge Observatory on the other side of the volcano. "It's hard to describe." Racine joined a group of rangers, ...

• About 14,500 people a year climb Mount St. Helens though the vast majority — about 13,000 — do so in the summer. • About 1,500 people climb the volcano during the winter season of Nov. 1 to March 31 ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The sun has finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest, but permits to climb Mount St. Helens have already sold out. The Columbian reports ...

Mount St. Helens has a way of taking first-timers by surprise. She baits you. She starts you off on a cool, wooded trail, then gently nudges you past the tree line and onto the ridge that runs up her ...