At the same time, a pyroclastic flow blocked the lake’s outlet to the Toutle River, meaning the water had nowhere to go. Over the years, the water pressure began to grow behind that natural dam.

The eruption destroyed the summit of the volcano, sending large amounts of debris into the North Fork Toutle River, and blocking the sole means of drainage from Spirit Lake 4 miles north of Mount St.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Children in El Jobo village play in the Indio River, which could have its flow reduced under a proposed plan ...

Alexandra Breckenridge as Mel Monroe and Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan in 'Virgin River' Netflix As they are preparing for a wedding, Virgin River fans will also get a honeymoon. Ahead of the ...

TOUTLE, Wash. — Along the roadside on Highway 504 leading to Mount St. Helens sits the shell of a grocery store under construction in little Toutle, Wash. In a matter of months, construction ...

The Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was found dead in a pile of burning vehicles on July 17 in Toutle. According to Coroner Dana Tucker, the remains have been ...

They weren't going to let it happen on their watch." Morton-White Pass (3-4, 1-3 C2BL East) will return home to host Toutle Lake at White Pass next Friday. Up next for Toledo (7-0, 4-0 C2BL East ...

Prairie: Alex Blakeslee 7-67, Riley Burke 3-21, Tommie Vick 2-7, Preston Hill 2-7. Washougal at Columbia River, 7 p.m. Hudson’s Bay at Hockinson, 7 p.m. R.A. Long at Ridgefield, 7 p.m. Woodland ...

Toledo and Toutle Lake went to five sets on Thursday in Toutle, but inconsistency from the service line came back to doom the Riverhawks in a 25-27, 25-23, 18-25, 25-20, 8-15 loss. The Riverhawks ...

We’re just two months away from returning to Virgin River, and Netflix today released new stills, a new poster, and a teaser trailer with some early first looks at the big wedding, which will be the ...

At 2:50 p.m., Scott R. Scnear, 44, of Eugene was driving south on Interstate 5 at milepost 52 near the Toutle River RV Resort in Castle Rock when he suffered a medical emergency. His 2015 GMC ...