When the volcano does erupt, a fast-moving lahar will give Orting residents as little as 40 minutes to evacuate. This bridge is one of two planned to help pedestrians evacuate during a lahar.

ORTING, Wash. - Saturday marks 44 years since Mount St. Helens erupted, and in the four decades since, scientists have made leaps in seismic tracking. These advancements are celebrated by ...

In March, some 45,000 students from Puyallup, Sumner-Bonney Lake, Orting, White River and Carbonado, Washington, participated in a lahar evacuation drill. It was the first time that multiple ...