The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological ...

New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 Program is a national, government-run effort to cull introduced species the Department of Conservation considers to be threats to native wildlife. The original list of ...

Mount Rainier’s road to Paradise is open seven days a week again this winter, a quiet return to full access after three years ...

Mount Rainier National Park will open the area seven days per week, conditions permitting, including staffing and avalanche ...

On the flanks of Washington State Mount Rainier, a spike in seismic rumbling has revived an old, unsettling question for the ...

Ski season has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. Timberline Ski Area on Mt. Hood opened for the season on Monday, and Mt. Hood Meadows and Mount Bachelor have announced their opening day will be ...

Still, Mountain Rainier's status as a top Washington tourist destination means that its recreational opportunities stay afloat even in the cold winter months. Many of the park's trails transform into ...

OK, adults, now that the kids are gone — you are teaching them to read the newspaper, right? — let’s talk about a brand-new immersive holiday show that has Santa in it. “Christmas with the Clauses,” ...

A buzzy headline has started making the rounds online, claiming there is an increase in seismic activity on Mount Rainier, but seismologists in the Northwest say those claims are blowing smoke. On ...

Experts clarified that Mount Rainier was not at risk of eruption after widespread online speculation spread. Is Mount Rainier going to erupt? A “technical issue” of one seismometer produced a faulty ...

When the Fairfax Bridge closed in April, cutting off rural gateway towns from Mount Rainier National Park, along with the tourism dollars they relied on, the 500-resident town Wilkeson could have ...

The highest point on Mount Rainier is no longer a perennially frozen ridge of ice and snow, but rather a mound of rocks located several hundred feet away. And this shift means the iconic peak is ...