Forty-three years ago this month, Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering a magnitude 5 earthquake and spewing ash, mud and debris across southwest Washington. The explosion on May 18, 1980, killed […]
Laurel Demkovich, Oregon Capital Chronicle
Laurel Demkovich joined the Washington State Standard in 2023 after almost three years as a statehouse reporter for the Spokesman-Review. She covers state government, the Legislature and all other Olympia news. Washington State Standard, like the Oregon Capital Chronicle, is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors.