In addition to spotting wildlife, visitors come to these islands to savor the great outdoors with plentiful hiking trails, ...

For the first time in 15 years, the Walt Disney Company has announced the development of a new theme park – a resort ...

The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, which at the time was the largest maximum-security prison in the United States.

Soon-to-be premier André Ebanks says his first priority is to get "a handle on the country's finances" so his new NCFC ...

The decision to close Alcatraz was one of logistics, according to the Bureau of Prisons. It cost the U.S. government roughly ...

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...

One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...

The Ashton/Island Park Ranger District is planning prescribed burns for May to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help ...

Alcatraz is in San Francisco Bay off the coast of San Francisco and visible from the Golden Gate Bridge. It is best known for ...