The economic impact the Arsenal holds is monumental to the area, said Quad Cities Chamber President Peter Tokar. In addition ...

Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State ...

It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...

Othea Stevenson plans to meet with Rock Island's newly elected mayor, Ashley Harris, to ask how he is going to address gun ...

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

President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was ...

Alcatraz Island is pictured on Sunday ... that surround it — was known as the “The Rock” and housed some of the nation’s most notorious criminals, including gangster Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” ...

US President Donald Trump has said he plans to reopen Alcatraz as a prison. Located two kilometres off the shores of San ...

After one term as Rock Island County Sheriff, Darren Hart announced Friday that he will not seek a second term next year. "While this was a difficult decision, it comes after much thought and careful ...