President Donald Trump's idea to reopen Alcatraz prison is ridiculous for many reasons, but high among them: It's a ...

More than a million people visit Alcatraz Island every year to see the shuttered prison sitting in the San Francisco Bay, made famous by Clint Eastwood in the movie about the great escape of three ...

Getting out of their cell and onto the shore of the island was just the first step of their escape. They still had to cross the waters of the San Francisco Bay. To do this, the three used a raft ...

For several decades, Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay has attracted the public to tour an aging, infamous prison whose inmate roster included Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly.

Trump administration officials toured Alcatraz to explore reopening the island prison near San Francisco, and Fox News was granted exclusive access to the historic island landmark.

A spokesperson dismissed the idea previously touted by the president, following a visit to the island by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that ...

Federal officials recently visited Alcatraz as part of the president's efforts to reopen the historic site as a prison. How did we get here?

Athletes competed in San Francisco’s world-famous “ Escape From Alcatraz ” triathlon Sunday morning. It started shortly after 7 a.m. with a grueling 1 ½ mile swim from Alcatraz island to ...

The San Francisco Dungeon on Fisherman's Wharf is launching a new "Escape Alcatraz" drop ride on Halloween weekend that sends you plunging into the icy, choppy waters of the San Francisco Bay. Er ...