What most people know about Alcatraz, the infamous prison island in San Francisco Bay, centers on a daring 1962 escape by inmates Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin. The dramatic ...

President Donald Trump’s surprise call to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison may have been inspired less by policy briefings than by prime-time television. According to the Hollywood ...

It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there's so much more to it than that. Perched on a rocky island in the middle of ...

Hollywood has long embraced the Bay Area’s many charms, filling countless films with scenes of the Golden Gate Bridge, cityscapes and rolling hills. The islands of San Francisco Bay have gotten their ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to explore the coast of... Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Here's a look at how ...