“Exterminate all the brutes!” With these words, borrowed from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Hunter S. Thompson concluded his violent, macabre 1967 book Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga.

Harley-Davidson didn't just become a favorite of outlaw motorcycle clubs by chance. The brand was already tied to American identity long before groups like the Hells Angels came onto the scene. During ...

The Hells Angels took their name from a World War II B-17 bomber that was christened "Hell's Angels" after a fictional plane from a Howard Hughes World War I film. The real-life World War II B-17 bore ...

Outlaw motorcycle gangs are among the most infamous criminal enterprises and have been for nearly 100 years. One of the most prominent clubs, frequently covered for their violent actions, are the ...

A spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department told PolitiFact "these rumors are false." The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club rebutted rumors that its members are going to Aurora, Colorado, to confront a ...

Imagine putting together a movie about outlaw biker gangs and giving many of the parts to real outlaw bikers. It's not unheard of, but as common sense would tell you, that doesn't necessarily ensure ...

The 16 people charged are part of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and the Red Devils Motorcycle Club. U.S. Attorney Michael Easley Jr. said the two gangs work together. Sixteen members of two ...

A tide of tattoos, leather and thousands of thundering Harleys will surge into South Dakota this week for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, one of the largest biker gatherings in the world. The small town ...

The entire chapter of the Bakersfield, California, Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was arrested as part of a kidnapping, robbery and assault probe, authorities said Tuesday. Those arrested included five ...

The Hells Angels were formed in Southern California in 1948, as motorcycle culture exploded after World War II. The Angels ...

The Angels, founded in 1948 in San Bernardino County in a climate of postwar disillusion and rebellion, have often presented two very different public faces. We’re just a fun-loving motorcycle club, ...