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 ...

SEATTLE, Wash. - A member of the Spokane-based Washington Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The indictment charges Richard “Smilin Rick” Fabel, president of the Washington Nomads Chapter of the Hells Angels, of directing and sanctioning murder, attempted murder, intimidation ...

The Hells Angels, for example, were founded in Fontana, California but now are the largest motorcycle club in California and have clubs all across the U.S., as well as Europe.

The Hells Angels were formed in Southern California in 1948, as motorcycle culture exploded after World War II. The Angels remain one of the United States' "Big Four" outlaw motorcycle clubs, and ...