Gunnels was what they used to call a “hard case,” the kind of Western lawman who lived by his own code and occasionally strayed over the line. But he got results, and that was generally good enough ...

Boxes of Nike sneakers by the railroad tracks might make a strange sight in rural Arizona. But they're a telltale sign of a ...

By Michael Levenson It sounds like something out of the Wild West. In recent months, well-organized bandits have jumped on trains rolling through the Mojave Desert in Arizona and stolen their cargo.

Train heists are occurring more often as thieves go after rail cars of valuable cargo. In the old West, robbers went after cash, from passengers or payroll bags. Robbers strike in the most remote ...