Since the shutdown of Backpage, a diverse range of platforms has stepped up to fill the gap, each catering to specific needs—from casual encounters and personal ads to escort services and local ...

"I'm having the lawyers inquire as to whether or not I can bring a library with me to prison," Michael Lacey said with resignation. The Backpage co-founder and former alt-weekly magnate was standing ...

Americans adore a moral panic. During the Red Scare, we believed that Soviet agents were everywhere, having secretly infiltrated all levels of society. In the 1950s, the U.S. government banned ...

Eighty-six counts of criminal activity—that's what veteran journalist and publisher Michael Lacey faced in the federal case against him, a saga kicked off by federal agents raiding his house and ...

Entrepreneur, journalist, and First Amendment warrior James Larkin has died, just a little over a week before he was slated to stand trial for his role in running the web-classifieds platform Backpage ...

In 1970, while a student at Arizona State University, Mr. Larkin launched the campus newspaper, ' Phoenix New Times, ' with friends. to become one of the leading newspapers and acquired local weekly ...

Sponsored - The following content is created on behalf of a sponsor and does not reflect the opinions of Gray Media or its editorial staff. Backpage was useful, no doubt, but the site’s poor business ...

Backpage.com owner Village Voice Media has responded to the National Association of Attorneys General complaint, detailing ways they're trying to keep child prostitutes off the online classified ...

Police have released new information about a group they have dubbed the "Gilgo Four," the four women in their 20s who were found dead, wrapped in burlap sacks, along a remote stretch of Long Island ...

Police have released new information about four of the Long Island Serial Killer victims. The Suffolk County Police Department released details about the “Gilgo Four” on Thursday and what they were ...

Backpage has become a thing of the past due to some unfortunate circumstances involving unsavory characters using it for less than legal purposes. Too bad, considering it was arguably the top personal ...