Still, Mr. Messina Denaro managed to control the western Sicilian province of Trapani even from hiding. Besides his blood lust, he was known for his business savvy, managing assets and ...

Last month Italy put 23 of its cities on the highest level of alert, with temperatures reaching up to 46C-47C in Sicily in the provinces of Trapani and Agrigento. To add salt to the wound ...

Known as “Diabolik” after an Italian comic character, he was the undisputed leader of the Cosa Nostra in the western Sicilian province of Trapani. But his power extended farther, including to ...

Carmelo Patti, who died in 2016, was born into a poor family in the province of Trapani and started out selling clothes in the street. He became the boss of the tourism and travel agency Valtur ...