The fraternal order has long been the target of conspiracy theories and hoaxes.

Jim: Rob is the person who got both Chris and me into the lodge that we belong to and into the Masonic fraternity. Beck: How did you become interested in joining the Masons?

It was in 1858 that the organization moved into what became known as the Masonic Hall building -- its first permanent headquarters -- at 416 N. Main St. The Masons paid $20 per month to rent the ...

The Masonic Fraternity of Columbia have chosen Bros. WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS and ROBERT BRUNO as commissioners to represent to their Northern brethren the distressed and prostrate condition of the ...

Members of "Masonic police" force arrested LOS ANGELES -- Three people, including one who works for California Attorney General Kamala Harris, were charged after claiming to operate a police ...

The three people arrested for allegedly impersonating officers as part of the Masonic Fraternal Police Department in Los Angeles have no ties to the Masons of California, a spokeswoman for the ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Members of the masonic fraternity of Safety Harbor honored fallen Deputy Michael Hartwick after he was killed Thursday night. The 51-year-old deputy was working to ...

The trio accused of running a so-called Masonic police department created the agency in an attempt to improve relations between African Americans and law enforcement, said a lawyer for one of the ...

The ninety-ninth annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New-York will convene at 2 P.M. tomorrow in the Masonic Temple.

Among the largest and best known fraternal orders were the Masons, and their ritual and regalia were legendary.

More the 90 years ago, the Minnesota Masonic Fraternity bought the former summer estate of M.W. Savage -- a Mason and the city's namesake who is best known as the owner of legendary race horse Dan ...