Alcohol
Shhhhh ... Rapid City speakeasy is a secret
What Tony DeMaro is doing in a dimly lit part of Murphy's Pub and Grill is perfectly legal. It's just more fun to pretend that it's not. DeMaro is the general manager of the longtime Rapid City restaurant who recently created a speakeasy in the historic 1911 rock-walled, wooden-timbered building. ...
Man gets 10 years for fatal DUI crash
A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaving the scene after a drunken driving crash. A Hillsborough County judge sentenced 29-year-old Hank Tippins on Friday after he pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. He had faced up ...
Brewers team up on beer to help military families
Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime — baseball bats. Nine different brewers collaborated to create Homefront IPA, all using the same recipe, complete with orange peel and unfinished maple Louisville Sluggers. Toward the end ...
Q&A: On Turkey's proposed alcohol restrictions
A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country. Q: What happened? A: Tempers flared and ...
Brewers team up on beer to help military families
Craft breweries from around the country are teaming up to raise money for military families by selling a beer aged on baseball bats. The Hops for Heroes project began in 2011 as a collaboration between Center of the Universe Brewing Co. in suburban Richmond and Fremont Brewing Co. in Seattle. ...
Turkey passes bill restricting alcohol sales, ads
Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular country. The legislation, adopted on Friday, bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. It also prohibits alcohol sales anywhere close to mosques and ...
NJ: Caramel-colored rubbing alcohol sold as scotch
At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water — and apparently not even clean water at that. State officials provided those new details Thursday on raids they conducted a day earlier as part ...
Russian drunk driver who killed orphans sentenced
A Russian drunken driver who sparked a nationwide debate after killing seven, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to prison. Moscow's Nikulinsky court ordered Alexander Maximov to serve eight and a half years Wednesday. Maximov scandalized Russia last fall when he crashed his ...
Barbara Walters' daughter charged with DUI in Fla.
The daughter of broadcast journalist Barbara Walters has been charged with driving under the influence in southwest Florida. The Collier County Sheriff's Office reports that 44-year-old Jacqueline Walters Danforth was arrested early Sunday and later released on $1,000 bail. Deputies reported finding Danforth and a male passenger in an SUV ...
Seattle waives backup QB Josh Portis
The Seattle Seahawks have waived backup quarterback Josh Portis a day after news surfaced of his arrest for driving under the influence earlier this month. The Seahawks announced the decision to cut Portis Tuesday morning. Portis was on the field and an active participant during the Seahawks' first OTA workout ...
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