WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) - Wilmington is known for having some of the best bars in the Cape Fear. But for a period of time during the 20th century, they wouldn't have been allowed to exist.
Friday marks 104 years since prohibition began nationally, banning the sale and import of alcoholic beverages starting in 1920.
The Treasury has lost 500,000 (US$607,000) a day in revenue since the double-digit hike on spirits tax in the UK.
Across the United States, it is illegal to purchase alcoholic drinks if you're under 21.
SPRINGDALE, Ark. - Dry January, a personal challenge to forego alcohol throughout the first month of the year, continues to increase in popularity, with many citing health as the main reason.
The Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) announced recently that outgoing Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Jim Vollendroff, MPA, as chair of the LCB board.
NEW YORK - The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will permanently revoke the licenses of New York drivers with four drug- or alcohol-related convictions or incidents.
According to the Brewers Association, a national trade group, 2024 was the first year in nearly two decades when the U.S. saw more craft breweries close than open. The group's 2024 Year in Beer shows 335 new breweries opening and 399 closing.
The U.S.
General's office has highlighted that alcohol consumption ranks as the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, following tobacco use and obesity.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed Friday that alcohol's cancer risk should be clearly labeled on the drinks Americans consume.
Shares of Asian liquor and beer makers declined after the US Surgeon General outlined a direct link between alcohol consumption and heightened cancer risk, and called for warning labels.
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