Alcohol
Pa. woman to trial in DUI crash that killed friend
A northwestern Pennsylvania woman must stand trial in a crash off a bridge that killed her friend after both had been drinking at a bar. The defense attorney for 21-year-old Emily Schultz, of Port Allegany, argued at a preliminary hearing that the most serious charges against his client should be ...
Victims of '88 DUI bus crash in Ky. remembered
Quinton Higgins lost his best friend when the church bus he was riding in 25 years ago was turned into a fireball by a drunken driver on a Kentucky road, in what remains the nation's deadliest alcohol-related highway crash. In the town that still grieves for the 27 who perished, ...
Americans eating more smoked seafood products
There's no smoke and mirrors about it — Americans are eating a lot more smoked seafood than they used to. And that demand — part of a larger trend of infusing everything from salts and cocktails to fruit and teas with a kiss of smoky flavor — has smoked seafood ...
Crash survivors prepare for anniversary events
They are reaching middle age, in the midst of raising children and building careers. A quarter century has elapsed since an amusement park outing turned into a terrifying night, when they escaped from an old school bus that burst into flames after a drunken driver slammed into it. Twenty-four children ...
Jags' Blackmon blames problems on poor decisions
Justin Blackmon pinned his problems on his decisions. Blackmon, suspended the first four games of the 2013 season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, acknowledged Monday that he's at a crossroads in his career and his personal life. But the Jacksonville Jaguars receiver insisted he doesn't have an alcohol or ...
Pa family gets $15.6 million in DUI lawsuit
The family of a 7-year-old girl who was killed by a drunk driver after he left a Pittsburgh restaurant has reached a $15.6 million settlement in the case. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (http://bit.ly/10nkIYf ) reports Tuesday that the German-themed Hofbrauhaus has also agreed to try to reduce customer intoxication and drunk ...
Visit Wisconsin home of world's stinkiest cheese
The sign above the bar in Baumgartner's Cheese Store and Tavern warns visitors about the perils of sampling the $3.25 house specialty — a slab of Limburger cheese on rye bread slathered with onions and mustard. "Limburger: don't eat it with your nose." The sign might well add: Don't eat ...
To join EU, Croatia may give up its wine
Does Croatia's Prosek jeopardize Italy's Prosecco? Croatia is gearing up to celebrate its entry into the EU, but don't pop the corks just yet. A heated trademark battle over the country's beloved sweet dessert wine has some feeling less than bubbly, mirroring rapidly declining enthusiasm among Croats for membership in ...
That's the spirit: Booze from local crops booming
With all the orchards and corn fields that dot the Hudson Valley landscape, Tuthilltown Spirits doesn't have to look far for the grains and apples to make their whiskey, vodka and gin. The 10-year-old company crafts many of their liquors from ingredients grown no more than a few minutes away, ...
Wind-fueled wildfire erupts east of Los Angeles
A Southern California wildfire fueled by strong winds was raging through 4½ square miles of Riverside County on Wednesday in the biggest of a series of statewide fires that broke out amid dry, gusty conditions. The fast-moving wildfire about 90 miles east of Los Angeles broke out just after noon ...
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