“These items, which are often used for illicit purposes and can lead to unsafe conditions in the jail, were successfully seized before they could cause harm,” police said on Facebook.

I may have to knuckle under on this issue. Because of the geographic location where I’ve done 90 percent of my backpacking in the high, fairly windy mountains of the Pacific Northwest I’ve long been ...

We in Colorado drink a lot (9th highest rate of excessive drinking in the United States) and we pay the price for it.

Contraband homemade alcohol is being cited as the source of botulism that sent at least four inmates from the Belmont Correctional Institution to a hospital in Columbus. The inmates who drank the ...

LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office is cracking down on contraband. “I talked with Sheriff Hall, and he asked me, you know, what I thought would be good to start the year ...

Nearly 80% of Americans aged 12 and older have consumed alcohol at least once in their lives, and 10% of the population ...

LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office discovered homemade alcohol and other contraband items in the county jail Wednesday. According to a Facebook post, during routine ...

At least 16 people have died shortly after drinking homemade alcohol while one woman has been detained on suspicion of negligent murder. The victims were all found dead or dying soon after being taken ...