alcohol

A new bill in Congress would shield the kombucha industry from some federal alcohol taxes. Its co-sponsors in Oregon say they’re trying to support small businesses.

Rosenbaum is the second senior Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission official to resign in the wake of a rare-bourbon scandal. The move follows a fiery speech he made in a public meeting.

Craig Prins has served as an internal watchdog within the Department of Corrections since 2016. He will take over an agency in flux after a recent scandal.

Steve Marks, director of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, will step down after revelations he and other top managers at the agency saved bottles of rare bourbon to purchase for themselves and friends.

Oregon’s convoluted regulatory system helps explain how this scandal happened.

The Governor is asking OLCC to replace all the managers and executive leadership accused in an internal investigation of using their access to benefit themselves and their friends.

A recent decoy operation to see if Eugene-area retailers would sell alcohol to minors yielded the worst results in the decades-old program.

The state of Oregon is launching a public health campaign that warns against the dangers of excessive alcohol use.

Fans of a Willamette Valley mead maker that went out of business last year are celebrating after the company’s products are available again.Nectar Creek…

Liquor and wine stores have seen a slight uptick in sales since the more socially-restrictive pandemic measures were enacted, including limits on public…

The penalty for businesses that sell alcohol to underage people in Oregon could double. That’s under a proposal being considered by the Oregon Liquor…

Eugene police say 16 people were arrested for driving under the influence…all between Thursday night and Sunday morning. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports,…