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• 14 charged in case of bizarre jail video

  May 10, 2013 2:00 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Indictments were filed Friday against 14 inmates in connection with videos showing prisoners brazenly using drugs, drinking beer and flashing a loaded gun in the New Orleans jail. The videos, made in June and July 2009, came to light in April during a federal court hearing on... more »

• No duck dynasty here

  April 11, 2013 7:31 PM

  HONOLULU- A man heading to a court hearing in Honolulu had his pet duck and a bottle of beer in his bag when he went through security at the Honolulu Circuit Court. Michael Hubbard reluctantly told security about the duck in his bag when x-ray screener noticed something moving inside.... more »

• Inmates did drugs, drank beer in Orleans Parish prison

  April 2, 2013 11:38 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Video showing inmates at the New Orleans jail apparently snorting drugs, drinking beer and in possession of at least one large handgun was shown Tuesday during a hearing in U.S. District Court. The recordings, believed made by inmates, were aired during the second day of hearings on... more »

• A yacht, pizza and beer

  March 5, 2013 7:40 PM

  PACIFICA, California- An 82 foot luxury yacht was removed from a beach after three people stole it, stocked it with pizza and beer and then ran it aground. Police arrested the accused thieves and they're in the county jail. The yacht "Darlin" was recognized by the owner after it shown... more »

• Chip and dip attack

  March 1, 2013 8:10 PM

  LINDSAY, Ontario- A couple in Canada face domestic assault charges for attacking each other with chips and dip in an argument over their last beer. The unnamed man and woman were covered in chips and dip when police got to their house. It was the 15th previously documented domestic dispute... more »

• Police: Pa. man stopped for beer after breakout

  January 30, 2013 10:15 AM

  BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. - Police say a western Pennsylvania man stopped at a bar and had a beer minutes after he broke out of a police station holding cell after his arrest on an assault charge. The Washington County public defender's office on Wednesday declined to comment on the charges filed... more »

• Squatter warmed up in crawlspace of Wash home

  January 8, 2013 12:37 PM

  YELM, Wash. - A heating repairman had good news and bad news for Washington state homeowner Velma Kellen. The good news was he had fixed her heating ducts after she reported her furnace was failing to heat the house. The bad news: Someone was living in a crawlspace under the... more »

• Oregon beer lover makes brew for dogs: Dawg Grog

  January 7, 2013 12:33 PM

  BEND, Ore. - An Oregon man who loves beer and loves his dog has concocted some hooch for the pooch. Daniel Keeton works at Bend's Boneyard Brewery tasting room and calls his canine creation Dawg Grog. KTVZ reports there's no alcohol in the doggie brew. Ingredients include vegetable broth and... more »

• Police: 911 caller seeking ride for beer arrested

  August 7, 2012 12:21 PM

  COLUMBIA, Tenn. - When you're out of beer and need a ride to get some, who you gonna' call? Not 911. The Columbia Daily Herald reported city police arrested a 67-year-old man after he allegedly called emergency dispatchers at least nine times Saturday. Most of the calls were hang-ups, but... more »

• Ride for beer prompts arrest

  August 6, 2012 7:37 PM

  A man who called 911 at least nine times was busted for one call asking if the call center could send him a ride to pick up beer. Most of the calls were hang ups but were traced to 67-year-old Allen Brooks of Columbia, Tennessee. When an office went to... more »

• Phoenix mom accused of putting beer in sippy cup

  July 6, 2012 12:26 PM

  PHOENIX - A Phoenix mother has been arrested after authorities say she put beer in her 2-year-old son's sippy cup. Phoenix police were called to a pizza restaurant Tuesday night after witnesses say they saw 36-year-old Valerie Marie Topete pour beer from a pitcher into her son's cup and then... more »

• Power Beer

  June 29, 2012 7:28 PM

  Stronger beer will be rushed into stores from brewers and distributors for Sunday after midnight when its legal to sell higher alcohol content product. Its due to a new law that allows alcohol by 10 percent volume. That's up from the previous limit of 5 percent. Brewers, including Louisiana's Abita... more »

• Brat summit angers temperance union

  June 12, 2012 8:17 PM

  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's plan to have a beer and brat (braht) summit to mend fences has upset the group that lobbied successfully for Prohibition decades ago. Women's Christian Temperance Union president Rita Wert says serving beer sets a bad example. Walker called for the summit after he survived a... more »

• Police say roving cows drank Mass. backyard brews

  May 25, 2012 11:17 AM

  BOXFORD, Mass. - Police say a roving group of cows crashed a small gathering in a Massachusetts town and bullied the guests for their beer. Boxford police Lt. James Riter says he was responding to a call for loose cows on Sunday and spotted them in a front yard. Riter... more »

• Abita Brewing to serve beer made with oysters

  October 27, 2011 1:08 PM

  ABITA SPRINGS - Following their tradition of featuring Louisiana home-grown ingredients such as strawberries, pecans, and satsumas, Abita Brewing Company announced their newest unique flavor Tuesday that may cause a clam-or at a bar or restaurant near you. Louisiana Imperial Oyster Stout is the newest "Abita Select" beer according... more »

• Abita to offer three of its brews in cans

  July 26, 2011 6:31 AM

  ABITA SPRINGS- The Abita Brewing Co. plans to offer three of its flagship brews in cans: Amber, Purple Haze and Jockamo I.P.A. The canning will be at the brewery in Abita Springs. In a news release, the company says the new Abita cans will be coated with a special water-based... more »

• LSU to brew and sell its own beer

  July 20, 2011 12:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU plans to sell its own brand of beer, with release planned during the fall football season. A spokesman for the university, Ernie Ballard, says local Baton Rouge-based Tin Roof Brewing Co. is partnering with LSU to produce the beer, which will be distributed by Mockler... more »

• Drunk in Church

  July 18, 2011 7:18 PM

  A man who was drunk picked the wrong church to attend in Cookeville, Tennessee. As services ended last Wednesday evening, Gregory Wade showed up the Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ smelling of alcohol, unsteady on his feet and with a bottle of beer in his backpack. As he came in,... more »

• Bar in Prison

  May 25, 2011 7:34 PM

  Prison bars have new meaning in Mexico. There literally was a bar in a prison serving beer, tequila and vodka to prisoners. The Chihuahua state's prosecutor says the deputy director of the prison where the bar was discovered was fired and guards are under investigation. The bar was discovered Monday... more »

• Beer in Court

  March 22, 2011 7:49 PM

  Its bad enough to be late for court but when you show up with an open beer can in your hand for a drunk driving case, you're toast. Keith Gruber of Swan Lake, New York did just that. He was caught when he tried to get the can of beer... more »

• Have You been Drinking?

  March 3, 2011 7:27 PM

  A man stopped by police for speeding in Elyria, Ohio was asked if he'd been drinking and he took a gulp from an open beer can and replied, "Yes." Stephen Supers then failed a series of field sobriety tests and was hauled off to jail. He faces a list of... more »

• Beer from Super Bowl states heads up Obama's party

  February 6, 2011 2:54 PM

  WASHINGTON- You could call it the White House Beer Summit, Part II. President Barack Obama is turning again to fermented alcoholic beverages to find common ground between antagonists, this time fans of the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. For his Super Bowl party Sunday evening, Obama... more »

• Dry Oktoberfest can go Wet

  November 3, 2010 7:40 PM

  A city in Alabama can now have one key ingredient missing from its annual Oktoberfest celebration, beer. Voters in Cullman decided Tuesday to legalize alcohol sales but there's no guarantee that anyone can belly up to the beer tent during the celebration. Leaders of a private foundation that hold Oktoberfest... more »

• New Brew at One Starbucks

  October 18, 2010 7:22 PM

  One Starbucks in Seattle offers a new brew, beer and wine. Its the first in the chain to offer alcohol and was just renovated and reopened Monday. The beer and wine go on sale after 4 p.m. with the idea to offer drinks and a wider variety of food that... more »

• Keg thief on the loose in Baton Rouge

  June 24, 2010 10:29 AM

  Deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish are searching for a man seen taking ten empty beer kegs from Happy's Irish Pub on Coursey Blvd. According to reports, the man backed into the parking lot and cut a lock on a shed. He then loaded up the kegs, valued at... more »

• Dad tries to sell baby for beer

  May 19, 2010 1:28 PM

  A Massachusetts man has been summoned to court after allegedly trying tosell his infant daughter for a case of beer. Police confronted 24-year-old Matthew Brace outside the Pride Gas Station in Chicopee, Massachusetts Monday afternoon after a caller said he offered his baby in exchange for beer money. Police... more »

• Man arrested for throwing beer bottle at woman

  March 17, 2010 8:11 AM

  A 25-year-old Larose man did not take his inability to get more beer well. Keith Delatte is accused of breaking furniture and throwing a beer bottle at a woman after she refused to give him car keys so he could buy more beer. Lafourche Parish deputies say Delatte admitted he'd... more »

• LSU to explore its own brewery

  March 11, 2010 10:21 PM

  LSU chancellor Michael Martin tapped Food Sciences chair John Finley to see if LSU could pull off brewing its own beer. The university has already identified a potential site close to the Lod Cook Alumni Center and Hotel. They've even got the ear of the Alumni Association, in part... more »

• Alcohol petition still alive in Walker

  March 3, 2010 10:11 AM

  A grassroots effort could change alcohol sales within the Town of Walker. News 2 first told you about a circulating petition a month ago. For that petition to move forward, 921 registered voters in Walker have to sign it before an April 5th deadline. Today, organizers with Help Walker... more »

• Fans leave signs, trinkets outside Drew Brees' house

  February 9, 2010 5:53 PM

  New Orleans Saints fans continue to show their love for quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees. The fence surrounding his house in New Orleans is adorned with signs and other trinkets. Posters made by school kids say, "We love you, Drew" and balloons and bows hangs on the front... more »

• BK to open Whopper Bar to sell beer

  January 22, 2010 8:19 PM

  Miami Beach will soon sport the only Burger King outlet that sells beer along with burgers and fries. It's called the Whopper Bar South Beach and will feature Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors beer. Like other trendy South Beach eateries, it'll offer outdoor dining, a walk-up window and delivery service. It's supposed... more »

• EBRSO investigating beer theft

  October 12, 2009 3:29 PM

  A man wanted for stealing beer from a convenience store in Baton Rouge is on the loose. Detectives say the man stole 11 cases of beer from the Circle K in the 5300 hundred block of N. Flannery Road Sunday night just after 11. Detectives say he put... more »

• Suspects wanted in beer theft

  September 28, 2009 3:34 PM

  Deputies are looking for two men, accused of stealing ten cases of beer from a Baton Rouge gas station. Detectives say the two men entered the Circle K in the 4400 block of Floynell earlier this month, stole the beer, and took off in stolen tan Crown Victoria. ... more »

• Chelsea's Cafe, ATC discuss alcohol sales

  September 18, 2009 10:26 AM

  The owner of Chelsea's Cafe in Baton Rouge meets with the state office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control today. He's trying to get alcohol flowing again at the restaurant. Chelsea's stopped selling alcohol earlier this week after an appeals court ruled it waited too long to appeal the suspension of... more »

• Fan cans to stay on store shelves

  September 4, 2009 4:57 PM

  College fans are the target of a new beer promotion. Anheuser-Busch has changed the look of its Bud Light cans in time for football season. The fan cans, which come in popular school colors, are on shelves now. And that's where they'll stay, despite calls for the cans to be... more »

• Beer Theft

  August 27, 2009 8:15 AM

  A shoplifter caught on tape in Zachary left police scratching their heads. They want to identify the woman who took a case of beer from a grocery store by stuffing it under her dress while a man keeps watch. She left carrying the case between her legs. The Zachary Police... more »