Alcohol

From 2019 to 2020, alcohol induced deaths rose 25% nationally and 22% in Ohio.

To owners of bars and nightclubs, pandemic restrictions on the industry can feel punitive. But there are important differences, virus hunters say, between a bar and a restaurant that serves alcohol.

Over the weekend, the Ohio Investigative Unit cited several bars for violating the state's emergency COVID-19 rule banning the sale of alcohol after 10…

A Franklin County judge denied a request from a group of Columbus bars and restaurants to block a temporary state ban on liquor sales after 10 p.m.Last…

Five Ohio bars were cited in the first weekend of the state’s new order banning alcohol sales past 10 p.m.The Ohio Investigative Unit has said most bars…

A bill that would allow bars and restaurants to use parking lots, green space and even streets for social distancing for customers is now being considered…

Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow restaurants and bars to sell liquor on Sundays without having to obtain a special permit.If you go…

A new Ohio House bill would allow bars and restaurants to expand their seating and service into parking lots or public grounds. They’d also be able to…

The state budget is a sea of red, as income and sales tax collections are less than half of what was predicted for this month. But tax revenue from…

Ohioans bought 1.36 million gallons of liquor in March, a nearly 25 percent increase over the same period last year.More of us are leaning on alcohol to…