A Wilkesboro man has been cited for running an illegal moonshine business.

The illegal distillery was found in Wilkes County.

NC Department of Public Safety A house explosion exposed an illegal moonshine business operating out of the North Carolina mountains. It happened Monday in north Wilkesboro. Photos from our partners ...

A 69-year-old man has been charged, officials say.

Moonshine–illegally produced alcohol–is on the rise around the world, and the real opportunity is that it sometimes finds a way of becoming legitimate and being legally sold. Moonshine refers to ...

Before I went to Nashville in 2006, I’d never had moonshine. Prohibition ended in 1933, right? You can buy liquor in stores. Outside of cartoon hillbillies swilling from jugs labeled XXX, I was ...

Most often associated with high proof and illegality, moonshine is now available in liquor stores across the country and it looks like it’s here to stay. Legal moonshine, that is, which is to say ...

Once the libation of hillbillies and hustlers, moonshine is now a popular product that you can easily get your hands on — even without grandpa's backwoods still. The un-aged corn whiskey is being ...

Moonshine, that most illicit of drinks, is shedding its hick reputation, and making it is becoming a popular (and illegal) project for do-it-yourself hobbyists eager to distill their own hard liquor.