An explosion and fire tore through a home on Cove Creek Drive in North Wilkesboro on Monday, and when firefighters and state ...

Authorities investigating an explosion and fire found an illegal moonshine distillery and seized about 1,800 gallons of mash ...

The illegal distillery was found in Wilkes County.

Past moonshine cases differed from John Ream’s plans for personal use. The court said he could challenge the home-distilling ...

An explosion at a home in the North Carolina mountains exposed a robust illegal moonshine operation led by a 69-year-old man, ...

Fire up the stills. Well, maybe not quite yet, but the Supreme Court just announced a major decision that could clear the way for home distilling for the first time since the 1800s. For decades it's ...

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the Reconstruction-era ban on distilling alcohol in private homes. Why it matters: Americans can legally brew beer or make wine at home, but ...

The government says Ream asked the Supreme Court to resolve an “additional question” of whether location restrictions on home ...

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would hear a case on whether the government can ban people from distilling spirits ...

In the Appalachian town of Rocky Mount, Virginia, bluegrass and bootlegging roots bring the community together. Here’s how to ...

To make grain-based liquor, you heat a fermented mash in a still until alcohol-rich vapor rises and then cool it back into a stronger liquid. Chemists and whiskey makers know this as distillation.

Christa Pike could still be executed after surviving two botched attempts if she recovers and is able to understand the punishment, experts revealed. The convicted murderer, 50, was set to become the ...