(AP) - Morgantown authorities on Sunday assessed damage from riots that broke out following West Virginias 41-27 win over No. 4 Baylor, while WVU President Gordon Gee warned students that he will not tolerate such behavior. Crowds pushed over street lights and threw rocks, beer bottles and other items at public safety personnel and their vehicles. Numerous fires were set in the student-dominated Sunnyside area and other parts of the city. Crowds also destroyed fencing protecting several construction sites and breached the properties, Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston said. As a result of the dangerous behavior the events were declared riots, he said. Law enforcement agencies from several jurisdictions responded to the riots. Police used pepper spray and chemical munitions to disperse groups of rioters after they ignored warnings to disperse. Preston did not say what type of chemical munitions was used but said the rioters were dispersed without any serious injuries. Several people were arrested on various charges. It is unfortunate that some fans, not all of whom were students, engaged in riotous behavior following the football teams outstanding victory over the 4th-ranked Baylor Bears. The focus should have been on celebrating our team, coaches and their achievement, WVU said Sunday in a statement. Police and WVU officials are reviewing social media posts and videotapes regarding the incidents. Any student found to be involved will face sanctions, up to and including expulsion, the university said. This is not acceptable Mountaineer behavior, Gee said in the universitys statement. It is criminal and will be dealt with as such. The incidents began shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday in Sunnyside and spread to other parts of the city, including the central business district. The extent of damage throughout the city is currently unknown but will be assessed over the next couple of days, Preston said. Morgantown and WVU have been trying for years to end the long-standing tradition of setting fires to celebrate athletic victories and other events. In 2012, about 40 street and trash container fires were set following WVUs 48-45 win over Texas. During that post-game celebration, police officers wearing riot gear used pepper spray and CS gas to disperse an unruly crowd of about 1,000 people who gathered in the streets in Sunnyside. Crowds also set street fires in 2011 after al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden died.
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Morgantown authorities on Sunday assessed damage from riots that broke out following West Virginia's 41-27 win over No. 4 Baylor, while WVU PresidentGordon Gee warned students that he will not tolerate such behavior. Crowds pushed over street lights and threw rocks, beer bottles and other items at public safety personnel and their vehicles. Numerous fires were set in the student-dominated Sunnyside area and other parts of the city. Crowds also destroyed fencing protecting several construction sites and breached the properties, Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston said. "As a result of the dangerous behavior the events were declared riots," he said. Law enforcement agencies from several jurisdictions responded to the riots. Police used pepper spray and chemical munitions to disperse groups of rioters after they ignored warnings to disperse. Preston did not say what type of chemical munitions was used but said the rioters were dispersed without any serious injuries. Several people were arrested on various charges. "It is unfortunate that some fans, not all of whom were students, engaged in riotous behavior following the football team's outstanding victory over the 4th-ranked Baylor Bears . The focus should have been on celebrating our team, coaches and their achievement," WVU said Sunday in a statement. Police and WVU officials are reviewing social media posts and videotapes regarding the incidents. Any student found to be involved will face sanctions, up to and including expulsion, the university said. ryder newman (@Rnewman101) October 19, 2014 "This is not acceptable Mountaineer behavior," Gee said in the university's statement. "It is criminal and will be dealt with as such." The incidents began shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday in Sunnyside and spread to other parts of the city, including the central business district. "The extent of damage throughout the city is currently unknown but will be assessed over the next couple of days," Preston said. BREAKING: Police in riot gear in Morgantown, WV. People rioting after WVU win vs Baylor. Pic from twitter pic.twitter.com/jrK8MQvlCD Dave Bondy (@WPXI_DaveBondy) October 19, 2014 Morgantown and WVU have been trying for years to end the long-standing tradition of setting fires to celebrate athletic victories and other events. In 2012, about 40 street and trash container fires were set following WVU's 48-45 win over Texas. During that post-game celebration, police officers wearing riot gear used pepper spray and CS gas to disperse an unruly crowd of about 1,000 people who gathered in the streets in Sunnyside.
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Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon in the 5000 block of Ward Avenue in Wilson. Updated: Sunday, October 19 2014 6:43 PM EDT2014-10-19 22:43:27 GMT The Triangle Vegfest encourages people to live a healthy lifestyle by eating organically grown and locally sourced foods. A new festival that kicked off Sunday in Raleigh is encouraging people to live a healthy lifestyle by eating organically grown and locally sourced foods. A new festival that kicked off Sunday in Raleigh is encouraging people to live a healthy lifestyle by eating organically grown and locally sourced foods. Sunday, October 19 2014 6:23 PM EDT2014-10-19 22:23:46 GMT A home brewer pours a beer at the Homebrew for Hunger event in Carrboro. Residents in Carrboro were able to raise money for charity while enjoying some locally made beer at the same time. Residents in Carrboro were able to raise money for charity while enjoying some locally made beer at the same time. Sunday, October 19 2014 5:43 PM EDT2014-10-19 21:43:48 GMT Gretchyn Hickey was reported missing Oct. 15, 2014. The mother of a teen who had been missing since Wednesday said her daughter showed up at her house Sunday. The mother of a teen who had been missing since Wednesday said her daughter showed up at her house Sunday. Updated: Sunday, October 19 2014 5:25 PM EDT2014-10-19 21:25:18 GMT Carrboro police officers were trained to use Naloxone kits, which attack the effects of an opiate drug overdose. The Carrboro Police Department recently received Naloxone kits, which attack the effects of an opiate drug overdose. The Carrboro Police Department recently received Naloxone kits, which attack the effects of an opiate drug overdose. Sunday, October 19 2014 4:52 PM EDT2014-10-19 20:52:53 GMT Jarmon Alston, 16, Keedron J. Kearney, 16, and Nathan Poole, 19 (left to right) Three people have been charged in connection with a double shooting Friday night in Wilson. ?Three people have been charged in connection with a double shooting Friday night in Wilson. CARRBORO, N.C. - Residents in Carrboro were able to raise money for charity while enjoying some locally made beer at the same time. Fifth Season Gardening hosted the fourth annual Homebrew for Hunger Beer Festival Sunday in downtown Carrboro. It was the first time the event was hosted outside the Fifth Season Gardening store. Attendees were invited to taste 100 different beers from 35 local home brewers while also helping families in need in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area. "You can go and have fun, and in this case taste a whole lot of terrific beer and then also make a donation to a worthy charity," said Richard Quinn, with Fifth Season Gardening. "So I would say support organizations and people doing work like this because they really are the life blood of the area." All proceeds from the event benefit PORCH, and all-volunteer organization dedicated to hunger relief. The first three festivals raised more than $25,000 for hunger relief, organizers said. "Ticket purchasers become donors to a truly grassroots charity in PORCH, while simultaneously enjoying dozens of small batch local brews," Quinn said. The Homebrew for Hunger benefit will help PORCH grow its Food for Families program, which gets fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, and eggs directly into the hands of local families in need. Another Homebrew for Hunger event will be held Oct. 26 in Charlottesville. Proceeds will benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Copyright 2014 WNCN . All rights reserved.
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The chamber had expressed opposition in a letter in August, but changed its position in another letter last month. In the September letter, Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson said there are varied interests within the chamber membership regarding the issue. A corrected version of the story is below: Beer giant seeking distribution license in Ky. Beer giant's application for distribution license in western Kentucky draws complaints OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) A beer giant's application for a distribution license in a western Kentucky city has stirred complaints that the venture would upset the state's long-held system for distribution of alcohol. Anheuser-Busch's application was approved by Owensboro's Alcoholic Beverage Control administrator in August amid a flurry of protest letters, the Messenger-Inquirer ( http://bit.ly/1F6P9ca ) reported. That decision has been appealed, and a prehearing conference on the matter is set for Nov. 21, said Dick Brown, a spokesman for the Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet that includes the state's ABC office. Anheuser-Bush LLC's application for state licensure is pending and remains under consideration, he said. In its application, Anheuser-Busch states that it intends to buy the inventory, fixtures and assets at the current location of Budweiser of Owensboro, a company owned by the Hand Family based in Clarksville, Tennessee. A letter included with the application from the Hand Family confirms its intentions to sell the distributorship to Anheuser-Busch. The sale was expected to close Sept. 26 but apparently is stalled until the beer/cider distributor's license issue is settled. Anheuser-Busch is asking for a two-year license. Most of the letters on file with the local ABC office are opposed to the license and state that it will upset Kentucky's three-tiered system for distribution of alcohol. The three tiers are brewers/manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Each has its own role in regulated alcohol sales, the letters state. Disrupting that system could have serious consequences for communities and consumers, the protest letters said. One potential consequence, they said, is that Anheuser-Busch could distribute only its products, leaving retailers such as liquor stores and restaurants with limited or no access to the brands they want to carry.
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'Hoppy Halloween Beer Fest' scares up fun at Broken Goblet Brewing in Bristol Township - Bristol Pilot - BucksLocalNews.com
Brooks For the Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/16/2014 12:00:00 PM PDT Updated: 10/17/2014 05:29:48 PM PDT I'm just back from Denver and the 33rd annual Great American Beer Festival. I've spent more than two decades judging craft beer at the competition and watched it change and grow enormously. There's nothing quite like walking into the great hall, where 710 breweries offer samples of more than 3,500 different beers to the public. When the doors first open, there's a mad rush of people speed-walking to find their first pour of the session -- some 49,000 beer lovers over the course of three days. Some popular booths, including Russian River, New Glarus and Dogfish Head, acquire long lines almost instantly. Faction Brewing co-owners Claudia Pamparana, left, and Rodger Davis pose for a photograph in the soon-to-be-completed brewery they're opening on the grounds of the former Naval Air Station, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 in Alameda, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) Impossibly high, black ceilings create an open feel, and if it weren't for the walls lined with banners, giant photographs and sponsor ads, you might think you were outdoors on a starless night. The chatter of thousands of people creates a cacophony of sound that rises and falls. Whenever someone drops a plastic tasting cup, an audible gasp and the occasional boo or yell wafts over the rafters. On the first day, the spill is usually accidental; by the end, people are doing it on purpose, just to get a rise out of the crowd. This year, some 222 of us judged 5,507 beers (16 percent more than in 2013) in 90 style categories (145, if you include subcategories). And we judged another additional 89 Pro-Am beers: Each homebrewer is partnered with a commercial brewery that brews their home recipe on the brewery's system. No surprise: The India pale ale category was the most popular, followed by herb and spice, pale ale, amber or red ale, and imperial or double IPA. The explosion of craft breweries in this country has actually made it more difficult for breweries to enter the GABF's judging competition. Last year's paperwork snafu -- a number of well-established breweries were late with their paperwork and their places were taken by eager new brewers -- led to a new format. This year, anyone who wanted to enter could, but each brewery could enter only up to five beers for judging. It was a good decision: 1,309 breweries represented all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, at the GABF -- and 461 breweries entered for the first time. California triumphs As usual, California breweries did well, bringing home the most medals of any state, and the Bay Area was well represented. In the East Bay, Berkeley's The Rare Barrel won gold for their Cosmic Dust, an American-style sour ale. Alameda's Faction Brewing and Antioch's Schooner's Grille & Brewery both brought home bronze medals. In the South Bay, Campbell Brewing won silver for its Mastiff Barleywine, and Gordon Biersch and Soquel's Discretion Brewing each won a bronze medal. Further north, Bear Republic Brewing, Marin Brewing and Russian River all won bronze; Russian River also won a silver medal for its STS Pilsner. Other notable Northern California wins included gold medals for Mammoth Brewing's Double Nut Brown, Firestone Walker Brewing's wonderful Pivo and Sacramento's New Helvetia Brewing, whose Thurston beer took honors in the historical beer category. Remember that Pro-Am competition I mentioned? This year's gold medal went to Bonnie Prince Charlie's Scottish 80 Shilling, created by homebrewer Michael Kelly and brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Co. Find a full list of this year's GABF awards at bit.ly/gabf014. And if you're thinking of going next year -- Sept. 24 to 26, 2015 -- start planning now, because all three regular sessions sell out quickly. The good news: The 290,000-square-foot GABF hall will be increased by 90,000 more square feet, so the 2015 Great American Beer Festival may well be the largest American beer festival ever. Contact Jay R. Brooks at BrooksOnBeer@gmail.com .
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People reports that the "Where It's At" singer was performing at MulletFest in Niceville, Florida, finishing up a cover of a Garth Brooks song, when a concertgoer threw the can at him. Lynch, 29, told People, "I was walking down the catwalk and just wham, out of nowhere this beer can just nailed me in the face. It was a completely full can and it felt like a baseball had hit me." The can was just a few inches from hitting him straight in the eye. After he was hit, the audience went into a frenzy, trying to find the person that hit Lynch with the can, causing a small fight to occur. Lynch was bloody, but carried on with the rest of his set. He even took the time to take a selfie on a fan's phone showing off the cut, who posted it to her Instagram account. After he finished his set, he was taken to an emergency room, where doctors treated the wound and gave him stitches. He later took to his Twitter account, saying that the concertgoer that hit him with the can ended up getting away. On my way to the hospital for a few stitches, Ill be okay ... I appreciate all of you. Fyi the guy who hit me with a beer can got away ...
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25 from 4 to 9 p.m. at 1500 Grundys Lane (Keystone Industrial Park off of Newportville Road) in Bristol. The cost is $20 (pre-sale, $18), which includes commemorative five ounce mug to sample beer from Broken Goblet, Neshaminy Creek, Naked Brewing, Vault, Round Guys, Crooked Eye, Evil Genius, Bucks County Brewery and more. There will be costume contests, food trucks, live music and Halloween-themed games. Tickets are available at $5 for designated drivers. The event is open to ages 21 and over.
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Cobb said it might have been the team's most complete performance of the season. ''It definitely was a great game for us offensively, being able to put things together the way we did with the run, with the pass, play-action,'' Cobb said. ''So as long as we can continue to execute the game plan and make plays, we're going to continue to have these types of wins.'' It even makes the ketchup bath worth it. ''I apologize to whoever's hot dog that was. It was fresh. I know that because I had all of the ketchup on me,'' Cobb said. Newton, who had a career-high 17 carries last week, had 41 yards rushing on seven attempts. He passed for 205 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown for Carolina (3-3-1). ''What I did wasn't good enough and I understand that,'' Newton said. His Packers counterpart was masterful against the Carolina defense. The 2011 MVP was 19 of 22 for 255 yards before leaving early in the fourth quarter with the game well in hand. ''We had 21 first-quarter points ... which made them one-dimensional,'' Rodgers said, ''especially with the way that Cam ran the ball last week.'' It was Rodgers' sixth straight game without an interception, tying Bart Starr for the franchise record set in 1964. Rodgers finished Sunday with a quarterback rating of 154.5, and the Packers said he was just the second player in NFL history with a rating of 150 or more in two of the first seven games of the season. New England's Tom Brady also did it in 2007. Coach Mike McCarthy said Rodgers is much better than three seasons ago. Rodgers thought he could do more. Carolina coach Ron Rivera saw more than enough. ''It's a well-developed offense. They have great communication,'' Rivera said. ''That's what Aaron Rodgers has developed with his players.'' The Packers scored on their first series after Rodgers connected with Jordy Nelson for a 59-yard scoring strike and never looked back to win their fourth straight. Eddie Lacy and James Starks each added rushing touchdowns in the first quarter. The Panthers finally got their first touchdown with 9:39 left in the fourth quarter after Newton found receiver Kelvin Benjamin for a 13-yard score. Packers fans still celebrated with their team up by 28, belting out a hearty chorus of the ''Beer Barrel Polka'' during the break. Nearly everything went right for the Packers in the first half, when nearly everything went wrong for the Panthers. Carolina had pushed Green Bay back to third-and-12 on the Packers 28 on the first drive when the Panthers were whistled for back-to-back penalties. Rodgers scrambled for three yards on third-and-2 before finding Nelson for the long touchdown pass. Nelson got behind cornerback Antoine Cason , who then slipped. Safety Roman Harper watched Nelson sidestep around him and jog all the way into the end zone. ''It was an excellent read by Aaron,'' McCarthy said. ''Big-play production - that's how you win in this league.'' Green Bay's next drive ended with Lacy high-stepping his way for a 5-yard touchdown and a 14-0 lead with 5:53 left in the first quarter. Carolina's frustration mounted as the deficit grew. Linebacker Luke Kuechly was ejected late in the third quarter. Last season's Defensive Player of the Year swung his arms and seemed agitated as he was restrained from behind by back judge Steve Freeman following a scramble for a fumble recovered by the Packers. The linebacker calmed down when he turned around and saw the official, who threw a flag with about two minutes left in the quarter. Kuechly said he didn't mean to do it.
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17-18 The annual Baytowne Wharf Beer Fest will take place Oct. 17-18 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Photo Galleries Beer Fest Beer lovers, rejoice. The annual Baytowne Wharf Beer Fest is right around the corner. Known as the Best Beer Fest on the Emerald Coast, the festival, slated for Oct. 17-18 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, will have opportunities for beer aficionados to rediscover some old favorites, as well as sample some new specialty beers from around the nation. The Village of Baytowne Wharf will become a tasters paradise, with more than 200 domestic and international beers on site from 40 craft brewers. The festival, in its seventh year, should prove to be more popular than ever, given the boom in the popularity of craft brews. Attendees will be able to sample beers that vary in their styles, as well as strengths, whether its an American Lager, a stout or robust, hoppy India Pale Ale. New this year to the beer festival is Friday nights Beer Bingo event, which takes place from 6-9:30 p.m. Participants will have a bingo card and will compete for a variety of prizes, said Baytownes Julie Stuckey. Well have a Yolo board thats custom-wrapped with our beer fest logo, as well as a free flyboard session from PowerUp, she said. Its really going to be an exciting event. There will also be a VIP event prior to the main beer fest Saturday. With Marlin Grill serving as the host, VIPs will be treated to mouthwatering barbeque from the restaurant, as well as exclusive beer tastings and a signature beer glass that will be different from the rest of the festivals attendees.
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