Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, many are traveling short and long distances to celebrate the holiday with loved ones. While ...

GPD Chief Lonnie Scott tells the city commission how his team will enforce the new open container ban. (Lily Kino/WUFT News) The Gainesville City Commission repealed the city’s open container laws ...

Massachusetts was one of the first states to criminalize drunk driving in 1907, almost a century before Congress mandated national standards in 1998. At that time, Congress also required states to ...

Ever wondered if it’s legal to enjoy a drink on the beach or while strolling the streets of South Carolina’s coastal areas? The laws may be a bit stricter than you think. An open container is any ...

Last month, a new law took effect that treats medical marijuana just like alcohol in regard to open container in vehicles. Medical marijuana users can no longer drive around with an open container of ...

The days of “taking a roadie” to go are long over. In Georgia, it is illegal to have an open container in the car, no matter who is consuming it. Georgia’s open container law, (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-253) ...

The new year is not just resolutions and goals, it’s a time for new laws to be enforced. The City of Gainesville is not any different. Starting Jan. 1 the Gainesville “open container” ordinances are ...

The university’s expansion of the open container policy, which now includes locations such as Alumni Square, has been met with success. After the Outdoor Student Living Pilot Program expanded to allow ...

California cops can't stop or cite drivers under the state's "open container" rules for cannabis unless the product is rolled or otherwise ready to consume, the California Supreme Court ruled Friday. ...

Florida prohibits motorists from possessing an open container of alcohol Florida law allows open containers while driving it's in a locked glove compartment, locked trunk or other locked nonpassenger ...