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RICHMOND — A former sales associate for Virginia ABC and another man have been indicted in what authorities described as a conspiracy to obtain internal ABC inventory data on high-demand

A former sales associate for Virginia ABC and another man have been indicted in what authorities described as a conspiracy to obtain internal ABC inventory data on high-demand and limited-availability

A former sales associate for Virginia ABC and another man have been indicted in what authorities described as a conspiracy to obtain internal ABC inventory data on high-demand and limited-availability

In the search for hard-to-find bottles of bourbon at Virginia ABC stores, some liquor enthusiasts have been worried about leaks of a more serious kind.

Critics of a proposed ABC liquor store in downtown Roanoke predict it will increase public drinking and intoxication and possibly increase disorderliness and litter.

Authorities plan to open an ABC liquor store in downtown Roanoke if ongoing lease negotiations succeed.

Distribution issues and distillery production shortages, compounded by the pandemic, have caused stores throughout the commonwealth to be lacking customers’ favorites.

Distribution problems and distillery production shortages, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, have caused stores throughout the commonwealth to be empty of patrons’ favorites, said Mark Dunham, Virginia ABC's chief retail operations officer.

The Hampton location will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 10, and the office will reopen in its Newport News space, 9317 Warwick Blvd., at 8:15 a.m. the following Monday.

Group working to determine if Virginia should continue to allow to-go alcohol drinks at restaurants Brent Solomon © Carlos Osorio During the pandemic, the Commonwealth allowed businesses to sell alcoholic beverages to help revive the struggling restaurant industry but that practice could have an expiration date. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The future of to-go alcohol sales in Virginia will soon be in the hands of state lawmakers. During the pandemic, the C...