Andrew Selsky

Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

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  • A collection of bottles of Pappy Van Winkle bourbons are seen on the top shelf right, among other fine whiskies at the “Far Bar,” located in the historic Far East Building in the heart of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Buttery, smooth, oaky. These are characteristics of the best bourbons, and a growing cult of aficionados is willing to pay an astonishing amount of money for these increasingly scarce premium spirits — and even bend or break laws. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Retail

    Bourbon craze has gotten so frenzied that single shots of premium American hootch are going for $200—and people are committing crimes to get some

    By Andrew Selsky, Damian Dovarganes, and others
  • FILE – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek speaks at the State Library of Oregon in Salem on Jan. 31, 2023. The executive director of Oregon’s liquor regulatory agency has announced his resignation Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, amid a criminal investigation into allegations that he and other senior officials used their positions to divert rare, sought-after bourbons for personal use. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission Executive Director Steve Marks notes in his resignation letter that Gov. Tina Kotek had asked him to step down. (AP Photo/Claire Rush, File)Success

    The head of Oregon’s liquor agency just resigned after he was accused of using his power to acquire rare fancy bourbon for himself

    By Andrew Selsky and The Associated Press
  • Tina KotekPolitics

    Oregon liquor officials in hot water over personal use of 23-year-old Pappy Van Winkle’s, other rare bourbons

    By Andrew Selsky and The Associated Press
  • woman enters the Great Circle drug treatment centerHealth

    2 years after Oregon’s historic move to decriminalize hard drugs, it’s looking like a ‘failed experiment’

    By Andrew Selsky and The Associated Press
  • Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order aims to reduce carbon emissions to at least 45% below 1990 levels by 2035.

    Oregon Governor signs executive order to reduce the state’s impact on global warming

    By Andrew Selsky and The Associated Press