Illinois' policy on drunken driving now ranks among the toughest in the nation after a new DUI law took effect Thursday. The law is aimed at first-time offenders.

Several Peoria-area attorneys believe the thinking behind a new state law requiring first-time DUI offenders to blow into a tube in order to start their vehicles was sound, but they wonder how the law will actually work in practice.

The Chargers come to Heinz Field this weekend for the first round of the playoffs. But there's still no word if the Chargers will be without their starting wide receiver, Vincent Jackson. Jackson was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

A felony arrest warrant has been issued for Norval Melvin Sorenson. He is charged with DUI 3.

Connecticut cops said yesterday they pinched foul-mouthed actor Rip Torn for alleged DUI - his third boozy driving bust in five years. Torn, 77, pleaded not guilty in a Litchfield court on Monday to two DUI-related charges. State troopers...

Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was arrested yesterday on suspicion of drunken driving. Jackson, who was on probation for a previous DUI arrest, was stopped after he was spotted braking abruptly, speeding and weaving in a 2008 GMC Sierra. He...

MOBILE, Ala. -- A Mobile attorney arrested on a DUI charge in December pleaded not guilty today during an arraignment in Mobile County District Court. Presiding Judge Charles McKnight said that he and the other district judges were recusing themselves...

As of Jan. 1, 2009, laws affecting those stopped for driving under the influence (DUI) have changed.

A New Year's Eve DUI checkpoint and simultaneous saturation patrol in Selma netted a total of three drivers arrested for suspicion of DUI, according to figures released by the Selma Police Department. From 7 p.m. Dec. 31 until 2:30 a.m. Jan. 1, officers with the Selma PD held the patrols as well as the checkpoint, which was located around Floral Avenue and Willow Street. A total of 414 drivers ...

Snow and celebrating is often a dangerous mix for drivers during the holiday season, and the newest figures from the Montana Highway Patrol indicate no change in the number of DUI arrests compared to other years.