Tribal members express concerns over Bethel alcohol sales

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Tribal members who live near Bethel are asking the City Council to require Bethel liquor stores to only sell alcohol to customers with Bethel IDs.
KYUK-AM reports that representatives from more than a dozen tribes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta met in Bethel this week to discuss the impact Bethel’s alcohol sales are having on their villages.
Many tribal members say they have seen an uptick in domestic violence, drunken driving and other alcohol-related offenses si