Woman arrested for stabbing another with comb on bus

‘Drawing people together’: GYAC Turkey Giveaway brings happiness, laughter

GIFFORD — Turkey giveaways are not just about the food, but also about building community relationships through service and laughter, organizers say. That's the mantra that leaders with the Gifford Youth Achievement Center held as they passed out 200 turkeys to families during the 18th Annual Turkey Giveaway on Monday evening. "Service is the pillar to building a solid community," said event co-organizer Freddie Woolfork, GYAC's longtime director of public relations and facilities operations. "The volunteers here are helping out while also getting to know each other, writing down each other's phone numbers and knowing their names. This is about finding common ground and working as a team." As the holiday season quickly approaches, community leaders want to make sure ...

Phone, clothing left behind helps police nab Mulligan’s robbery suspect

VERO BEACH — A phone with text messages and calls to a getaway driver and a Mulligan's employee, along with DNA extracted from a mask, helped detectives make an arrest in the armed robbery of a beachside restaurant that occurred in mid-August. Officers said the suspect left behind his phone, mask, and other items during his escape. After the robbery, the suspect met up with the Mulligan's employee at a barbecue in Gifford, reports show. Police on Wednesday arrested Sederick Maurice Upton, 43, of the 2400 block of 42nd Street, Gifford, on charges of robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping or false imprisonment and burglary with assault. Upton was held Saturday at the Indian River ...

Man dead, woman seriously hurt in stabbing at residence

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A man stabbed his wife several times before turning the knife on himself Tuesday following an argument about divorce, sheriff's officials said. Deputies described the domestic violence incident as an attempted murder-suicide. The woman was hospitalized with serious injuries while the man died from his wounds, said Sgt. Kevin Jaworski, a spokesperson with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. The incident happened about 7:50 a.m. Tuesday at their home in the 600 block of 10th Street, east of U.S. 1 and south of the Vero Beach city limits. The married couple - in their 60s - got into a dispute about their relationship and how it was leading to divorce, Jaworski said. "The husband armed himself ...