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Orlando police arrest juvenile accused of shooting gun at UCF downtown campus
Police arrested a 16-year-old boy connected to a shooting Friday night at the UCF downtown campus in Orlando, according the department. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Officers responded to North Terry Avenue going off a report of a juvenile with a handgun, OPD said in a statement. The teenager was arrested with help from […]
Windermere High valedictorian earns diploma and UCF degree in same month
Mariana Nijensohn will give the valedictorian’s speech at Windermere High School’s graduation later this month, but the cap-and-gown ceremony might seem a little deja vu to the teenager and her family. Earlier this month, the 18-year-old walked at a University of Central Florida commencement ceremony because while in high school she earned enough college credits […]
UCF, Rollins trustee snared in prostitution sting
A member of the University of Central Florida’s board of trustees was among three people snared this week in a prostitution sting by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. Also arrested was a sheriff’s employee who has since resigned. Harold Mills, 53, who also is a trustee at Rollins College, was invited to Sandlando Park in […]
UCF Board of Trustees member, Sheriff’s Office employee among 4 arrested in sex stings at parks
Seminole County deputies arrested four people at local parks, including Harold Mills, a member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees. Mills is accused of meeting up with an undercover deputy for inappropriate activity on Thursday. Deputies also arrested a Seminole County Sheriff’s Office employee, Leroy Green. The undercover operation happened at Sanlando […]
NASA’s Bill Nelson will speak at UCF graduation ceremony
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will address the University of Central Florida graduates on Saturday. UCF expects to award about 9,800 degrees at the commencement ceremony, including about 3,000 in STEM fields. This is one of UCF’s six graduation ceremonies this week. Nelson will speak to the engineering, computer science and optics graduates at the Addition […]
UCF honors student killed in crash on the way to orientation
Eternal Knights: UCF honors student killed in crash on the way to orientation The University of Central Florida honors students who passed away in the past academic year with its Eternal Knights program each year. On Tuesday, UCF named nine Knights, including Jakob Lloyd, in its Eternal Knights ceremony. In 2023, Lloyd was in town […]
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Man who threatened bus driver with a gun on UCF campus to appear before a judge
A man who police said threatened to shoot a bus driver on the University of the Central Florida campus will stand before a judge Saturday. Investigators Takuya Takahashi pointed a gun at a Lynx bus at the southwest side of the university Thursday night. Law enforcement searched for Takahashi for about an hour after they […]
Scare at UCF after man threatens bus driver with gun at main campus, police say
Scare at UCF after man threatens bus driver with gun at main campus, police say University of Central Florida police said a man is in custody after he pointed a gun at a bus driver on campus. The incident caused UCF’s main campus to go into lockdown as dozens of police secured the area. Students […]
UCF Police give all clear, armed suspect in custody
UCF Police give all clear, armed suspect in custody UCF Police give all clear, said the armed suspect is in custody. Update: #UCFAlert: An Update from UCF Police: UCF Police give all clear, said the armed suspect is in custody. The shelter in place has been lifted. #UCFAlert: ALL CLEAR. Suspect with weapon in custody. […]