Articles By: Kevin Wolkenfeld

Tropical Storm Emily Forms, has Florida in its path

As of 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, Tropical Storm Emily is south of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic heading west at 14 mph with winds up to 40 mph. It is expected that Tropical Storm Emily will pass near Florida early Saturday morning. KnightNews.com is waiting to hear back from UCF News and Information...
August 2nd, 2011 | Beyond UCF, News, Weather | Read More

Tropical Storm Emily Forming Soon?

The National Hurricane Center is reporting that there is a tropical disturbance with an 80 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone. Some forecasts of the storm have it going through Florida. KnightNews.com is continuing to monitor the development of the potential tropical storm Emily. The...
August 1st, 2011 | Beyond UCF, News, Weather | Read More

Robbers with assault weapons tie up and rob UCF students

MyFoxOrlando.com reported on Thursday that around 2:30 a.m. four to five robbers broke into UCF students’ home in Eagles Hammock in east Orange county and robbed them. Nick Cooper, a UCF student who lives in the house, told Fox that “four to five robbers broke in,” and “they were masked,...
July 29th, 2011 | Crime, News | Read More

UCF Basketball Player Dwight McCombs Says Girl Battered Him

UCF basketball player Dwight J. McCombs, who is 6-foot-8 and weighs 250 pounds, told UCF police he’s pressing dating violence battery charges against Tyler Ashley Smith, a 5-foot-6, 145-pound female UCF track athlete. McCombs, who is from the Chicago area, told police he went to her Tower IV apartment...
July 27th, 2011 | Basketball, News, Sports | Read More

UCFPD Arrests UCF Quarterback Jeff Godfrey

UCF Quarterback Jeff Godfrey was arrested for driving with a suspended license, KnightNews.com has learned. UCF quarterback Jeffrey Godfrey (2) during the Spring Football Game at Bright House Stadium, Orlando, FL on April 16, 2011. (Kurt Rivers/KnightNews.com) Godfrey was stopped on campus at Gemini...
July 20th, 2011 | Crime, News, Sports | Read More

Day After FBI Raid, Mysterious Police Activity Reported Near UCF Towers

Update: UCF spokesman Chad Binette told KnightNews.com the incident yesterday was related to a domestic battery call. It is unclear whether it was related to anyone in athletics. Tower IV houses many student athletes. Update: FBI spokesman David Couvertier has confirmed that FBI was not present at this...
July 20th, 2011 | Crime, News | Read More

FBI Arrests UCF Student For Attempted Cyber Hacking of Infragard Website

According to an FBI press release, Scott Arciszewski, a UCF student, was arrested this morning for cyber hacking an Infragard Website. KnightNews.com broke the story this morning when we first reported that law enforcement had put a suspect into the back of an unmarked vehicle near Tower III and then...
July 19th, 2011 | Crime, News | Read More

Mysterious Police Activity at UCF Towers, 1 Arrest Reported

Read our full update from the FBI and see a picture of the student arrested for the alleged hacking. Update: FBI spokesman Dave Couvertier released this statement regarding the incident earlier today at UCF, “there is ongoing law enforcement activity regarding a cyber investigation.” Update: UCF...
July 19th, 2011 | Crime, News, Safety | Read More

SGA Loses Adviser Christa Coffey After 7 Years at UCF

After seven years at UCF, she’s seen the good and bad in student government. Impeachment scandals. Media firestorms. Friendships made — and friendships ruined. Through it all, she’s earned the reputation of being a voice of reason while advising student leaders at UCF. And as former...
July 18th, 2011 | News, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

UCF Athletics Association Inc Appeals Judge’s Ruling in the Ereck Plancher Trial

A jury decided UCF Athletics Association Inc. was negligent in how it handled Ereck Plancher’s situation and awarded his parents $10 million in compensatory damages but did not award any punitive damages. UCF officials announced plans to appeal immediately following the verdict. Grant Heston, a...
July 15th, 2011 | News | Read More
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