Archive for the ‘Safety’ Category

Funeral Set for USF Student Michael Agana Who Crashed into Bay

Family, friends, Phi Delta Theta fraternity brothers and Plant High School band members will say goodbye to Michael Agana at his Funeral Tuesday. The 19-year-old University of South Florida student died after crashing through a Bayshore Blvd. barrier called a balustrade and into Hillsborough Bay. That’s...
May 21st, 2012 | Beyond UCF, News, Safety | Read More

UCF Files Appeal After Losing Ereck Plancher Case

The University of Central Florida has officially filed its appeal to a higher court after an Orange County jury awarded the parents of Ereck Plancher a $10 million verdict. KnightNews.com covered the wrongful death lawsuit the parents of the UCF football player — who died during a workout —...
May 15th, 2012 | Business, Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News, Safety, UCF Administration | Read More

Woman Attacked Near UCF at Area Apartments

A woman was attacked Wednesday near the University of Central Florida at the Arbour Apartments leasing office, officials confirmed to KnightNews.com. UCF attack composite sketch The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released a composite sketch of the man deputies say attacked the woman around 12:45...
May 10th, 2012 | Beyond UCF, Crime, Housing, News, Safety | Read More

Ann Hefferin’s Roommate Writes About Night She Lost Best Friend

Note from the Editor: Knightnews.com was sent this article by Catherine Bruno, Ann Hefferin’s best friend and roommate during the time of her death. With the 2011-2012 academic school year coming to a close, Catherine told us she wanted to share her perspective of the tragic night, and shed light...
April 29th, 2012 | News, Safety, Your Voice, YouReport | Read More

Video: George Zimmerman Speaks at Bond Hearing

George Zimmerman just spoke at a hearing being held in Sanford, Fla. Friday where he was granted a $150,000 bond, after being charged with Trayvon Martin’s murder. The judge ordered Zimmerman may not consume alcohol, have firearms, and must follow a strict curfew. Zimmerman must also keep law...
April 20th, 2012 | Crime, News, Safety, Videos | Read More

Small Apartment Fire in Knights Circle; No Serious Injuries

A small stovetop fire caused  a total of four fire engines, two ambulances, and UCFPD to respond. Although there were no aesthetic damages done to the outside of the Knights Circle building, one resident was treated for chest pains. The fire happened at roughly 4:00pm on Thursday afternoon. When Knightnews.com...
April 19th, 2012 | Housing, News, Safety | Read More

Gunmen Invade UCF Affiliated Knights Circle Apartments

UCF police issued a crime alert after they say two men invaded a Knights Circle apartment, showed a gun and demanded money just after midnight Thursday morning. UCF SPENDS THOUSANDS ON LAVISH PARTY, COMPLETE WITH RED CARPET “Two young black males dressed in dark clothing walked into an unlocked...
April 17th, 2012 | Beyond UCF, Crime, Housing, News, Safety | Read More

Free STD Testing Being Offered at UCF

The health department along with Hope and Help Center, and the Orange Blossom Family Health Center will be offering free Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, rapid HIV, and Syphilis testing at UCF today, from 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m., in lieu of STD Awareness Month. Nearly 75 students were already lined up at the Student...
April 11th, 2012 | Health, Safety | Read More

UCF Students Join Rally Seeking Justice for Trayvon Martin

Thousands overran Sanford Thursday evening during the rally for the arrest of the killer of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin died on February 26, 2012 when a self-appointed head of the Neighborhood Watch, George Zimmerman, shot him. There is much controversy surrounding the incident, and it has since...
March 25th, 2012 | Beyond UCF, Crime, News, Safety | Read More

Al Shaprton’s Trayvon Martin Rally for Justice: Live Coverage

The Rev. Al Sharpton was in Sanford Thursday conducting a rally for justice for Trayvon Martin, 17, who was shot and killed in Sanford about a month ago. The man who shot him, George Zimmerman, was not arrested – because he claimed it was self-defense and that he felt threatened by the teen. Martin...
March 22nd, 2012 | Beyond UCF, Crime, News, Politics, Safety | Read More
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