Archive for the ‘Safety’ Category

Fire Rescue Responds to Pegasus Landing

KnightNews.com is getting reports of a possible fire that broke out in Pegasus Landing within the last hour. It doesn’t appear like there was any damage, and it’s possible this was just an alarm and the fire department responded as a precaution. We are working to get more information for...
February 23rd, 2010 | Housing, Safety | Read More

UCF Grad Killed In Crash With Billionaire’s Bentley, DUI Suspected

UPDATE: 2/2/2012 The “awful” legal move a lawyer believes Goodman made — adopting his own daughter — to avoid paying up in court! UPDATE: The Palm Beach Post is reporting that it’s been five days since the collision that left UCF grad Scott Wilson, 23, dead in his overturned...
February 17th, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Safety | Read More

Rabies Alert Issued

The following was released by the Orange County Health Department February 11th: ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISSUES RABIES ALERT ORLANDO – The Orange County Health Department is issuing a rabies alert, in cooperation with Orange County Animal Services, in East Orange County due to one raccoon...
February 16th, 2010 | News, Safety | Read More

Communication Building Evacuated, Fire Department Called

UPDATE: As of 2:50 PM, students were let back into the building, and it appears that there was no fire threat. ___________________________ Today there was a fire alarm triggered in the Communications building at around 2:00 pm. This caused numerous fire trucks and rescue teams to investigate the area...
January 13th, 2010 | News, Safety | Read More

Students Terrified, Tied Up During Robbery Near UCF

UPDATE: According to multiple sources, the two female victims of this robbery are not UCF students. They attend Valencia Community College. KnightNews.com reached one of the Valencia students living at the home by phone yesterday. In that interview, she said she was packing up to move out. She also said...
January 11th, 2010 | Crime, Safety | Read More

Al-Qaeda Blamed For Trying to Blow Up Detroit Plane

UCF students traveling over Christmas break may notice more airport security, after a man who claimed he was acting on behalf of al-Qaeda reportedly tried to blow up a Delta/Northwest Airlines flight as it landed in Detroit on Christmas Day. The Obama White House has classified the incident as an “attempted...
December 25th, 2009 | Crime, Politics, Safety | Read More

UPDATE: Attempted Murder Suspect Turns Self In

UPDATE: KnightNews.com just received this statement from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announcing the attempted murder suspect has been arrested: “Demarcus Reddick, the 20 year old man wanted for Conspiracy to Commit Murder and the subject of an extensive search in Oviedo during the...
December 4th, 2009 | Crime, Safety | Read More

UCF Student Killed In Crash Laid To Rest

Update: UCF student James Birk will be laid to rest Thursday at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 3. The funeral will take place at Trinity Memorial Gardens, 12609 Memorial Drive, New Port Richey, FL 24655. ORIGINAL STORY FROM 12/2 Thousands of UCF students hit the roads last week to spend Thanksgiving with...
December 4th, 2009 | Beyond UCF, Safety | Read More

Car Care Advice For Students Before Drive Home

Right before tens of thousands of UCF Knights hit the roads the see loved ones this Thanksgiving, the university is helping to make sure students’ cars are safe. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 20, a car care safety program will be held in the open parking lot next to the Zeta Tau Alpha...
November 19th, 2009 | Safety | Read More

Local Resident Dies From Swine Flu Virus

Orange County Health Department officials confirmed to KnightNews.com Thursday the swine flu turned deadly for a man in Orange County. This case, which involved a 57-year-old male, brings the total number of swine flu, or H1N1, related deaths to 12 in Orange County since this new strain of flu was identified...
November 19th, 2009 | Health, Safety, Videos | Read More
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