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Spectrum News 13 • 9th April 2024

Orange County partners with Goodwill in education plan

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County community and business leaders recently joined Goodwill Industries of Central Florida to “demo” the start of the Project Compass renovation project.

On April 3, local business leaders and community leaders, including Orlando Commissioner Mayra Uribe, met with Goodwill Industries of Central Florida CEO Ed Durkee to commemorate the beginning of construction of a new project aimed at increasing access to alternative education for students who need extra support in the

Spectrum News 13 • 26th March 2024

DeSantis announces addition of nearly 28,000 acres to Florida Wildlife Corridor

TALLAHASSE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Cabinet announced an investment to protect nearly 28,000 acres of Florida’s natural lands Tuesday.

According to the governor's office, this action marks the first acquisition within the Caloosahatchee-Big Cypress Corridor, which includes Florida panther habitat and is an area that is important to the Everglades.

“Florida continues to lead the way in land conservation and protecting our natural resources,” DeSantis said in a statement. “These protect

Spectrum News 13 • 13th March 2024

SpaceX successfully launches Starlink mission on third attempt

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX successfully launched the Starlink S-64 mission on the third attempt. The mission will send 22 satellites aimed for low-Earth orbit. SpaceX officially stood down from a planned Starlink launch Thursday, citing an issue with the transporter erector's cradle arms.

The Starlink 6-44 mission was initially slated for a launch on Wednesday, but SpaceX stood down from that on as well. SpaceX said that a new launch attempt could come as early as Friday.

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Spectrum News 13 • 12th March 2024

Cancer charity accused of mishandling millions of dollars meant for patients

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Attorney General Ashley Moody is taking legal action against the charity known as Cancer Recovery Foundation International, Inc. The charity in question claimed that it provided financial support directly to cancer patients and families that were in need.

According to information from Moody, telemarketers claimed that 50% of all the money donated to CRFI — also known as Women’s Cancer Fund — would go to help women in treatment and recovery overcome their financial difficulti

NSM.today • 3rd February 2023

UCF stadiums continue to sell alcohol at sporting events

After its debut in the fall of 2022, alcohol will continue to be sold during UCF sporting events throughout the spring semester.

Concession stand employee Camila Salverredy, sophomore advertising and public relations major, said she has worked stadiums at sporting games when UCF sold alcohol and when it did not. Salverredy said she noticed that alcohol was one of the more popular items. However, Salverredy said this has proven to be almost exclusive to football and said she hasn't sold as many

NSM.today • 5th December 2022

Just a small town girl: Sytia Messer's journey to UCF women's basketball

Just a small-town girl from Waldo, Arkansas, Sytia Messer will look to overcome any challenge just the way her parents showed her.

“We come from a small town but from a big heart. I come from a two-parent home where my mother and father instilled in us the importance of faith — the importance of your character. Your word is your bond don't let anyone outwork you,” Messer said in a press conference on April 5.

Before embarking on this journey, Messer began her collegiate basketball career as a

NSM.today • 24th November 2022

UCF women's basketball lights up scoreboard in victory over UL Monroe

Redshirt senior guard Rachel Ranke shined for UCF women's basketball in a decisive win over UL Monroe Tuesday and continues to believe in her coach's words.

“Coach talks about getting one percent better every day, so you know, when we come into these games, we’re not all so worried about what the other teams going to do,” Ranke said in a post-game press conference.

The Knight’s (3-0) offense continued to light up the scoreboard, with their second 70-point-plus game of the season, in their 78-5

NSM.today • 8th November 2022

UCF women's basketball hits the floor running in decisive victory over Winthrop

Freshman forward Bryana Hardy led UCF women’s basketball in dominating win over Winthrop Monday and believes this has proven naysayers wrong.

“We most definitely have something to prove coming off of last year's team; we have a whole new team, and I thought we most definitely proved our point tonight,” Hardy said in a post-game press conference.

The Knights (1-0) fired on all cylinders in their 72-32 season opener against the Eagles (0-1), shooting lights out from the three, hitting 36.7% of t

NSM.today • 5th November 2022

New-look UCF women's basketball prepares for fresh start

Surrounded by unfamiliar faces, new UCF women’s basketball head coach Sytia Messer wants to bring the team together under a new mantra.

“The key thing is, our players and myself, we came up with this theme and it’s 'won’t stop,' okay? And won’t stop, that’s knowing that we have a lot of different players, a lot of different coaching staff, just a whole new team,” Messer said in a press conference on Oct. 26.

The Knights come into the new season having lost 13 players and after adding an entire

NSM.today • 4th November 2022

UCF football hopes to conquer Memphis without a clear starting quarterback

No. 25 UCF football, ranked for the first time this season, will hit the road once again Saturday, this time, with Mikey Keene possibly leading the way.

In the Knights' 25-21 upset victory over then No. 20 Cincinnati, starting quarterback John Rhys Plumlee suffered a concussion, forcing him to the sidelines.

With uncertainty in the air, Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield has prepared for both quarterbacks as he remembers the 24-7 loss Keene gave him and his team the last time they faced off.

NSM.today • 21st October 2022

UCF women's soccer launches off against ECU in space game

UCF women’s soccer maintained its championship mentality as it shot for the stars in the first-ever space game Thursday, shutting out East Carolina 1-0.

“As long as we keep working, you know, it’s all in our control,” fifth-year forward Kristen Scott said in a postgame press conference. “Every game is a regular season championship.”

The Knights (7-2-4, 5-0-1 AAC) were successful in extending their winning streak to five by coming into this matchup guns blazing. The Knights would go on to score

NSM.today • 14th October 2022

UCF football remains valorous in the face of Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian, a category four storm, made landfall on Sept. 28, bringing Knight Nation to a standstill.

Just two days later on Sept. 30, UCF football announced for the second time that the AAC opener vs SMU would be rescheduled.

The Knights were unable to practice before their big game, but they remained appreciative of the administration for pushing it back.

“We tried to practice right before it hit, and, you know, it was a challenge, you know, because you're worried about your families, ot

NSM.today • 6th October 2022

UCF football fires on all cylinders in victory over SMU

Behind a second-half surge, UCF scored 31 unanswered points to defeat SMU 41-19 at home on Wednesday.

“We been talking all week about how we got to come out the second half and play good football,” UCF head coach Gus Malzahn said in a postgame press conference. “We dominated the second half.”

The Knights (4-1), after putting up just 10 points in the first half, came out in the second half and scored 31 points against the Mustangs' (2-3) defense.

This is a far cry from the last time these two