Whether it's the bizarre origins of a town’s name or the truth behind urban legends, News 6 continues to shed light on the peculiar and captivating stories that make Florida one of the most interesting places in the world.

The team held its annual media day inside Nicholson Fieldhouse, where players and coaches discussed the outlook for the 2024 campaign while also evaluating what went wrong last season.

University of Central Florida police have announced the arrest of a "serial scammer" accused of bilking people on campus by pretending to be a student athlete short on rent.

The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees approved a new policy on Tuesday regarding special events and protests protected under the First Amendment.

Osceola County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, and one development that's poised to attract even more newcomers to the area is NeoCity.

The new plans call for creating more than 1,200 new club seats, 25 luxury boxes, 25 lodges and adding about 60,000 square feet.

A 19-year-old University of Central Florida student and two-time cancer survivor is fighting his latest battle with some financial help.

Word spread about his exploits after a YouTube video in February 2018 showed Ratman in action, reportedly fighting off a “would-be bike thief.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended recently-enacted state laws mandating district K-12 schools develop and follow an approval process for contested reading material, what’s since seen scores of books pulled from school shelves for review temporarily or otherwise.

In a release, police said that the burglaries were reported in the B7 and B8 parking lots on the main campus. All of the vehicles that were targeted were Hondas, the release shows.

UCF Athletics apologizes to Kent State after an “unfortunate” social media post following the Knights’ 56-6 win over the Golden Flashes.

An appeals court Friday rejected two lawsuits alleging the University of Central Florida should be required to refund money to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

From jingles to Grammys, one of the biggest families in jazz is taking their talents from the recording studio to the Central Florida classroom.

Brandy Bowden told News 6 that her brother and nephew were the people killed Sunday near Lake Underhill Road and Rouse Road near UCF.

Detectives at the University of Central Florida have found new ways to thwart bike thieves on campus.

A professor at the University of Central Florida is now suing university officials following his termination over claims of misconduct, attributing it to discrimination over his "political views."

A 2023 poll released by Good Plant Care found that five of Florida’s public gardens ranked as the best in the United States.

For people here in Florida, the war in Ukraine can feel like it is a world away. But for one University of Central Florida student, it has been her reality daily.

Benjamin Holmes, the man found guilty for the murder of UCF student Christine Franke, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday.

Creative Village developer joins Justin Warmoth on ‘The Weekly.’

Justin Warmoth joins the dean of UCF's College of Nursing on 'The Weekly.'

A former Orlando police detective testified Thursday during the trial of a man accused in the 2001 murder of a UCF student that he has never encountered a crime scene that was staged to make it appear someone else committed it.

The Knights debuted its 2023 football schedule as a new member of the Big 12 Conference.

A generous donation and a progressive initiative show promise at UCF.

With the fall semester starting next week at University of Central Florida, officers on campus are getting trained on how to breach locked doors in case of an emergency by using a breaching kit.

Jamie Gunera Amador, 15, wakes up before sunrise and takes two buses to make it to her 8 a.m. class at the University of Central Florida.