New numbers show tourists staying in Central Florida hotels brought in more than $359 million in taxes last fiscal year. That amount is expected to increase significantly next year.

The University of Central Florida is beginning construction on a stadium renovation project for Roth Tower.

Former UCF head football coach Gus Malzahn is now offensive coordinator for the Florida State Seminoles and he says he’ll be able to get back to doing what he loves — actually coaching.

UCF announces a new quarterbacks coach, and it's a familiar name.

The University of Central Florida held a news conference on Sunday to welcome the return of Scott Frost as head football coach.

Scott Frost is set to return as head football coach at the University of Central Florida, according to CBS Sports.

Chicago-based Portillo’s is set to open its seventh location in Florida on Thursday in Orlando.

Florida State has hired Tony White to be its defensive coordinator after he developed consecutive top-20 defenses at Nebraska.

With hurricane season officially over, researchers in Volusia County are working to make the coastline more resilient before the next time a storm hits.

Gus Malzahn is resigning as Central Florida’s head coach to become Florida State’s offensive coordinator.

UCF football coach Gus Malzahn is resigning to become the offensive coordinator at struggling Florida State University, according to ESPN.

Both UCF and Utah will end disappointing seasons as they meet in Orlando the day after Thanksgiving.

CJ Donaldson had two short rushing touchdowns and West Virginia became bowl eligible with a 31-21 victory over UCF.

Orange County is taking a groundbreaking step to support its frontline employees by introducing a virtual reality program designed to reduce stress and enhance mental well-being.

According to the latest data from the College Board, the statewide average is 948 out of 1600, an 18-point drop from last year, marking the third year in a row where SAT scores have declined.

Worst day ever.

Sam Leavitt threw three touchdown passes, two to Jordyn Tyson, and Arizona State held on to beat UCF 35-31.

Shaquem Griffin, recent UCF Hall of Fame inductee, will be hosting a combine at UCF on Saturday for more than two dozen sports.

Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M.

Researchers at UCF's Puerto Rico Research Hub wanted the clearest picture yet 15 days from the General Election of who Central Florida's Puerto Ricans are voting for and why.

RJ Harvey rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns and new starter Dylan Rizk threw for 209 yards and a touchdown to help UCF snap a five-game losing streak, defeating Arizona 56-12.

With one week left until Election Day many people, including students in Central Florida, are taking advantage of early voting.

No. 11 BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns and added another on the ground to lead the Cougars to a 37-24 win over UCF.

UCF was a pleasant surprise in its first season in the Big 12, thanks to a stingy defense that helped the Knights finish with a winning record and receive a berth in the NIT.

The University of Central Florida launched the Center of Excellence in Hypersonic and Space Propulsion, also known as the HyperSpace Center for short.

Rocco Becht scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with 30 seconds left, and Jontez Williams intercepted Jacurri Brown’s last pass to secure No. 9 Iowa State’s 38-35 comeback victory over UCF and allow the Cyclones to avoid a major upset.

Cincinnati silenced a high-powered UCF offense to score their second Big 12 victory of the season.

Graham Mertz threw a touchdown pass, Montrell Johnson ran for a score and Florida held on to beat UCF 24-13 in the Swamp.

UCF receiver Xavier Townsend and four teammates are redshirting and planning to enter the transfer portal.

Twenty years ago, two men who met golfing at Ole Miss opened their first restaurant, Huey Magoo’s in Oviedo. Matt Armstrong and Thad Hudgens are celebrating these two decades of success, but also the opening of their chain's first Longwood location.

UCF Football holds its weekly press conference, this week previewing the contest with the Florida Gators.

A University of Central Florida researcher claims the homeless population in downtown Orlando already faced a rising number of arrests ahead of a new state law that will ban sleeping on public property.

Head Coach Gus Malzahn and players talk at UCF football's weekly press conference looking ahead to Saturday's game versus Colorado.

Making sure you know how, when and where to register are key messages of National Voter Registration Day.

KJ Jefferson threw a 20-yard touchdown to Kobe Hudson with 36 seconds left as UCF overcame three blocked kicks and a three-TD deficit after halftime to beat TCU 35-34.

Check out the Player of the Week featuring Christian Hudson of Mainland High School.

This guide is here to answer common questions a college student can stumble upon about how to register and vote in the 2024 election to make the process easier.

RJ Harvey rushed for three of his four touchdowns in the first half to help power UCF to a 45-14 win over Sam Houston Saturday for its second straight win at home to start the season.

A few strong thunderstorms are possible and we may see rainfall of 2-4 inches or more in some areas, which could lead to flooding.

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.

UCF football held its weekly press conference previewing this Saturday’s home game against Sam Houston.

UCF entered the season with one of the best running back rooms in the nation and they put all of it on display, rushing for 454 total yards to lead the Knights to a rout over New Hampshire on Thursday night in a season opener.

UCF kicks off its second season in the Big 12 with a nonconference matchup against New Hampshire.

A team from UCF RESTORES is helping through their Critical Incident Response efforts which provides psychological first aid to first responders after traumatic events.

The Knights continue fall camp with a number of scrimmages before the first game this month.

UCF head coaches and fans gathered in downtown Orlando to look ahead to the 2024-25 seasons.

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.

A man has been arrested in connection with an attack in a parking garage on the grounds of the UCF Downtown campus in Orlando, police announced Tuesday.

The Puerto Rico Research Hub at the University of Central Florida on Monday released findings from a survey on Puerto Ricans in Florida.

Florida’s mangroves act as a shield for our coasts against potential storm damage, while also serving as a home for wildlife like various types of fish and other sea creatures.

The University of Central Florida's College of Optics and Photonics, or CREOL, is only one of six such engineering programs nationwide. CREOL hosted three week-long summer camps for students in 10th through 12th grade interested in physics and engineering.

A person was found dead in a pond at the University of Central Florida, according to campus police.

Orange County commissioners on Tuesday approved three off-campus student housing proposals near UCF that will add more than 3,600 bedrooms.

The 2024 SHIELD Act, designed to protect every American’s reputation on the internet and social media platforms, could become part of the comprehensive privacy bill as early as July.

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

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection to a shooting at the UCF downtown campus in Orlando, according to the department.

For the first time in 11 years, millions of Americans will be popping a new college football video game into their consoles.

The statistics are staggering when it comes to our nation's heroes and instances of PTSD.

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.

Jack Zyska broke a tie with a seventh-inning home run and the University of Central Florida went on to defeat Stetson 5-2 on Sunday in an elimination game at the Tallahassee Regional of the NCAA Tournament.

The Knights are coming off a 6-7 season in the first year in the Big 12 Conference.

Florida Congressman Darren Soto, D-Kissmmee, presented legislation to a subcommittee on Capitol Hill Wednesday that would penalize identity imposters and provide “legal remedies " for anyone whose identities are “used online without their consent.”

The vice chair of the UCF Board of Trustees has resigned after Seminole County deputies said they arrested him in a prostitution sting last week.

“This operation was about repeated issues regarding people exposing their sexual organs and conducting lewd and indecent acts at the park,” one report reads.

A fourth Orlando-area Raising Cane’s restaurant will be built near UCF, according to records filed in Orange County.

A protest is being planned at the University of Central Florida on a graduation day, according to a social media post shared on Reddit.

Commencement ceremonies are underway at the University of Central Florida.

The University of Florida is telling students what they can and can’t do if they want to protest on campus, and rulebreakers among students and faculty will face harsh penalties, according to information being shared on campus this week.

The new starting quarterback for the UCF Knights was arrested in Arkansas Wednesday as part of a misdemeanor charge from last year.

A 5-year student at the University of Central Florida told News 6 his reputation was ruined after racial slurs linked to his name went viral reaching “about 1 million people.”

Florida’s “jumbo jet economy” is expected to do better than the rest of the nation in the upcoming years — though there are a couple of caveats.

UCF Celebrates the Arts is underway at the Doctor Phillips Center with a full line up of incredible performances.

An Orange County woman will spend the next 23 years in prison as part of a plea deal for a 2023 crash that killed a father and son who were visiting UCF.

Check out the Player of the Week featuring Carson Hinshaw of Lake Mary High School.

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.

Founded by senior business management major Alexandria Marcellus, the Women Veterans Association is dedicated to empowering female veterans and fostering a supportive network on campus.

Ibrahima Diallo had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 12 seed UCF to a 77-62 victory over No. 13 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament opener Tuesday.

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

On Tuesday, Sweeney posted a letter from his own attorney, which says that Swift’s legal team failed to “identify any legal claim” and that Sweeney’s actions are protected forms of speech.

Major firms like Publix, the University of Florida and even Miami-Dade County also ranked within the top 500 employers nationwide.

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.

Jack Sweeney, the University of Central Florida student tracking Taylor Swift’s jet and the plans of other celebrities, released a statement after the uber-popular pop star threatened legal action against him.

The student has been tracking the takeoffs and landings of planes and helicopters owned by these various public figures online.

Some of our News 6 team members spent the day giving back and getting results at UCF.

The FBI released a report earlier this month about an uptick in financially motivated “sextortion” scams, mainly targeting young boys.

The decision comes after Senate Bill 266 was passed last year, which restricts the state from putting money toward these types of programs or activities.

UCF fans can make their voices heard on stadium renovations with a new survey.

New body camera video shows police at the University of Central Florida arrest a 27-year-old man accused of pulling a gun on a bus driver.

A gunman threatened a bus driver at the University of Central Florida’s main campus, prompting a lockdown, according to the UCF Police Department.

As Florida faces a critical shortage of nurses, UCF leaders broke ground last week on a $68 million nursing facility that will lead to more nurses entering the workforce.

Former high school star Mikey Williams has committed to the University of Central Florida just days after entering the transfer portal.

Jaylin Sellers scored 18 points, Darius Johnson added 17 and UCF erased a 16-point deficit to beat No. 3 Kansas 65-60 on Wednesday night.

Albert Manero said he was stuck in traffic listening to the radio when he heard an interview with a man who built 3-D-printed mechanical hands.

Flames and heavy smoke were spotted coming from the mansion in Broward County on Wednesday.

UCF Police and Victim Services are seeing an alarming rise in the "sextortion" of students on campus.

Central Florida is set to recognize the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with several celebrations.

The UCF Knights and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will clash in Tampa on Friday night in the 2023 Gasparilla Bowl.

The UCF Knights and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will clash in Tampa on Friday night in the 2023 Gasparilla Bowl.

The Queen of Opera is not just a woman who sings, but an entire company. D’Andrea Pelletier and her husband Drew have a vision.