Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference from the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island on Wednesday afternoon.

A Florida woman who was acquitted of murdering her husband, a prominent official at the University of Central Florida, has been sentenced to a year of probation for tampering with evidence.

University of Central Florida linebacker Terrence Lewis was arrested over the weekend on accusations that he struck a woman in the face at a home in Miami Gardens.

MIAMI – The State University System of Florida directed public universities on Wednesday to start transitioning to online classes “immediately.”“This directive will be reevaluated as the situation continues to develop,” the state education officials said in a statement about the new strategy to help prevent COVID-19 cases in Florida. The directive includes state universities with students who have returned from spring break, which includes Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida Polytechnic University, and the University of Florida. Public university officials will be encouraging students from other public schools to return home for at least two weeks or to not return to campus. This includes students at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, the University of North Florida, the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida, and the University of West Florida. Miami Dade College and 27 other public colleges in Florida are following the recommendation of the Florida Department of Education to remain open.

MIAMI – Miami police detectives said Monday that Jose Trimaine Jose, a 6-foot-3 former University of Central Florida player, was killed in a Friday afternoon shooting in Wynwood. Jose Jose played football for Miami Central and Booker T. Washington high schools in Miami-Dade County and for the University of Central Florida in Orange County. (Local 10 News File)Jose also played high school football for Booker T. Washington and Miami Central. Jose Jose was a father of three in Miami-Dade County, relatives said. Walker, 27, had fled to another state, but detectives caught up to him and are bringing him back to Miami-Dade County, Delva said.

MIAMI - Six Hispanic students from South Florida have been awarded McDonald's HACER National Scholarships. A total of 30 Hispanic high school seniors from around the country were awarded the scholarship to pursue their dreams of higher education. Below is a list of the well-deserving seniors from South Florida: Kendra Da Silva, of Coral Glades High School, who is attending Harvard University. Kimberly Ramos, of Palm Beach Gardens Community High School, who is attending the University of Central Florida. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hispanic college enrollment is at a record high.

Yumi Kimura via Wikimedia CommonsORLANDO, Fla. - The sighting of what turned out to be a BB gun led to an hourslong lockdown at the University of Central Florida. The university sent a shelter-in-place alert around 11:30 p.m. Friday, advising those near the Tower 1 dormitory to seek shelter away from doors and windows. At 1:45 a.m., police issued an all-clear, saying the individual had a BB gun, not a firearm. Police apologized for causing undue panic and stress with the initial alert, which UCF Police Chief Carl Metzger says was more appropriate for a tornado warning. Metzger says the student will face student conduct sanctions, but wont be criminally charged.