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The first-degree murder and death penalty case against Mesac Damas continues to crawl toward a potential 2016 trial date, with several motions scheduled out during a hearing Friday.

Follow Naples Daily News reporter Maryann Batlle for live updates from the meeting.

A U.S. Air Force C-130J military transport plane crashed overnight at an air base in eastern Afghanistan, killing six American airmen and five civilians on the aircraft, the U.S. military said Friday.

Florida Gulf Coast University's Faculty Senate will meet today to discuss a proposed gun law. Plus find out what's being done about State Road 82 fatalities.

The Southwest Florida Soccer Foundation, now the Adrenaline USA Sports Foundation, announced Thursday an expansion of its program to include more sports and incorporate educational initiatives.

Hurricane Joaquin hammered islands in the central Bahamas with torrential rains that flooded homes and forecasters warned that the "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm could grow even stronger as it roared on a path that could take it near the U.S. East Coast.

United Launch Alliance will make its 100th launch early Friday morning in Cape Canaveral.

Highs over the weekend will be cooler, only topping out in the mid 80s.

If something can be framed, Robert Pascente and his fiancé, Kelly Thorsen, co-owners of Calusa Gallery on Vanderbilt Beach Road in Naples, have probably framed it.

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