TGIF! 10+ things to know for Friday

Late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories of interest:

1. PREP FOOTBALL, WEEK 1. Everything you need to know about tonight's local high school games.

2. A HIGH-ENERGY NIGHT AT THE GOP CONVENTION. Romney plunges into the campaign's final 67 days focused more than ever on jobs and the economy.

3. CLINT EASTWOOD GOES OFF SCRIPT. Taking the podium, the actor turns in a bizarre, unscripted endorsement of Romney.

4. ISAAC LEAVES SOGGY MESS AS IT HEADS INTO NATION'S MIDSECTION. Louisiana residents without power or clean water face days of misery.

5. COLORADO SHOOTING SUSPECT TRIED TO CALL DOCTOR. Defense says 9 minutes before the theater attack, James Holmes dialed an after-hours number hoping to reach psychiatrist.

6. WHY THE FINANCIAL WORLD IS HANGING ON BERNANKE'S WORDS. At 10 a.m., the Fed chief will deliver a speech that might give clues about his next moves to strengthen the U.S. economy.

7. HARVARD PROBING POSSIBLE EXAM CHEATING. The allegations concern a take-home final exam, and now the university is considering an honor code.

8. A LAST GOODBYE FOR NEIL ARMSTRONG. Lunar pioneers will attend a private service at 11 a.m. in Ohio for the hero-astronaut.

9. HOW TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE: SLEEP MORE. A campus-wide "flash nap" is one way schools are spreading the word that rested students are better students.

10. A PALACE FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. A gleaming $60 million field of dreams opens tonight in Texas. (Where else?)

TODAY AND EVERY DAY: Click here for links to recent arrest reports and mug shots in Collier and Lee counties.

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