Daily Digest: ‘Tremendous investment’: Four local non-profits receive Project RISE funding for first time

Also: Entertainment calendar • NCAA FOOTBALL: UAlbany hires Tom Perkovich as head coach

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Happy Wednesday! Happy Christmas Eve for all who celebrate. Hope everyone is having a great Christmas week. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of coffee or tea, check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Ron Rosner, Senior Editor e-edition                            obituaries ‘Tremendous investment’: Four local non-profits receive Project RISE funding for first time TROY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $20 million to support local community programs through Project RISE (Respond, Invest, Sustain, and Empower) in New York State, with four organizations rece… Read more → Entertainment calendar Please email entertainment listings to entertainment518@digitalfirstmedia.com. Friday, December 26, 2025 CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE: 251 North Pearl St., Albany. Murder For Two: Holiday Edition, 8 pm. www.attherep.org. Saturday, December 27, 2025 PALACE THEATRE: 19 Clinton Ave., Albany. moe., 7:30 pm. www.palacealbany.org. CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE: 251 North Pearl St., Albany. Murder For Two: Holiday Edition, 2 pm and 8 pm. www.attherep.org. Sunday, December 28, 2025 CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE: 251 North Pearl St., Albany. Murder For Two: Holiday Edition, 2 pm. www.attherep.org. Wednesday, December 31, 2025 PROCTORS: 432 State Street, Schenectady. The First Night of Funny, 8 pm. www.atproctors.org. COHOES MUSIC HALL: 58 […] Read more → NCAA FOOTBALL: UAlbany hires Tom Perkovich as head coach ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany and Director of Athletics Mark Benson have officially announced the hiring of Tom Perkovich as the next head coach of the Great Danes' football program. A veteran leader with over two decades of experience, Perkovich becomes the third full-time head coach in the program's history. "We are thrilled to […] Read more → Mexican Navy medical flight lost communication for several minutes before Texas crash The U.S. Coast Guard says at least five aboard had died. Read more → FBI: Lyft driver terrorized by escaped Georgia inmates before she was rescued in Florida DeKalb County officials say the inmates compromised a cell to escape. Read more → Trump approves deployment of 350 National Guard members to New Orleans Landry had asked Trump to send a 1,000 federally funded troops to Louisiana cities. Read more → Nvidia gains, hospitals hurt: Congress winners and losers The Republican-controlled Congress has been very good to most of corporate America this year. Read more → Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery system Supporters say the program drives innovation and growth, while critics argue it fills entry-level positions. Read more → US bars five Europeans who allegedly pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online Secretary of State Marco Rubio identified them only as "radical" activists and "weaponized" nongovernmental organizations. Read more → Voters sue to suspend Missouri's new congressional map until a referendum Opponents submitted over 300,000 petition signatures earlier this month for a statewide referendum next fall. Read more → California drivers warned to reconsider Christmas travel plans ahead of storms Millions of people expected to travel across the state will likely meet hazardous traveling conditions. Read more →

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