Daily Digest: Troy residents celebrate annual tree lighting Wednesday

Also: Capital District Cannabis & Wellness opens first Saratoga County location • HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Averill Park senior Tyler Bradley primed for big year after starring in season opener

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Friday, December 5, 2025

Happy Friday! Hope everyone is having a great week and is looking forward to a great weekend. Bundle up out there. It's frigid. 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 Troy residents celebrate annual tree lighting Wednesday TROY, N.Y. — On a picturesque, brisk, snow-covered night on Wednesday evening, over 100 Troy residents gathered in Monument Square to watch the city’s annual Christmas tree lighting to kick off the… Read more → Capital District Cannabis & Wellness opens first Saratoga County location CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Capital District Cannabis & Wellness has officially opened its newest location in Saratoga County, holding a ribbon-cutting Thursday morning to welcome the community to the… Read more → HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL: Averill Park senior Tyler Bradley primed for big year after starring in season opener AVERILL PARK, N.Y. — High school basketball season is here. For Averill Park senior Tyler Bradley, that means taking off his cleats to lace up a pair of sneakers. In the fall, Bradley played quarte… Read more → Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James The Justice Department could go back to the grand jury to try again. Read more → US military conducts strike on another suspected drug boat as probe into the first strike begins There were four casualties in Thursday's strike, according to U.S. Southern Command. Read more → Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026 The Texas congressional map was engineered to give Republicans five additional House seats. Read more → Stress of Houthi combat was a key factor in series of costly Navy mishaps, investigations show The four preventable mishaps cost the Navy over $100 million in three lost aircraft. Read more → An NCAA-backed effort to reshape college sport regulations has hit a wall in Congress Opponents raised concerns over the power it gives the NCAA and its most powerful programs. Read more → 4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects Some districts see a shorter school week as a way to attract teaching talent. But many remain skeptical. Read more → After shutdown, federal employees face new uncertainty: affording health insurance Average premium payments in the federal government's insurance program for its employees are set to jump more than 12% next year. Read more → US health department unveils strategy to expand its adoption of AI technology The new strategy signals how leaders across the Trump administration have embraced AI innovation. Read more → How a sperm bank for cheetahs might one day save the fastest land animal Conservationists mark World Cheetah Day with less than 7,000 of them left in the wild. Read more → US Treasury slaps $7.1M fine on New York firm for managing properties for Putin ally Gracetown Inc. managed luxury real estate for sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Read more →

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