All Over Albany

Arrests in two Troy homicide cases, man accused of spreading manure on vehicle, Instagramming for Schenectady

Troy police announced arrests in two separate homicide cases from Lansingburgh this summer: Daniel Reuter, who police say is homeless, and Jacob Heimroth, of Troy, have been arraigned on first- and second-degree murder charges in the August 20 deaths of Allen and Maria Lockrow. And Jeffrey Brown of Cohoes has been charged with second-degree murder in the June 30 death of Robert Rivera. [TU] [WNYT] [News10]

Schenectady police say a man was fatally shot in the Vale Neighborhood Monday night. As of Tuesday morning SPD hadn't released any info about possible suspects. [Daily Gazette] [TU]

The parent company of the financiers behind the Hard Rock casino proposal in Rensselaer is under investigation by the feds. The backing company -- Och-Ziff Capital Management, a mammoth hedge fund -- has been involved with investments related to the regimes of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe and Muammar Qaddafi in Libya. [TU] [Bloomberg Businessweek]

With casinos closing in Atlantic City, and new casinos planned in other states, potential operators in New York have focused on facilities of a relatively more modest scale -- and drawing gamblers from their local markets. [AP/Troy Record]

This year's Saratoga Race Course season that ended Monday had the highest attendance since 2009, according to unofficial attendance numbers. Eleven horses died the meet. [Daily Gazette] [TU]

Waterford police say an overnight standoff ended peacefully early Tuesday. Neighbors say a man had used a gun to threaten a woman and child. [WNYT] [Daily Gazette]

Saratoga Springs police say the manager of a motel on South Broadway in Saratoga Springs reported being robbed early Monday morning by men armed with a kitchen knife and a hammer (map). [TWCN]

Farther afield: The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says a man has been charged with disorderly conduct after he allegedly turned on his manure spreader as a vehicle approached in the opposite direction, covering the approaching vehicle in manure. [News10]

Profiles of the candidates for the NY-21 Congressional District: Aaron Woolf (Democrat) | Elise Stefanik (Republican) | Matt Funiciello (Green). [TU x3]

Has the flare up of criticism surrounding Andrew Cuomo ahead of the Democratic primary a temporary annoyance for the governor, or a sign of something bigger? [NYT]

"Multiple sources with deep knowledge" tell Capital what most people around the Capitol probably already knew/suspected: Andrew Cuomo's administration was pulling many of the strings behind the scenes to set the stage for the Republican-Independent Democratic coalition to run the state Senate. [Capital]

The fraternity chapter that bought the former First Baptist Church in downtown Troy plans to move in this October. [Troy Record]

A local beer distributor has installed tech in its trucks that blocks the use of mobile devices while the trucks are in motion. [TU]

A profile of the Schenectady Bike Rescue, which started earlier this year. [TU]

Instagramming in support of Schenectady. [Daily Gazette]