Morning Edition: Seneca Lake trout are laced with forever chemicals, study finds.

Plus, latest on Canandaigua police shooting and program aimed at increasing fatherhood in the Finger Lakes. We've also got your daily top-10 headlines, as well as the photo of the day!

Each day we bring you the biggest headlines and the stories that matter from the heart of the Finger Lakes. Our newsroom is locally owned-and-operated — keeping you informed and up-to-date every day of the year.

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SUNY-ESF tests confirm Seneca Lake trout laced with PFAS: State advisories protect anglers habits, not health.

This coming Memorial Day weekend, anglers will converge on Geneva — the so-called “Lake Trout Capital of the World” — to compete in Seneca Lake’s 59th annual National Lake Trout Derby. Contestants from around the country will compete for $30,000 in prize money for record-weight trout and salmon. While many will later make dinner out of their catches, only a few are likely to be aware of disquieting news about recent tests confirming that Seneca Lake fish are highly contaminated with PFAS ‘forever chemicals.’

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FATHERHOOD CONNECTION: Program delivers support for fathers as they fight to be better.

The Fatherhood Connection has seen immense growth as a program in recent years. Through the pandemic, the look and feel of that program changed, but the support and energy around it did not. Led by Executive Director Reggie Cox, and with the support of local advocates like Tracy VanVleck and David Groben in Seneca County, the Fatherhood Connection has seen incredible growth among young people and women.

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Latest on police shooting in Canandaigua: One person airlifted from scene.

On Monday at approximately 1:29 p.m. officers from the Canandaigua Police Department were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person at the 7-Eleven gas station located at 484 S. Main St in the city of Canandaigua. Upon arrival, officers encountered an uncooperative individual who displayed what appeared to be a firearm. Find out the latest — including where the investigation stands now.

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More Stories For Friday, April 28th!

1. Dr. Ronald Kirshner will lead ACH’s new Auburn Heart Institute

2. Another candidate enters race for Ontario County Clerk: This time promising to look into Geneva, Victor DMV locations

3. Local college drops price of on-campus housing to entice students

4. Yates man who trafficked child faces decades in prison

5. Geneva takes action with Finger Lakes Community Choice program

6. DEC concludes criminal investigation into radioactive Goulds Pumps foundry sand

7. HS Scoreboard: Lacrosse, Baseball and Softball (5/1)

8. Upstate cancer research shows link between sugar alcohols and liver cancer

9. 25+ labor unions support NYS proposal to limit cooperation between police and immigration agencies

10. New Yorkers call for action as food insecurity and rising costs pinch families

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Photo of the Day!

Angry skies late-Monday as intense rain and hail showers moved across the Finger Lakes. This shot was taken by Douglas Robert over Canandaigua Lake!