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WYRK Staff Rappel Off Seneca Niagara Casino
Four members of the WYRK staff raised over $1000 each for Special Olympics of New York and earned the right to rappel down 28 stories from the roof of the Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls, New York
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Best Places to Get Pumpkins in Buffalo – Our Top Five
Well not all of these places are within the borders of the city of Buffalo but all are just a short drive away. Western New York is lucky to have such great local farms that provide us with not only pumpkins for Halloween and Thanksgiving, but they also provide us with a place to go with our families and have some quality fun time with the kids
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Deer Hit by Two Cars [VIDEO]
If you've ever had the misfortune of hitting a deer with your car you know how much damage they can cause. This poor deer not only gets hit and flung into the air by one car but is then hit by another car before hitting the ground
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Gloriana Performs in Buffalo for WYRK and Fans [VIDEO] [PHOTOS]
Gloriana was in town today on a nation wide radio tour and we took them to Manzella's Restaurant in the city of Buffalo to perform for a lunchtime crowd. The group played several of their songs including their hit 'Wild At Heart' and new single 'Wanna Take You Home'. The gr
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Half-A-Hank Meets Kix Brooks [VIDEO]
Kix Brooks visited the WYRK studio on Monday and Half-A-Hank took the opportunity to meet him. Through the assistance of the Dean of Country, Half-A-Hank asked Kix if he preferred singing to the masses or doing his radio show. We also found out what city Kix loves to party in the most and what adult beverage he prefers.
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Former Home of Jason Peters Destroyed by Fire After Lightning Strike [VIDEO]
A home that was once owned by former Buffalo Bill Jason Peters was destroyed today in what appears to be a fire caused by a lightning strike.
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Buffalo Makes Top 100 Places to Live in 2011
A recent article by the website relocateamerica.com, Buffalo has been named as one of the top places in the country to relocate to. The article states reasons like cultural atteractions like Albright-Knox Art Gallery, The Botanical Gardens, the Buffalo Zoo, Kleinhans, Shea's and of course, our proximity to Niagara Falls.
The article also mentions the numerous food possibilites
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Supplies for the Troops – Letters from Afghanistan
This photo is of us getting ready to drop much needed supplies to the soldiers on the ground. Water, and General Supplies that most everyone would take for granted. You would not believe the amount of stuff we drop not to mention the people we move
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Endless Missions – Letters From Afghanistan
Things here are a lot different than Iraq. The biggest thing is seeing all of the Medic Helicopters come in. It's pretty sad to see all of them. We have the best hospital in theatre, we have a 99% live rate. Every day and night there are at least 10 missions for medivac. I'm really glad Niagara can provide planes to help these people out. We also transport prisoners, that's different to see as well. Sometimes I start to feel bad for them but then I wonder what they did to get themselves in their situation. Oh well at least we're catching bad guys.
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Vintage Tractor Restored by Local Company [VIDEO]
Phillip Schmitz is a farmer from out in Lawtons, NY and has a very special tractor that he recently had restored by Maple Grove Enterprises in Arcade NY.
Mr. Schmitz inherited the tractor from his father who bought it back in 1952. The tractor worked the farm for many years before Mr. Schmitz had to retire it and have it restored. Now the tractor is taken to farm equipment events around the country.
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Sunrise in a War Zone – Letters From Afghanistan
I can only send one picture at a time so today is this one. It is a sunrise in Afghanistan. Miss every one but I need to get some sleep. Everything is going well just a few minor hicups that you'll probably see on the news. After talking to the Army guys every chance I get I honestly believe we are making progress.
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Phoenix Recovering from Massive Dust Storm [VIDEO]
The city of Phoenix is recovering from a massive dust storm that turned day into night in a matter of minutes.
