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Reporter Sinks Half-Court Shot While Reporting On Half-Court Shot

Matt Cherette · 07/23/10 04:19PM

This doesn't happen every day. Or ever, really. This sports reporter was filming a piece about how a blindfolded student inadvertently sank a half-court basketball shot. He, too chucked the ball behind him from half-court with no thought. And then...

Local News Reporter Knocks Down, Injures Kid at Skate Park

Matt Cherette · 07/20/10 04:16PM

Is there any group that makes us laugh at their incompetence more than local news reporters? (Answer: No.) Watch as this voluptuous correspondent from Tampa attempts to get an interview via an inadvertent game of "Human Frogger," and fails miserably.

Marijuana Is Raining from the Sky in Texas

Maureen O'Connor · 07/20/10 04:15PM

Hearing a thud on his roof, a resident of Caddo Mills, Texas investigated and found a 100-lb. bag of marijuana had fallen from the sky. Turns out a low-flying airplane dropped four bags before being abandoned in a nearby field.

Slow News Day Stories: It's Hot

Hamilton Nolan · 07/06/10 08:54AM

Sunday was the 4th of July. Everyone was either off work yesterday, or at work doing nothing. Today, therefore, is one of the slowest news days of the entire year. Luckily for our city's beleaguered journalists: it's hot!

Reporter Demonstration Fail

nightintern · 06/23/10 01:30PM

This reporter tries to show viewers how easy it is for a car robber to break into a car. Turns out he should stick to being a reporter, because he can't even impersonate a criminal for the sake of demonstration.

Girl Falls Into Sewer While Texting, Blames Everyone Else

John Siegel · 06/10/10 05:50PM

Walking down the street, a Staten Island girl fell into an open manhole. Workers failed to mark off the area with cones, but she still managed to miss the gaping hole in the sidewalk. Was she texting over her head?

Getting a Parking Ticket on Live TV

Matt Toder · 05/26/10 11:51AM

While filming a live news segment about road trips, this reporter for KTLA gets multiple parking tickets. Obviously, the claim of proper permits and the news crew, would not deter the cop. That's the LAPD, always hard at work.

Paper May Beat Rock, But Rock Beats Car Any Day

Elaine Moran · 03/17/10 10:21AM

A news crew was shooting footage of a rockslide when they got something way more interesting...footage of a driver somehow failing to notice the giant rocks all over the road and driving straight into them.