A real-life superhero for our time, this young lad recounts how he boldly warned his family of a fire with what will become his bat signal: "BLOOM."

This soon-to-be viral gem straight out of Alabama's local news is probably the best thing to come out of a story about a rapist on the loose. The victim's brother really steals the show around the 1 minute mark.

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...

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.

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.

Remember that infamous leprechaun-in-a-tree news report video? Well, this one from Columbus, Georgia's WVTM gives it a run for its money. The hot topic? A manhunt for the "Bubblegum Bandit," who's ransacked 30 stores for... gum. The hilarious video, inside.

"What would it be, if we didn't have a story about a chupacabra?" the perky Texas news anchor wondered aloud. Her co-host's reply: "It would not be a ratings month—I'm sorry, can I say that?"

Four employees of Little Rock's KARK were fired Thursday for making profane video spoofs of TV news and putting them on YouTube. The worst part? They were actually pretty funny! Video below.

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!

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.

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?

Local news delivers again with this excruciatingly awkward confrontation between a hospital flack and a San Francisco ABC News reporter. In three minutes, PR guy Mark Salvin attempts to fend off reporter Dan Noyes' questions with repeated gentle touches

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.

Teens these days are getting increasingly lame. Watch this trend piece about groups of kids who self-identify as werewolves. None of them look like Jason Bateman or Michael J. Fox.

This man went a little overboard in describing the dogs that have been terrorizing his neighborhood. His wife seems totally non-plussed...he must do this a lot.

People falling is funny enough. But news anchors falling when they're trying to reach across the table? That's enough ingredients to get a stew goin'.

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.

You know who will never report on how useless the local news is? The local news! Because it doesn't involve inclement weather, an Amber Alert, or a home invasion. You know what local news is? Local news is the worst.

Channel 9's Steve Jacobs was broadcasting live when a pelican began attacking his backside. We think he must have managed to walk away with only a scratch because his screams are mixed with laughter.

Not to be outdone by stupid Channel 7's gaffe earlier this week, Australia's Channel 10 News had some tricks up their sleeves as well: Report news, make subtle yet funny movie reference, mess with viewer's heads.