Storm watches issued for RI, MA as Hurricane Earl approaches

A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Cape Cod and the islands, and a tropical storm watch is in effect elsewhere along the Rhode Island and Massachusetts coasts.
As Hurricane Earl heads north, emergency officials are preparing for the worst. Forecasters think the Category 4 storm will pass 50 to 100 miles off [...]

Angry driver attacks fellow motorist with an ax in Warwick

In Warwick, police say a man was sent to the hospital yesterday when an angry driver attacked him with an ax.
The apparent road rage incident ended with Joseph Gallagher receiving head and thigh wounds. Gallagher’s injuries are not considered life-threatening, but police say his attacker is still at large. They’re looking for two men driving [...]

How to protect yourself from EEE-positive mosquitoes in RI

Health officials in Rhode Island say mosquitoes in Westerly have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a rare but dangerous virus. To protect yourself from mosquitoes carrying EEE, the state Department of Health has issued the following advice:

Use bug spray with DEET (N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide). Make sure that bug spray does not have more than 30% [...]

YouTube Tuesday: You Have Died of Dysentery

Hello, and welcome to YouTube Tuesday, WBRU’s weekly roundup of the best in online videos!
On the menu this week:
5) Oregon Trail: The Movie
4) Brick in the Washing Machine
3) Harry Potter and the Literal Trailer
2) Mesmerizing Slow-Mo
1) Flower Warfare
Throwback: Johnny Carson vs. Animals
5) Oregon Trail: The Movie
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Haw-haw! It’s funny because it’s true, while [...]

YouTube Tuesday: Dora the Explorer, Batman, and Sarah Palin

Hello, and welcome to YouTube Tuesday, WBRU’s weekly roundup of the best in online videos!
On the menu this week:
5) Realistic Sobriety Tests
4) Dora the Explorer in Incepción
3) Pug Sings Batman Theme
2) Walking Across America
1) Sarah Palin Gets Animated
Throwback: Let’s go Surfing! On the Internet!
5) Realistic Sobriety Tests
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Most of us can’t recite the [...]

YouTube Tuesday: LL Cool J’s Midnight Runners

Hello, and welcome to YouTube Tuesday, WBRU’s weekly roundup of the best in online videos!
On the menu this week:
5) Meatwad the Dog’s Trigger
4) Star Wars Subway Car
3) Cows & Cows & Cows
2) Girl Raised From Birth by Wolf Blitzer
1) Knock Out Eileen
Throwback: You and Your Johnson
5) Meatwad the Dog’s Trigger
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Yes, this dog [...]

YouTube Tuesday: Great Scott! Another F#$king “Tik Tok” Video?!

Hello, and welcome to YouTube Tuesday, WBRU’s weekly roundup of the best in online videos!
On the menu this week:
5) Yoda Records GPS Directions
4) Lego Street War
3) Super-Easy Video Games
2) Ichiro Touched Me!
1) Tik Tok to the Future
Throwback: The Zinedine Zidane Headbutt
5) Yoda Records GPS Directions
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Say you that hard to understand, it is, [...]

YouTube Tuesday: When Twilight is #1 at the Box Office, the Terrorists Have Won

Hello, and welcome to YouTube Tuesday, WBRU’s weekly roundup of the best in online videos!
On the menu this week:
5) The Swedish Chef Makes Popcorn Shrimp
4) Kids Reenact the American Revolution
3) Cardboard Warfare
2) Al-Qaeda Loves Twilight
1) “Hello Ladies” Redux
Throwback: Brokeback to the Future
5) The Swedish Chef Makes Popcorn Shrimp
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What could possibly go wrong? [...]

The Top 10 Online Videos of 2010 (so far)

We’re addicted to the internet here at WBRU. To prove it, we’ve got over a year’s worth of weekly columns documenting the latest in online videos.
You could work your way through all of those. But to make it easier on you, here’s a list of the 10 best videos we’ve seen in the past six [...]

YouTube Tuesday: Billy Mays is Not My Lover

Hello, and welcome to YouTube Tuesday, WBRU’s weekly roundup of the best in online videos!
On the menu this week:
5) Auto-Tuned Alex Trebek
4) Bros Icing Movies
3) Watermelon Carving FTW
2) Reactions to Landon Donovan’s Goal
1) OK Go Staring Contest
Throwback: Billie Jean @ Motown 25
5) Auto-Tuned Alex Trebek
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The writers at Jeopardy! finally heard about this [...]