We're heading for the dog days of summer -- it's too hot to chase news, so here's some that made its way to our front porch on its own, probably looking for a cool, tall glass of iced-tea.

-- As WOFL still works on launching its new MyFoxOrlando.com website -- which looks pretty cool, even in its beta testing phase -- the competition has taken notice. WKMG is preparing to relaunch Local6.com and will offer much more video on the site.

-- Cox flagship WSB in Atlanta hired WFTV assistant news director Marian Pittman to become its new ND, replacing Jennifer Rigby. Pittman has been with Channel 9 for three years, and she previously worked seven years at WSB serving 6 p.m. producer, nightbeat executive producer and senior executive producer. Who hired her in Atlanta? That would be former WFTV GM Bill Hoffman, now the GM in Atlanta. Here's an Atlanta Business Journal story about it all.

-- Orlando is getting another woman sportscaster. Jenny Dunn from Asheville's WLOS will be the weekend sports anchor at WFTV. She replaces Zach Klein, who replaces Dan Hellie, who is heading to WRC in Washington, D.C. The last full-time woman sports anchor in O-Town was Dina Falco at WKMG about five years ago.

-- Former WESH meteorologist Mike O'Lenick returned to the air this past weekend, starting his new gig as the weekend weather guy at WFTV.

-- Melissa Fountain, who was a writer-producer for O-Town Fox duopoly WOFL/WRBW, has moved on to be the creative services director at WHAG Hagerstown, Md.

-- The blog HD Beat is discussing WFTV's move to high-definition broadcasting of local news. That move came just as DirecTV started offering Orlando's major networks in HD on its satellite service in late June. Dish Network promises to add Orlando HD signals soon, too.

-- Here's an example of another one of those O-Town mixed media marriages -- WTKS-104.1 FM's Shannon Burke and Daily Buzz marketing director Deanne Schulz.

-- It's July sweeps. Does anyone care?