Cutest dog in the world!

This morning, we're giving tips on how to keep your dogs calm during Florida's crazy summer storms, even if you're not home.

The dog we're using wins the cutest dog in the world award!

He belongs to our special projects executive producer, and he is so calm and sweet! Check out his snaggle tooth...

Tree falls on house

St. Pete got some crazy wind damage this week...




A tree fell onto a house in the Euclid St. Paul neighborhood Wednesday morning. Bummer of the morning: the owner just redid his roof four months ago.

Woman posts herself on eBay

You gotta admire this woman's audacity!

Fed up with her job search, she posted herself on eBay! Unfortunately, eBay took her posting down, citing a policy against posting people or services on the site. If you want to hire her, you can email her at firstbigdaddy@tampabay.rr.com.



I asked people on my Facebook page: what is the weirdest thing you've ever done to make extra cash? The responses have been incredible! I even talked to a woman who is a phone sex operator! (Look for that story in a couple weeks.)

Please respond with your comments as well...

Don't hate your nosey neighbor!

As St. Petersburg deals with daytime burglaries in this recession, officers say your best bet is not an alarm system, a dog or motion sensor lights. It's a nosey neighbor!

No more animal cruelty investigations?

As Hillsborough County continues to try to slash its budget in these tough times, animal cruelty investigations could be completely eliminated.

Some of the other items on the chopping block include after-school services, parks and recreation and mosquito control.

Quite a catch!

He went out to fish for grouper, but he ended up reeling in an air-to-air missle!

The fisherman found it about 30 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, in an area known for military testing, and brought it back to Maderia Beach!

It turned out to be live. Thank goodness it didn't detonate!

Power to the people!

No matter where your opinion falls on this story, you can't deny the power in numbers. A group of neighbors organized against plans to expand a drug and alcohol rehab center in their neighborhood.