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Governments, businesses and residents along Florida's Gulf Coast are picking up the pieces after Milton's passage.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said this week the deepening red tide did not factor into the decision to scale back releases. But the agency also said it has decided not to appeal a judge's order to factor damage from algae blooms into managing lake releases.

Cutting through the waters and chilly temperatures off Florida's Gulf coast just after sunrise early Tuesday, a trio of fishermen aboard a small boat experienced the catch of a lifetime: They spotted two 16-year-old friends who had spent the night adrift on a paddleboard waving down their rescuers from atop an oyster bar miles from shore.The teens, identified by family and friends on social media as Eva Aponte and Avery Bryan, survived 16 hours on the water in temperatures that dipped into the low 40s. Rescuers described them as shivering cold with cuts to their hands and feet from razor-sharp oyster shells but otherwise OK.

A power outage affected traffic lights along Alico Road and Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and businesses in Gulf Coast Town Center leading to at least one crash Sunday evening.

Dorlisa, a popular Greek name meaning vision and Gift of God, has been living at the Gulf Coast Humane Society shelter in Fort Myers for more than a year, unusual for the majority of animals that pass through the no-kill facility. Her breed, pitbull/terrier mix, goes against her since many Lee County rentals and HOAs have breed and weight restrictions.

The efforts to help Southwest Florida recover from Hurricane Ian damage extend far outside state lines.A company in Maryland has been selling T-shirts to help the Gulf Coast Humane Society with repair costs and to make up for lost revenue.

In this week’s “Spotlight on the Arts” segment, WGCU’s Tom Hall explores Florida Gulfshore Ballet and Gulf Coast Symphony’s upcoming performances of “The Nutcracker.”

Last year, sea turtle nests were lost when Hurricane Idalia whipped up Florida's Gest Coast before making landfall in the Big Bend during the last week of August as a Category 4 storm. This year, Hurricane Debby disturbed sea turtle nests again along that coast before making landfall in the Big Bend during the first week of August as a Category 1.

Hurricane season for people on the East Coast is a familiar six-month-long event, but for people on the West Coast, seeing a tropical cyclone is an unusual site.

Days after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana, local officials are still wading through floodwaters and heavy debris in continued efforts to help residents who stayed behind.