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King tides and strong winds are causing coastal flooding and beach erosion in Volusia and Brevard counties, prompting Satellite Beach to close beach crossovers through Sunday and pushing water into Astor, residents can get sandbags at Lake County Fire Rescue Station 102 (3023 State Road 40) but must bring shovels.

Powerful waves have washed sand away at New Smyrna Beach, prompting Volusia County to close beach driving ramps and for the National Weather Service to extend a Coastal Flood Warning and High Surf Advisory through 2 a.m. Friday; officials say the full extent of erosion won’t be known until the tidal event ends.

A malfunctioning lithium-ion battery on a motorcycle sparked a storage-unit fire around 6 p.m. on the 1200 block of Canal Street in New Smyrna Beach; crews used foam and water to extinguish it, smoke reached an adjacent unit, damage was mainly to the motorcycle and no injuries were reported.

King tides have stripped sand from Volusia County beaches, leaving steep drop-offs and exposed seawalls at spots like 27th Beachfront Park, and officials say another high tide is expected later this week before a full damage assessment can be completed.

Martha Underriner will step down as executive director of the Museum of Art – DeLand on Friday, Nov.

20 to take a new arts leadership role and move closer to family; the board announced her Oct. 15 and said she will help with a smooth leadership transition.

FDOT says Indian River Boulevard (State Road 442) will close from 7 a.m. Friday, Oct.

30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2 for a railroad crossing rehab between India Palm Drive and Fern Palm Drive, with local access maintained and posted detours routing drivers via U.S. 1, Park Avenue, and Air Park Road.

Artist Erica Group recently installed a newly painted, life-size Fairy Wings display along the Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp Fairy Trail (Chauncey Street) as part of Visit West Volusia’s Wings of the West Trail, giving visitors a free photo backdrop to replace the original 2018 wings.

Energy experts advise Daytona Beach residents to use programmable or smart thermostats that automatically adjust temperatures when homes are empty.

This approach can help save about 8% on cooling & heating bills if settings are correctly updated.