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A man in Canada came face-to-face with some unexpected visitors in his garage as he was charging his car — a black bear and its cub. #news #canada

A North Carolina home collapsed into the ocean as Hurricane Ernesto, although hundreds of miles offshore, is prompting the National Weather Service to issue alerts for high surf and riptides along much of the Atlantic coastline. #news #northcarolina #ernesto #weather

"This water has to be at least up to my waist — probably even deeper." An ABC News affiliate reporter from WPLG joins @LinseyDavis from Sarasota, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening, bringing life-threatening storm surge and Category 3 winds. Follow live updates at the link in bio. #milton #florida #sarasota #abcnews

Brittany Furlan, wife of musician Tommy Lee, was able to rescue their dog Neena after a coyote ran off with the dachsund in its jaws. Furlan told ABC News she wanted to spread awareness about the risk posed by coyotes. #news #california

For most people jigsaws are a relaxing pastime, but at the World Jigsaw Championships competitors feel the need for speed.

BREAKING: Multiple people are facing federal drug charges in connection with the ketamine death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry, sources tell ABC News. An official announcement is expected to be made by law enforcement and investigators later today. ABC News' Alex Stone joins Diane Macedo from Los Angeles. #matthewperrydeath #matthewperry #news #abcnews

Some San Francisco residents may be reaching for an extra cup of coffee this morning — thanks to driverless vehicles keeping them up at night. Cars from Waymo, an autonomous driving company, have been honking at each other as they try to self-park during late-night hours. Nearby residents say the constant noise has greatly impacted their quality of sleep. #news #sanfrancisco #waymo

LATEST: Casualties have been reported in an active shooter situation at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning, according to local officials. One suspect is in custody and the incident is over, officials confirmed. #georgia #news #abcnews

This week, the New York City health department began spraying pesticides to kill mosquitoes and reduce the risk of West Nile virus, which has infected at least six people in the city so far. The infection rate typically peaks in August, according to the health department. At least 33 states have reported cases of mosquito-borne illnesses so far this year, according to the CDC. #news #westnile

Mass evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Milton prompted bumper-to-bumper traffic as the strongest hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in nearly two decades takes aim at Florida. The hurricane's maximum sustained winds were at about 155 mph early Tuesday, classifying the storm as a "powerful" Category 4 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said. Milton is closing in as Floridians are still recovering from the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene. The forecast reflected in this piece originally aired on Good Morning America at 7 am on Tuesday. #news #hurricanemilton #florida

A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man clinging to an ice chest in the Gulf of Mexico after his fishing boat became stranded Wednesday night off the coast of Florida as Hurricane Milton barreled toward the state. Searchers located the man about 30 miles off Longboat Key, Florida, on Thursday. The man was taken to Tampa General Hospital for medical treatment, according to the Coast Guard. The fate of his boat was not immediately clear.

A new storm, Helene, will strengthen to a hurricane Tuesday night, with rain expected to begin in Florida Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning. On Thursday evening, Helene will make landfall along Florida’s Big Bend area, located between Tallahassee and Gainesville. This weekend, the storm will stall over the Mid-South, bringing heavy rain and possible flooding to the Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys. A flood watch has been issued in Florida from Fort Myers to Tampa to Tallahassee, as well as in southern Georgia and Alabama. This segment was broadcast on Good Morning America at 7 am on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

Vice Pres. Kamala Harris excoriates former Pres. Trump's rhetoric on crime, highlighting his legal battles: "I think this is so rich coming from someone who has been prosecuted ... and his next big court appearance is in November at his own criminal sentencing." #abcdebate #abcnews

A backyard pool nearly struck three children playing on a trampoline as it flipped over during a storm in late June in Missouri. #pool #missouri #weather #abcnews

BREAKING: Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane. The state is bracing for devastating storm surge, damaging winds and flooding rain. David Muir reports.

Sin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that reduced to rubble the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip. #lasvegas #hotels #implosion

The operator of a sanitation company in North Fort Myers, Florida, captured the moment when an alligator popped out of the water and bit at his van’s tire early Thursday morning as he traveled down a flooded street during Hurricane Milton. #hurricanemilton #storm #news #abcnews #florida

At least nine people have died due to a listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, the largest outbreak of its kind in more than a decade. The outbreak has led to at least 57 hospitalizations and 7 million pounds of meat being recalled. #news #deli

Police in Tempe, Arizona, are investigating after a Wells Fargo employee was found dead in her cubicle four days after she last scanned into the building. Police responded to the office on Aug. 20 after being notified by building security, identifying the worker as Denise Prudhomme, 60. A spokesperson for Wells Fargo said Prudhomme's cubicle was in an underpopulated part of the building and that colleagues were informed of her death after her family was notified. Her cause of death has not yet been determined. #news #arizona

Hurricane hunters from NOAA flew into Hurricane Milton to gather data and help improve meteorologists' forecasts and support future research. Hurricane Milton is taking aim at Florida's west coast. Landfall is expected late Wednesday night. Milton is closing in on the state as Floridians are still recovering from the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene.