Long-lost brothers find each other, thanks to a snowstorm and local news report

If Edward Waites hadn't traveled to Lake Tahoe in December just in time for a massive snowstorm, he would never have been interviewed by the local news — a 4-second appearance that was just enough time for his long-lost brother, Randy Waites, to spot him.

Randy, 55, lives in Lodi, California, and while watching KCRA Channel 3 in December, he paused the program when he saw Edward's last name. He wondered if there was a family connection, and his daughter, Cambria, said she thought they looked alike. She started searching for information on Edward Waites online, and in 20 minutes, she dropped a bombshell on her dad: they shared a father, Donald E. Waites.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.