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Afternoon headlines for Friday, February 21, 2020

Fire at Homeless Encampment in Baldwin Park Extinguished Before Spreading

A trash fire at a homeless encampment briefly threatened a commercial building in Baldwin Park Friday afternoon before being extinguished. No one was injured in the fire, which was reported about 1:35 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Virginia Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Crews kept the flames from spreading […]
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Wells Fargo to Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Federal Fake-Accounts Probe

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles and North Carolina, along with U.S. banking regulators, announced Friday that Wells Fargo will pay $3 billion to resolve allegations that its employees opened millions of accounts in customers’ names without consent in an effort to meet “onerous sales goals.” “This case illustrates a complete failure of leadership at multiple […]
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Coroner’s Office Confirms ID of Body Found in Malibu Home

Authorities Friday confirmed that a body found in a crawl space in a home in Malibu was that of missing woman, and resident of the home, Julia Christine Snyder. Snyder, 53, who suffered from bipolar disorder, was last seen near her home about 9 p.m. on Feb. 8, according to the sheriff’s department. The body […]
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OC Judge Orders Dental Care for `RHOC’ Son in Jail

A judge Friday ordered Santa Ana police to take the son of a former “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member from jail to a dentist in Yorba Linda next week for dental care that has been held up over a dispute between the city and county on who would pay the $4,000 bill. Joshua […]
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Authorities Seek Public Help To Find Missing 57-Year-Old Man With Alzheimer’s

Authorities Friday circulated a photo of a missing 57-year-old Altadena man who has Alzheimer’s disease and is off his medication. Randall Avery Carter was last seen Thursday about 9 p.m. in the 3400 block of Hollyslope Road, near East Loma Alta Drive, according to Deputy James Nagao of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Carter was described […]
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Man, Church Sued in Fatal Stabbing of His Ex-Girlfriend in Gardena

Family members of a Lynwood woman stabbed to death in the parking lot of a Gardena church by her ex-boyfriend in 2018 are suing the house of worship, alleging the bishop and others knew of the man’s propensity for violence and did not do enough to protect the victim. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit […]
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Back to Central Perk: HBO Max Confirms `Friends’ Reunion

It’s official. Rachel and Ross are getting back together. And so are Chandler, Monica, Phoebe and Joey. After much speculation, the soon-to-debut HBO Max streaming service announced Friday it will be gathering the cast of “Friends” for an unscripted reunion on the show’s original Burbank soundstage, more than 15 years after the iconic sitcom’s run […]
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Man Sentenced For Double-Murder Stemming From Botched Drug Deal

One of two men convicted of a double-murder in Tarzana shortly after a botched drug deal was sentenced Friday to two life prison terms without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Martin Herscovitz imposed the term on Guillermo Teran, 27, of Oxnard, who was found guilty last Aug. 29 of two counts of first-degree […]
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Motorist Sought Who Drove onto Sidewalk and Hit Pedestrian, Costing Her a Leg

Authorities Friday are seeking public help to find a hit-and-run driver who drove onto a sidewalk, striking and critically injuring a pedestrian, requiring the amputation of one of her legs. Officers responded to the scene at 14th and Olive streets in downtown Los Angeles about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. […]
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