Locals in Los Angeles have offered an explanation for the disturbing messages found written on the ground that sent the internet into a conspiracy spiral

The mystery behind viral satellite images showing the word "HELP" in an empty downtown Los Angeles lot has been solved. The words have been appearing for more than a year.

Los Angeles officials on Tuesday abruptly stopped a longstanding policy allowing employees to communicate using Google Chat messages that were automatically deleted after 24 hours.

Police say there is no evidence of trafficking or criminal activity after messages written with pipes and wood went viral on social media.

Local hotels and city officials are working with Airbnb.org and Google to offer displaced evacuees free or discounted accommodations.

After wildfires swept through Los Angeles, California, on January 7, 2025, an old clip from 2017 recirculated online in various languages with a false claim that it shows a man rescuing a rabbit from the recent blazes.

A patch of undeveloped land in downtown Los Angeles is going viral on social media for some distressing messages seen from above. The lot, located just east of the L.A. River at the intersection of East Cesar Chavez Avenue and North Mission Road,

Police investigated the location where words like "help" and "trafficking" are shown from satellite images but "found no evidence of any criminal activity or threat in the area."

Deadly wildfires in Los Angeles forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes but a widely shared video of a mass of people sleeping in an outdoor field was not filmed in the United States' second largest city.

Mysterious messages like ‘Help’ and ‘Traffico’ spotted on Google Maps near a Los Angeles shipping yard have sparked fears of human trafficking and left residents searching for answers amidst the wildfire devastation.

After months of drought, Los Angeles is experiencing significant rainfall, which helps combat wildfires but raises concerns about landslides