SAN DIEGO, CA — A wind-driven wildfire sparked Thursday afternoon north of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County, triggering evacuation orders and warnings Friday morning. The blaze, called ...

Gusty winds and then much-needed rain played a big role in the week firefighters worked to get 100% containment ...

The so-called Border 2 Fire broke out on Otay Mountain around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Cal Fire. It sent a large plume of smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles across San Diego ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An evacuation order remains in effect Wednesday for Otay Mountain-area neighborhoods ... of the 6,625-acre blaze, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, nearly 90% surrounded, according ...

The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area about 30 miles southeast of the city and just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. As of 7:15 p.m. PT, the fire ...

UPDATE (Jan. 27, 6:30 a.m.): Cal Fire officials said the Border 2 Fire on Otay Mountain is 43% contained as of early Monday morning. The fire, which erupted on the afternoon of Jan. 23 ...

The Red Cross has set up a temporary evacuation shelter at Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway in El Cajon. Christine Welch, regional communications director for the Red Cross, said 31 ...

Home to plant and animal species, this mountain and its spectacular views face threats from climate change, wildfires, and ...