A fast-moving wildfire erupted several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area, blackening thousands of open acres as ground and airborne crews worked Friday to quell the flames ...

The sheriff's office says evacuation warnings have been lifted and evacuated residents in some areas can safely return home ...

Authorities issued evacuation orders and warnings to nearby areas early Friday morning as a wildfire in the Otay Wilderness Area exploded to 4,250 acres in rugged terrain overnight. Crews were able to ...

As of Thursday, firefighters had the footprint of the 6,625-acre blaze, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, nearly 96% surrounded, ...

As of Wednesday, firefighters had the footprint of the 6,625-acre blaze, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, nearly 90% surrounded, ...

As of Wednesday, firefighters had the footprint of the 6,625-acre blaze, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, nearly 90% surrounded, according to Cal Fire.

Roy Carmichael, a 66-year-old who lives at the campground in an RV, said he first spotted an orange glow atop Otay Mountain on Thursday night. “We thought everything was going to be OK,” he said.

Containment of the Border 2 Fire in the far southern reaches of the San Diego area increased to 74% Tuesday morning with ...

Friday’s sunrise is covered by smoke from the Border 2 fire in the area near Otay Mountain and Lower Otay Lake on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune ...