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 ...

Evacuations have been lifted after a fire sparked south of the University of California, San Diego on Thursday afternoon. and a second fast-moving fire in the Otay Mountain area is fast growing.

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

The Border 2 Fire burning at Otay Mountain near San Diego is yet another blaze in fire-weary Southern California. See the ...

Firefighters had the 6,625-acre blaze 74% contained Tuesday, according to Cal Fire. There were still scattered sections of burning brush within the perimeter, but the flames were posing no immediate ...

As night fell, the flames cast an eerie glow across Otay Mountain. At a little before 2:30 p.m., Cal Fire San Diego tweeted out that the border fire had already burned 20 acres and had a ...

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 ...

This live blog about the Border 2 Fire has ended. You can find the latest updates on the fire here. A large vegetation fire continued burning just north of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego ...

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

Still prohibited from returning to their homes due to the conflagration, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, were residents of areas ...