With help from Mother Nature, firefighters have gained the upper hand on the Border 2 Fire, which is now 43% contained with 6,600 acres burned. KPBS reporter Alexander Nguyen explains why the fire ...

The blaze — which erupted just west of Doghouse Junction in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area on Thursday afternoon — has blackened 6,625 acres over some 10 square miles of remote terrain a ...

Areas to the east of the blaze are mainly wilderness, although smoke will also affect the much more populated Tijuana side of the border. Aiding the fire fight is the Lower Otay Reservoir ...

A wildfire in the rugged hills near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to several thousand acres Friday, charring land near Lower Otay Reservoir before east winds yielded to an onshore flow that may ...

“The current status of our Otay Mesa Detention Facilities is to shelter in place,” the Sheriff’s Office statement said. “There is an evacuation plan in place if this becomes necessary.

Times of San Diego will send you the top local and state news at 8 a.m., 365 days a year. Sign up Fire chars the landscape along Otay Lakes Road early Friday as the Border2 Fire grew exponentially ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — In response to the ongoing Border 2 Fire, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday the temporary suspension of all visits to jails in the Otay Mesa area.

The Border 2 Fire was reported Thursday afternoon. It’s burning in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area. A red flag warning remains in effect until 10 a.m. Friday for parts of Southern California ...

(Courtesy of Office of Attorney General of the Republic) An alleged high-level cartel leader who was arrested by Mexican authorities following a 2020 shootout on the streets of downtown Tijuana ...

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 ...