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

along Otay Mountain Truck Trail; and north of the southern edges of the burn zone a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. Due to the ongoing firefighting operations, Otay Lakes Road remained ...

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, 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 ...

All evacuation orders for the Border 2 fire in the Otay Mountain area were lifted Thursday as fire crews gained 100% containment. #Border2Fire [final] The fire is 6,625 acres and is now 100% ...

Julio and Kelly set out from La Jolla. It was 9 a.m. — early for these college students’ schedules. Julio drives a Toyota ...

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

Firefighters are making good progress on extinguishing the brush fire that broke out near Otay Mountain on New Year’s Day, Cal Fire said in an update on X Thursday.

A wildfire erupted several miles north of the U.S.- Mexico border in the San Diego area Thursday, quickly blackening scores of open acres. I was in the packed hall at Davos to hear Trump speak.

SAN DIEGO — A wildfire in the hills near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded early Friday morning over thousands of acres, prompting evacuation orders throughout the Otay Wilderness Area and ...

Crews were able to get 10% of it contained. The evacuation area for the Border 2 fire is a large swath stretching north to Otay Lakes Road, east to state Route 94 and Dulzura, and west to Lower ...