US Border Patrol agents and suspected Mexican cartel members traded gunfire near the southern border Monday as a group of ...

The fire, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, was first reported last Thursday afternoon near the U.S.-Mexico border. Recent significant rain showers led to a reduction of fire activity, according to Cal Fire.

Another fire is ablaze in Southern California, igniting Thursday near San Diego, continuing weeks of blazes in Southern California. The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the Otay ...

While the majority of the largest and most destructive fires had been more than 90 percent contained by Monday, last week’s more than 6,600-acre Border 2 fire is 43 percent contained.

The fire, which has been named the “Border 2 Fire,” was reported after 2:15 p.m. in the area of Otay Mountain Truck Trail in the Otay Wilderness Area. The fire jumped from 350 to over 500 acres within ...