A fire burning south of the U.S.-Mexico border is sending a plume of smoke that is visible in San Diego. Cal Fire San Diego ...

according to Cal Fire. It began at the base of Tecate Peak about 2.5 miles west of Highway 188. By 3 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters stopped forward progress after the fire had burned an estimated 300 ...

But wilderness doesn't come with fire insurance, and overly frequent blazes are a tremendous threat to the Thorne's hairstreak. The worst blow yet to the butterfly — and its rare host plant, the ...