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California fires: Friars Fire breaks out near Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego
Nearly a thousand people are under a mandatory evacuation order after a brush fire broke out Tuesday afternoon near Fashion Valley Mall in Mission Valley.
The Friars Fire broke out just after 12:30 p.m. local time, according to Cal Fire. It is 0% contained.
The San Diego Fire Department confirmed it is at the scene battling the vegetation fire, located near Friars Road and Via de la Moda in Mission Valley.
Fire crews battle brush fire near Fashion Valley in San Diego (SDFD)
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The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department confirmed 20 fire engines, three brush rigs, three helicopters, two trucks, and others responded to the fire. A total of 137 personnel were assigned.
The San Diego Police Department later issued evacuation orders for nearby areas.
The fire scorched three acres and is threatening structures, according to officials.
Zones 1894-A,1975-B and 1895 are under mandatory evacuation, according to the city.
A fire in San Diego just off the 163 freeway heading into Fashion Valley (X / @MichaelJaco9)
In the evacuation order, officials noted there was an “immediate threat to life.”
Friars Road to the CA-163 freeway, and Linda Vista Road to Genesee Avenue are closed, according to the police department.
Forward fire progress was halted and no injuries or fatalities were confirmed, as of 2 p.m. local time, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
“SDFD thanks the City of Poway, and the City of Chula Vista for their assistance with this incident,” the department wrote in a statement.
Amy Reichert, founder of Restore San Diego, was in Mission Valley working on a donation drive for Los Angeles fire survivors when the most recent fire broke out.
“I was picking up donations and dropping them off when I saw the smoke,” Reichert told Fox News Digital. “I walked over the bridge on Friars Road, over 163 to where the Cheesecake Factory is, so I got really close.”
A fire in San Diego just off the 163 freeway heading into Fashion Valley (X / @MichaelJaco9)
She said she saw people and pets who lived in nearby apartments standing on Friars Road after being evacuated.
“You can clearly see the most burnt areas are at the base of electrical towers and transmission lines,” Reichert said. “After going out there and seeing how close it was to the electrical lines, I’ve got to tell you, if it was intentional, it’s pretty hard to get up there.”
However, Reichert, who ran for District 4 San Diego County Board of Supervisors in 2023, was suspicious about the Lilac Fire and Pala Fire, which broke out earlier in the day.
“The Pala Fire and the Lilac Fire both broke out off of the 15, around the same time, and within close proximity,” she told Fox. “I talked to a firefighter I know, and he said he went out there, and they could see tire tracks from where they believe [someone] started [the fires]. If I had to go to Vegas right now, I’d say the Lilac and Pala were started intentionally – that it was arson. I guess there’s no way to tell, at least immediately.”
Brush fire threatening homes near San Diego (KSWB)
She added many locals are “understandably frustrated” with the idea that there may be copycat arsonists at fault for some of the fires plaguing the state, or increased fire incidents due to homeless encampments.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to Cal Fire.
An SDFD fire investigator was also assigned to look into the cause.
A temporary evacuation point was set up at the Snap Dragon West Parking Lot, located at 2101 Stadium Way, San Diego, CA 92108.
The San Diego County Office of Education announced its Linda Vista campus and Linda Vista Innovation Center were being evacuated.
“If you are en route for appointment or class, please avoid the area,” SDCOE wrote in a statement on X.
SDCOE Linda Vista locations will remain closed Tuesday and reopen for regular business hours Wednesday.
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General views of Friendship Park in San Diego, California, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The park, which is located at the US-Mexico border, has been closed since the beginning of the Covid pandemic in 2020. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
San Diego County remains under a Red Flag Warning, due to strong gusty winds and low humidity, until Wednesday night.
The Lilac Fire and Pala Fire, which started Tuesday morning near Bonsall and Pala Mesa, have consumed more than 100 acres and continue to threaten homes and businesses.
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Spring in Montana has a way of keeping people on their toes. One day feels like summer is finally here, and the next morning you’re scraping frost off the windshield before work.
And honestly, that’s pretty normal around here.
A Transition Month: May in Montana
In many parts of Montana, May is still very much a transition month. Higher elevation communities like Butte can still see freezing temperatures late into the season, and in some years the final frost does not arrive until June. That lingering winter chill is just part of life in the Treasure State.
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At the same time, May also brings some of the biggest daylight gains of the entire year. As Montana races toward the summer solstice, we add roughly 70 more minutes of daylight throughout the month, depending on location, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Longer evenings, greener landscapes, and warmer afternoons start showing up, even if the mornings can still feel like winter.
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That’s what makes Montana weather so unique this time of year. You might start the day with a jacket and a windshield scraper, then end the afternoon in shorts and a T-shirt.
While we recently looked back at some of the warmest Mays Montana has experienced, the colder years can be just as memorable. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has tracked Montana temperatures dating back to 1895, giving us a fascinating look at just how cold May can still get across the state.
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Some of those chilly Mays brought persistent snow, freezing mornings, and temperatures far below average well into spring.
Now it’s time to look back at the 10 coldest May temperatures Montana has experienced since record-keeping began in 1895. Keep scrolling for more.
Top 10 Coldest Mays in Montana According to NOAA
Top 10 Coldest Mays in Montana According to NOAA
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According to NOAA, these are the top 10 warmest, on average, months of May in Montana
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Another platform is coming under fire by the State of Nevada over alleged unsafe conditions for children.
On Wednesday, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford filed a lawsuit against Discord, which is a communication platform that facilitates instant, text, and chat messaging as well as voice and video calls. Users are also able to share media, including photos and videos.
“Discord’s popularity with minors also makes it popular with a much more dangerous cohort: child predators, who seek to groom and exploit minor users,” the 100-page complaint reads in part. “Discord knows that the children on its platform are at risk, and further knows that children and their parents and guardians are afraid of malicious actors on the platform. Yet Discord has done very little to protect these children, and has refused to implement safety features that it knows would greatly ameliorate the risk.”
The complaint lists several cases as alleged proof that the platform is dangerous:
- In 2023, a Las Vegas man was sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a minor and producing child pornography of his victim, whom he groomed on Discord.
- In 2024, a Reno man was sentenced to 10 years in prison to be followed by a lifetime supervised release for grooming a minor on Discord.
- In 2025, a sting captured eight individuals who had used Discord — among other communications platforms — to solicit sex from law enforcement agents posing as children.
According to the complaint, a group called 764, which was located on a Discord server that contained violent videos and “how-to” guides on sexually exploiting and extorting minors online, “has acknowledged a presence in Nevada”. The FBI’s Las Vegas field office is part of one or more of the agency’s 250 investigations into the organization.
Ford’s team also alleges that Discord has several flaws in its design, which is putting children at risk. For example, insufficient barriers for strangers contacting children, misleading and/or ineffective filters, parental control issues, and an “absence of age or identity verification in the account creation process.”
In February 2026, Discord tried to implement a requirement where users had to authenticate their age “with a face scan or by uploading a form of ID if they want to access adult content.” However, the complaint states that after user backlash to that announcement, “Discord immediately went into damage control mode and walked backed its commitment.”
According to the complaint, Ford’s team is seeking civil penalties of up to $15,000 per violation of the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act and up to $25,000 for each violation directed at a minor.
Discord has denied the claims made in the complaint and sent Channel 13 the following statement:
“The lawsuit’s characterization of Discord does not reflect the platform we have built or the investments we have made in user safety. Discord is a communications platform built to connect people around playing games. Users join Discord communities intentionally, based on their interests, and unlike social media, the platform has no algorithmic feed, infinite scroll, or public “likes” pushing content to mass audiences.
Our safety systems combine advanced technology and human-led investigations, alongside user reports to help identify accounts or spaces engaged in harmful activity, including exploitative and child sexual abuse materials. We require all users to be at least 13 to use Discord and also provide teen users and their parents and guardians with important privacy and safety tools, including Teen Safety Assist and our Family Center. We look forward to collaborating with policymakers in working toward a safer online experience for all users on Discord and across the internet.”
Discord Spokesperson
This is not the only platform that is facing lawsuits in Nevada.
Last month, Ford announced the State of Nevada had reached a settlement with the online gaming platform Roblox.
In addition to abuse concerns, 13 Investigates partnered with ABC News Investigates to tell you how teenagers were being recruited on Roblox to become hackers.
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As part of that settlement, Roblox officials agreed to several changes to make the platform safer, including age verification, content control, enhanced parental controls, and agreements to spend $2.5 million for online safety awareness campaigns as well as workshops and training for law enforcement.
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Ford’s office has filed similar consumer protection lawsuits against TikTok, Snap, Meta, YouTube, and Kik, all alleging harmful design features and a lack of common-sense online safety measures for children.
According to Ford’s office, they’re set to go to trial against TikTok and Snap next year.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck in southern Colorado near the New Mexico border Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), with shocks felt as far as Pueblo.
According to the USGS, around 10:45 a.m., an earthquake struck near Weston at a depth of 8.7 km.
USGS said weak shaking could be felt as far as southern Pueblo and Monte Vista, with the shaking measured at an intensity level 3.
USGS said it estimates a 28% chance that an aftershock greater than 3.0 can be felt again within the next week.
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