Jose Antonio Meza-Capoeman of San Diego was arrested and booked into the Shasta County Jail after an officer with the California Highway Patrol discovered narcotics inside of the vehicle

Firefighters were called Saturday to an open space rescue off Sorrento Valley Boulevard and an accident on Interstate 5. Our free newsletter is delivered at 8 a.m. daily. Enter address:

Here are fires that started in San Diego this week: A brush fire was burning close to homes in La Jolla on Thursday afternoon and quickly prompted evacuations, which have since been lifted. The Gilman Fire sparked around 2:30 p.m. near Gilman Drive and Via Alicante, not far from Interstate 5 and UC San Diego's campus.

The accident was reported on an Interstate 5 northbound on-ramp around noon Saturday, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department

Strong winds forced the closure of Interstate 8 at East Willows Road from Alpine to Ocotillo for much of the day Thursday to high profile vehicles.

The warning was for Interstate 5 Corridor and Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor. "Northeast winds continue to weaken while humidities will continue rise. The Red Flag Warnings ...

The Gilman Fire broke out in the La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 acres. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

GILMAN FIRE UPDATE: Forward progress has been stopped. 3 acres burned. 175 firefighters at this incident today. Evacuation orders have been lifted. Roads remain closed as crews will mop up hot stops for the next few hours. We thank everyone for their patience. pic.twitter.com/7gfoWgXtYb

The fire — which erupted near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County, north of Santa Clarita, late Wednesday morning — has grown to over 10,000 acres.

Two new fires have been reported in the San Diego area with evacuations were ordered after one erupted near densely populated neighbourhoods not far from the UC San Diego School of Medicine campus.

The Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires are among the latest blazes for Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings.

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.