Crews halted the spread of a brush fire Wednesday afternoon near Mount Laguna in eastern San Diego County. The blaze, called the Penny Fire, sparked off Sunrise Highway near Penny Pines trailhead, northwest of Mount Laguna,

A new wildfire was reported today at 1:55 p.m. in San Diego County. Penny Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

Less than two months after the new law went into effect, drug cases filed in court outnumber theft cases by 3 to 1.

The county Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to advance a proposal to clear homeless encampments during red flag, or high fire, warnings.

Initial location: Sunrise Highway, North of Penny Pines Trailhead, San Diego County, Calif. Penny Fire initially started today at 2:32 p.m. in San Diego County. It has burned 10 acres after being active for less than an hour. At present, there are no details on the containment of the fire.

San Diego County leaders are considering boosting encampment sweeps on days when the threat of wildfires are especially high after several local blazes left the region on edge. The Board of Supervisors was unanimous Tuesday in ordering staffers to explore what it would take to quickly clear outdoor tent camps on so-called “red flag” days,

The Friars Fire in Mission Valley, the Gilman Fire in La Jolla and the Center Fire in Rancho Bernardo — all started at homeless encampments in January,