A new wildfire was reported 11:01 a.m. Nov. 12 in San Diego County. Vcfr1 949 Fire has been burning on private land for 27 hours. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

For the second time this year, a deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a rare chance to study the species.

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:39 p.m. in San Diego County. Miners Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

Also known as “doomsday fish,” oarfish occupy a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of feet in length, are the longest bony fish in the world and generally swim vertically,

For the second time this year, a rare deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a chance to study the species without plumbing the depths of the ocean, it was announced Wednesday.

Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at Grandview Beach in Encinitas