The Latest: Utah Town Ready for Wildfire Evacuation

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (AP) — Utah firefighters are trying to keep a wildfire burning in a forest on the edge of a small mountain town from descending on homes. Officials encouraged residents of about 400 homes in the southwestern Utah town of Pine Valley to leave the area and warned that mandatory evacuations could be ordered if the fire flares up. The lightning-caused blaze was about a mile away from some homes Friday after charring about 1 ½ square miles while burning on a steep canyon slope above the town. Fire officials ordered the evacuation of about 100 homes in the town earlier in the week but lifted the order Thursday.