9:40 p.m. House fire under investigation

WELLSBURG - The Brooke County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fire that spread through a single-story home on state Route 67 near Greens Run Wednesday afternoon.

Bethany Pike Assistant Fire Chief Doug Collins said Tom DeGarmo, the owner of the single-story house at 103 Bethany Pike, wasn't home and a neighbor was able to rescue a dog that was inside.

Collins said firefighters from the Bethany Pike, Bethany, McKinleyville and Wellsburg departments were called to the scene at about 3 p.m. and contained the blaze within about an hour.

Sheriff's deputies at the scene said because the house was without utlities, the fire is considered suspicious.

See today's newspaper for further details.