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Dee Pridgen

828newsNOW News Editor Dee Pridgen thrives on making sense out of the chaos of a newsroom. She is a graduate of Troy University’s Hall School of Journalism and has more than 35 years’ experience as a reporter and editor.

Local
4 hours ago
I-26 traffic slow roll planned Thursday near Asheville Exit 25

Drivers should expect delays around 11 a.m. as crews conduct blasting and rock removal near the Broadway interchange

Local
5 hours ago
I-26 Connector traffic: Ways around Asheville backups

We tried alternate routes from West Asheville as construction, detours and closures snarl the morning commute

Andaaz has reopened at 15 Page Ave. in downtown Asheville after Tropical Storm Helene flooding destroyed the Indian restaurant’s former Biltmore Village location in September 2024.
Business
7 hours ago
Andaaz makes post-Helene comeback in downtown Asheville

Restaurant relocates to Page Avenue after its Biltmore Village space was destroyed by flooding

Business
7 hours ago
Asheville weighs how to spend $30M in Helene recovery funds

City Council wants more information before deciding how federal money should be invested in flooded commercial corridors

Books about Tropical Storm Helene and its impact on Western North Carolina line a shelf in the Special Collections area at Pack Memorial Library in Asheville.
Community
8 hours ago
How Western North Carolina artists are telling Helene’s story

Books, documentaries, songs, photography and art are creating a lasting record of the 2024 disaster

Local
1 day ago
Asheville Grass Open brings volleyball to HomeTrust Park

Youth and adult grass volleyball tournament set for Oct. 2-4 in downtown Asheville

Brooke Covington appears Monday in Buncombe County Superior Court, where the Word of Faith Fellowship leader entered Alford guilty pleas to false imprisonment and simple assault in a case dating to 2013.
Crime & Safety
1 day ago
Word of Faith leader Brooke Covington enters Alford pleas

Covington received suspended sentences and 24 months of probation in a case dating to 2013

Local
1 day ago
Asheville weather: Dry, sunny days before rain returns

Highs climb into the 80s by midweek, with rain possible Friday

FILE - Connecticut Army National Guard members, accompanied by civilian volunteers, deliver supplies to residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 8, 2024, in Burnsville, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Local
1 day ago
5 still missing in WNC nearly 2 years after Helene

Families in Avery, Mitchell and Yancey counties are still waiting for answers after their loved ones disappeared in the September 2024 flooding

Star Grant
Crime & Safety
1 day ago
Star Grant gets Nov. 30 court date in Fairview murder case

Grant, who was 16 when her parents and grandmother were killed, is due back in court Nov. 30 on three first-degree murder charges and felony conspiracy

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