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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
1 year ago
Gov. Stein asks feds for $19 billion for Helene recovery

Gov. Josh Stein was in Washington on Thursday requesting money to help residents rebuild lives, homes, farms and businesses

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Convictions stand: NC Court of Appeals dismisses Asheville journalists’ trespass case

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has dismissed the appeal of two journalists convicted of second-degree trespass in Asheville’s Aston Park after hours in December 2021.

Local
1 year ago
Frigid temps and brutal wind chills expected through Friday

Cold Weather Advisory issued for much of Western North Carolina, where wind chills of 5 to 15 below zero are expected

Local
1 year ago
Workshop, resource fair planned for Gerton/Bat Cave residents

Gerton/Bat Cave area residents can learn more about Helene recovery during two events planned for Monday

Local
1 year ago
Crews removing flood debris in Black Mountain

Crews have been in Black Mountain this week removing debris from flooded public areas, as well as removing items from the Swannanoa River.

Local
1 year ago
UPDATE: Missing 85-year-old Hendersonville woman found safe

Carol Ann Hanlon was last known to be at her residence on Ewbank Gardens Drive about 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19.

Local
1 year ago
U.S. Forest Service chopped: 17 NC employees laid off in DOGE blitz

Several of the U.S. Forest Service employees who have been engaged in Helene recovery efforts in WNC have been terminated

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man charged in McDowell bomb threat, 2nd person sought

One man has been charged and another is being sought in the bomb threat to the McDowell County Courthouse on Monday

Local
1 year ago
Snow likely to continue off and on through Thursday, forecasts say

Snow is expected to spread across the mountains and into the foothills and Piedmont before becoming more widespread

Local
1 year ago
Firefighters mourn Crooked Creek chief killed in tractor accident

Steve Lytle, 49, a member of the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department and Crooked Creek Fire Department, was killed in an accident Monday.