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
All lanes of I-40 in Pigeon River Gorge reopening

Crews have completed major operations at two spots on I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Two people injured in Atkinson Street shooting

Two people were injured in a shooting Saturday night on Atkinson Street, Asheville police said.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Scammers target owners of lost pets, asking for money

Don’t be so quick to hand over money to someone who claims to have found your missing pet, Buncombe County officials warn

Local
1 year ago
Bike lanes in the works for Patton Avenue, College Street

The College Patton Bike Lane Project affect about a half-mile section of College Street and Patton Avenue.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man gets life for murder, dismembering, burning bodies

A Rutherford man was found guilty of murdering one person and dismembering and burning the bodies of two others.

Local
1 year ago
I-26/U.S. 25 interchange to become ‘diverging diamond’

The I-26/U.S. 25 interchange will close Friday night and reopen Monday morning in a diverging diamond pattern.

Arts & Culture
1 year ago
Could Asheville’s Deagan chimes ring again?

The once-silent Deagan chimes in the Asheville City Hall belfry sounded again last month.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man with open warrants charged in attempted robbery

Daryl Thomas Johnson, 24, who was wanted on five open warrants, was found to be in possession of a firearm during his arrest.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Fugitive arrested with three weapons in West Asheville

Jacob Kyle Ledford was arrested in West Asheville after a brief foot chase Thursday.

Local
1 year ago
Pothole vigilante marks Vanderbilt Place for road improvements

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — City streets workers are playing a cat-and-mouse game with a […]