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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
828 roundup: Love, protests and radio

Here’s a look at the top local news stories from 828newsNOW this week.

Local
1 year ago
State Republicans move to block AG’s power to sue Trump

Senate Bill 58, filed Wednesday, would prevent Attorney General Jeff Jackson from joining any lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

Local
1 year ago
‘No threat found’ after bomb scare at McDowell County Courthouse

Authorities are investigating a bomb threat at McDowell County Courthouse in downtown Marion

Business
1 year ago
Rekindle the Love project aims to lure tourists back to Asheville area

The video project features a heart and several Asheville area businesses.

Asheville protest Feb. 5, 2025
Local
1 year ago
Asheville protest takes aim at Musk, Project 2025

The rally was billed as a call to action by Stronger Together WNC-N/Weaverville Indivisible group, which planned to march at U.S. Sen. Ted Budd’s Asheville office

Local
1 year ago
Crews battle wildfire in Leicester

The 8-acre fire off Peepeye Cove Road was about 20 percent contained, officials said.

Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr and North Carolina Association of Broadcasters executive director Lisa Reynolds.
Local
1 year ago
Radio saved lives after Helene, broadcasters tell FCC chair

“We had to become emergency operators because we were one of the only lifelines that people had.” — Melanie Wilkinson, co-host of the Mix 96.5 Morning Show

Local
1 year ago
Army captain killed in midair collision a ‘brilliant and fearless’ patriot, friends say

Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, was identified as one of three soldiers killed in the midair collision of a helicopter and jet.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Danquries Green guilty of voluntary manslaughter, jury says

A surveillance camera at a downtown business captured video of Danquries Lamar Green shooting Jamel Ty’jon Grant.

Business
1 year ago
‘We were lucky to be spared,’ Navitat manager says of Helene

Tropical Storm Helene dropped hundreds of trees on the Navitat property, but there was no damage to buildings or other assets.