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
Geysers on Patton Avenue? Crews flushing new water lines

Call it an old faithful public works project. Crews are flushing the new 24-inch water line to prepare it for service, city officials said.

Local
1 year ago
DMV office on Patton Avenue to open on Saturdays

Walk-in hours are set to resume this weekend at 16 North Carolina DMV offices, including the one on Patton Avenue in Asheville.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Two women stabbed during altercation at Asheville apartment

Two women were stabbed during an altercation with another person on Atkinson Street in Asheville on Sunday.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Asheville man pleads guilty to trafficking, possession of ghost gun

A man who has already racked up numerous felony convictions pleaded guilty last week to gun and drug charges.

Local
1 year ago
Do look up! Racing balloons could stray across our skies

The annual Atlantic Balloon Race is underway, as balloons took off from Helen, Ga., in a sprint to the coast.

Housing
1 year ago
Homeless shelter opens in West Asheville as learning series continues

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Homelessness has long been a hot topic in Asheville with […]

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Police want public’s help solving 2021 Haywood Road shooting

Keith Larnel Blair, 31, was shot and killed in the parking lot behind the Bledsoe Building on Haywood Road about 1 a.m. May 29, 2021.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
19-year-old critically injured in shooting on Blue Ridge Parkway

One person was injured in a shooting on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Wednesday afternoon.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Marion man charged in death by distribution case

After a man’s drug overdose death in March 2023, investigators were led to a suspect now charged with felonious death by distribution.

Local
1 year ago
I-26 Connector claims three more properties on Riverside Drive

Three property owners along Riverside Drive have sold their land to make way for the I-26 Connector project, state officials said