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.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Buncombe County woman faces trafficking charges

A Buncombe County woman was jailed Wednesday on numerous drug charges just weeks after being arrested on a variety of other charges.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
3 people charged in Madison County break-ins

Three people from Tennessee have been arrested in a breaking-and-entering ring

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Arrest made after man stabbed in head in River Arts District

Police have arrested a man accused of stabbing another in the head on Tuesday morning in the 200 block of Riverside Drive.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
One week later, authorities mum on Blue Ridge Parkway shooting

Authorities have released no new information about a shooting last week on Blue Ridge Parkway.

Sudden thunderstorms on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, toppled a massive tree that grazed a house in the Starnes Cove area.
Local
2 years ago
Two more tornadoes confirmed in May storm

The National Weather Service says the storm system that hit the area last month spawned two tornadoes in Jackson County that merged into one.

Local
2 years ago
I-40 East in Asheville to be closed for work this weekend

Part of Interstate 40 in Asheville will be closed for road work this weekend.

Suzie Hill, of Leicester, keeps out of the rain grocery shopping with a reusable bag.
Local
2 years ago
WEATHER ALERT: Storms bring rain, winds, lightning

Afternoon thunderstorms are firing up again across Western North Carolina, and some could bring damaging winds and lightning, according to the National Weather Service.

Local
2 years ago
North Asheville Little Leaguers to play in national tourney

North Asheville players Addison Greene and Eleanor Austin have been chosen to play in the Maria Pepe Little League Baseball Legacy Series

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
State finds Mission Hospital in compliance after months of scrutiny

The hospital faced a June 5 deadline to correct noncompliance issues or risk termination of its Medicare provider agreement.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Did a man return a stolen car after using it in a break-in attempt?

Authorities say the person took a vehicle from a local dealership and then used it in a break-in attempt at Omni Grove Park Inn.