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.

Blue Ridge Parkway construction, February 2024.
Local
2 years ago
Blue Ridge Parkway bridge over I-26 almost connected

The final pour of concrete on Thursday night is expected to connect both sides of a new Blue Ridge Parkway bridge over I-26.

Business
2 years ago
Novant Health plans medical center on Long Shoals Road

Novant Health wants to build a 26-bed cancer-focused hospital — Novant Health Asheville Medical Center — on a 24-acre site on Long Shoals Road.

A class and collective action lawsuit filed last month against HCA Healthcare accuses the company of not properly compensating employees.
Business
2 years ago
Lawsuit claims HCA not properly paying Mission Hospital employees

A federal lawsuit filed April 25, 2024, accuses HCA Healthcare of changing the timecards of Mission Hospital employees.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
2 men arrested near downtown Asheville on gun and drug charges

Asheville police arrested two men on gun and drug charges in separate incidents Tuesday, April 30.

Local
2 years ago
Voters trickle in as early voting in Republican runoff continues

Early in-person voting is underway, but only a handful of local voters have turned out for the Republican runoff for lieutenant governor and state auditor.

Brandon Lee Kerley
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Buncombe County man pleads guilty in motorcycle theft case

Brandon Lee Kerley will spend 22 to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to numerous charges related to stolen motorcycles.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Swannanoa woman gets suspended sentence in felony hit-and-run case

A Swannanoa woman pleaded guilty Monday in a collision that killed the driver of a motorcycle in 2022.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine and firearms offenses

A man facing numerous drug and weapons charges pleaded guilty Monday to multiple felony offenses and was sentenced to more than two years in prison.

Interstate 26 traffic around Hendersonville was clogged from the morning well into the afternoon Tuesday after a fiery non-injury accident in a construction zone near exit 49B.
Local
2 years ago
Driver cited in crash that closed part of I-26 near Hendersonville

A fiery, non-injury crash on Interstate 26 caused headaches for thousands of motorists on Tuesday morning in Hendersonville

Local
2 years ago
Spivey Mountain search finds ‘no evidence’ of missing man’s whereabouts

A search on Spivey Mountain turned up no evidence of a missing Cherokee man, Gabriel Thor Crow, who was last seen Jan. 25 on Smokey Park Highway.