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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.

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Buncombe DA clears Asheville officers in Westmont Commons shooting

Buncombe DA says officers were justified in June 7 shooting after man advanced toward them with an 8-inch kitchen knife

Emergency medical personnel and North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers respond Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, 2026, to a serious crash on Pisgah Highway near Mountain Home Drive in Candler.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
1 killed in crash on Pisgah Highway in Candler

The single-vehicle crash happened Tuesday morning near Mountain Home Drive, Highway Patrol said

Local
2 months ago
Asheville wants your opinion on speed humps, traffic calming

A new city survey is asking residents what works, what doesn’t and what should change in Asheville’s traffic-calming policy

Local
2 months ago
Buncombe County road closed after tree takes down power lines

Upper Grassy Branch Road closed between Maxwell Road and Riceville Road

An old Appalachian weather tradition says each foggy morning in August could signal a snowfall during the coming winter.
Local
2 months ago
Asheville foggy mornings: Does August fog mean snow this winter?

An old Appalachian weather tradition says each foggy morning in August could signal a snowfall during the coming winter

A map showing viewing areas of the August 2026 total solar eclipse.
Local
2 months ago
August skywatching: Solar eclipse, Perseid meteor shower and lunar eclipse

From a partial solar eclipse visible in North Carolina to the Perseids and a deep partial lunar eclipse, August offers plenty of reasons to look up

Asheville police officers and forensic investigators process the scene of a deadly shooting along Biltmore Avenue and Short Coxe Avenue early Sunday morning.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Biltmore Avenue shooting: What police are and aren’t saying

Asheville police say suspects have been identified and a vehicle recovered, but questions remain about who was targeted, the motive and links to other shootings

Local
2 months ago
Rain, storms expected across Asheville all week

National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms could bring locally heavy rain and isolated flooding

VA sign for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, visible beside a fence and greenery.
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Asheville VA joins national trial studying Ozempic-type drug for alcohol addiction

Researchers will study whether the popular GLP-1 medication can reduce alcohol use and improve quality of life for veterans

Local
2 months ago
I-26 Connector: Westgate flyover ramp closes Sunday

The closure will allow crews to build new roadway and a bridge over Patton Avenue as part of the massive Asheville interstate project

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