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
2 months ago
Umbrellas up, thermometers down: Chilly, wet week settles over Asheville

Cooler than average temperatures and rain in the forecast every day this week, with the potential for heavy downpours

Business
2 months ago
Mission Hospital named among best in state by U.S. News

The ranking was based on high marks in patient safety, mortality rates, preventable complications and performance across multiple specialties and procedures.

Local
2 months ago
Key permits granted for I-40 project in Pisgah National Forest

This clears the way for crews to build a temporary bridge and haul road, allowing the extraction of rock to rebuild the highway

Business
2 months ago
Panel suggests River Arts District be relocated

The Urban Land Institute advisory panel presented strategies for Asheville’s post-Helene rehab

FILE - This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on electron microscope imagery, depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough. (Meredith Newlove/CDC via AP, File)
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
13th case of whooping cough confirmed in Haywood County

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease that spreads through coughing or sneezing

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Former school board member arrested on child sex charges

The Only Hope founder was taken into custody in Henderson County after report of sexual assaults involving juveniles

Local
2 months ago
Heavy rain expected to give way to much cooler weekend

Another round of scattered to widespread storms could bring torrential rain, isolated flash flooding to the Asheville area Friday

Christopher Lee Allison
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Man sentenced to more than 10 years in Buncombe child sex case

Christopher Lee Allison, 41, pleaded guilty to attempted statutory sex offense with a child under the age of 15

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Moore to run for DA, pledges focus on violent crime

The Buncombe County Commissioner pledges to focus the court system on the county’s most serious criminal offenses

Local
2 months ago
Fairview farmer Jamie Ager launches bid for Congress in NC-11

The 11th District includes Asheville and much of the surrounding region

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