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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.

The Asheville Downtown Association will host a City Council Candidate Café on Monday, Feb. 9, giving voters a chance to meet and speak directly with candidates ahead of the upcoming primary election.
Local
2 months ago
Asheville City Council candidates to meet voters at Candidate Café

Asheville Downtown Association hosts forum ahead of Feb. 12 early voting

James Robert Wyerman has been sentenced to prison and probation after pleading guilty in connection with a shooting that targeted a Buncombe County home last year.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Man pleads guilty to felony charges in Barnardsville shooting

Suspect sentenced on assault and firearm charges tied to 2025 incident

Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Local
2 months ago
Thaw underway in Asheville area as temperatures heat up

City and county services resume on delayed schedules Tuesday

school bus weather closures
Education
2 months ago
Bitter cold disrupts school schedules across Asheville area

Subfreezing temperatures and lingering snow prompt closures and delays Tuesday

The French Broad River seen from Craggy Bridge near Alexander
Local
2 months ago
Rare freeze forms on French Broad River near Asheville

Sustained subfreezing temperatures lead to partial river freezing, a phenomenon seen only a few times in decades

Pisgah Piper, Brevard’s resident prognosticating white squirrel, predicted a late winter during the town’s 12th annual White Squirrel Day, held virtually this year because of snowy conditions.
Community
2 months ago
Brevard’s white squirrel prognosticator calls for late winter

Pisgah Piper delivers the forecast during the 12th annual White Squirrel Day

Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Authorities: Poisoning at family dinner left one dead

Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin says case involves alleged poisoning and deaths in two counties

Gavel
Education
2 months ago
Students challenge state after early voting sites cut at NC universities

Lawsuit alleges state election officials created “unjustifiable obstacles” for student voters at Western Carolina University, UNC Greensboro and NC A&T

Local
2 months ago
Social media reports describe icy, untreated roads across Asheville area

Facebook users warn of ice, snow-covered secondary roads and limited plowing across Buncombe County

Asheville Public Works crews worked through the night to clear Priority 2 roads.
Local
2 months ago
Slick roads lead to crashes across Buncombe County

Officials warn of ice on secondary roads and ask drivers to use extreme caution

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