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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.

Local
2 weeks ago
Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smokies top national park visits

Despite 43-day partial shutdown, 26 parks set records in 2025, National Park Service says

Garland William Kuykendall Jr.
Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Guilty plea gets Asheville man 30 years for killing

Garland Kuykendall Jr., 57, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in March 2024 shooting at Compass Point Village

Local
2 weeks ago
Late surge lifts Asheville City SC past Greenville in U.S. Open Cup

Bilow and Assane score in final minutes to seal historic 3-1 win for the Blues

Local
2 weeks ago
2 tornadoes confirmed in Madison County after March 16 storms

EF-0 twisters near Mars Hill damage trees but cause no injuries in Western North Carolina

Local
2 weeks ago
Drivers face months-long closure on Davidson Road in Swannanoa

Detours planned as NCDOT replaces bridge over Swannanoa River

Local
2 weeks ago
How Asheville residents can help birds during spring migration

‘Lights Out’ campaign highlights simple steps to reduce deadly light pollution

Local
2 weeks ago
Buncombe commissioners review reappraisals, fire tax proposal

Board also approves bonds, mental health funding and conservation projects

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission conducts about 200 to 300 prescribed burns annually across 20,000 to 30,000 acres of the state’s roughly 2 million acres of game lands.
Local
2 weeks ago
Officials: Smoke on NC game lands likely from planned burns

Controlled burns boost biodiversity, sustain fire-dependent species

Troy Daniel Pipkin pleaded guilty to incest and failing to register as a sex offender.
Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Asheville man pleads guilty to incest, sex offender registration violations

Pipkin sentenced to two consecutive prison terms of 21 to 38 months each in case involving disabled victim

Carl Dennis Buckner entered guilty pleas to attempted statutory sex offense and indecent liberties with a minor in Buncombe County Superior Court
Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Buncombe County man gets 12+ years for sex crimes involving minor

Victim granted lifelong protection order; man must register as sex offender for 30 years

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