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
5 months ago
FEMA to end on-site help at Buncombe disaster center

FEMA is ending its in-person operations at the community resource center in Buncombe County on June 30

Crime & Safety
5 months ago
Swain County sheriff accused of assault, sexual battery, corruption

Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran was suspended Friday after being arrested on multiple criminal charges

Local
5 months ago
Weather alert issued for Buncombe, Haywood counties

People in Buncombe and Haywood counties were urged to monitor the weather as storms began forming Friday afternoon

Local
5 months ago
1 dead, 2 injured in fiery collision on I-40 near Asheville

One person was killed in the fiery crash that closed part of Interstate 40 on Thursday afternoon

Local
5 months ago
I-40 reopens with limitations; expect delays

Interstate 40 has reopened near the Tennessee-North Carolina line after a week of cleanup and emergency repairs following flooding and multiple landslides.

A key stretch of Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee border could reopen as early as noon Friday, according to a Tennessee lawmaker
Local
5 months ago
I-40 near state line could reopen today, Tennessee lawmaker says

A key stretch of Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee border could reopen as early as noon Friday, according to a Tennessee lawmaker

A storm cleanup crew’s industrial grinder caught fire late Thursday night, prompting a response from Woodfin firefighters.
Local
5 months ago
Storm cleanup grinder catches fire in Woodfin

The cleanup crew was able to resume operations shortly after the fire was extinguished

Local
5 months ago
Uncover the value of your treasures at Heirloom Discovery Day

A team of specialists will offer verbal valuations of items at this event at Brunk Auctions’ Asheville gallery

Local
5 months ago
Traffic halted on I-40 East after vehicle fire near Exit 44

A vehicle fire shut down all eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Exit 44 (U.S. 23/Smokey Park Highway) in Asheville on Wednesday

Local
5 months ago
Weather warning issued for Buncombe, McDowell counties

The National Weather Service has upgraded the severe weather risk to a Level 2 “Slight Risk” across much of Western North Carolina

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