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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 weeks ago
2 charged in April shooting on Asheville’s Atkinson Street

Police arrested one suspect and are searching for a second person they consider armed and dangerous

Deaverview Mountain rises behind homes along Deaverview Road in Asheville. Buncombe County purchased the 342-acre mountain in March and plans to develop it as a public park.
Local
2 weeks ago
Buncombe County to take next step on Deaverview Mountain park

Commissioners will consider a $1.4 million master planning and engineering contract for the 342-acre property

Business
2 weeks ago
Costco resubmits plans for Asheville store

New plans for the proposed Enka Heritage Parkway location are being processed, city officials say

Local
2 weeks ago
Warm, mostly dry week ahead for Asheville

Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s before a possible fall cold front arrives next week

Local
2 weeks ago
Blue Ridge Roller Derby celebrates 20 years in Asheville

The Oct. 3 celebration will feature three home teams, three bouts, open skating and an alumni party

MAMA flight paramedic John Carrico has logged roughly 1,100 patient flights during nearly 12 years with the medical airlift service.
Health & Wellness
3 weeks ago
40 years, 31,000 patients and one mission: MAMA keeps flying

Flight paramedic John Carrico says caring for people on their worst days is what keeps him coming back

HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen speaks during a Western North Carolina Health Policy Initiative discussion at MAHEC in Asheville on Aug. 28. Hazen addressed Mission Health’s staffing, patient capacity, patient flow and efforts to rebuild community trust.
Health & Wellness
3 weeks ago
HCA CEO Sam Hazen: Mission must ‘earn’ community trust

Hazen acknowledged shortcomings at Mission and outlined HCA’s plans for staffing, patient flow, capacity and accountability

Local
3 weeks ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 4 of high school football

Western North Carolina high school football scores from Sept. 11

The Atkinson Street bridge over Interstate 26 at Hill Street is scheduled to be replaced as part of the I-26 Connector project, with Hill Street set to close beginning Sept. 13.
Local
3 weeks ago
I-26 Connector: Hill Street to close Sunday through 2027

Closure is needed for bridge replacement and construction of a new roundabout

Local
3 weeks ago
Asheville weather: Heat Friday, storms Saturday

Temperatures near 90 Friday before an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday

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