Dena Higley will be returning to Days Of Our Lives as Co-Head Writer.

Higley returns to the NBC daytime drama, a show she has written for from the mid 1980s to 2004, before leaving to take over at One Life To Live from 2004-2007.

According to report, Higley replaces Meg Kelly, who will remain on the writing staff.

We'll have more in this story as it develops.

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