Best local news apps for Android
Local news apps cover council votes, school boards, crime, road projects, high school sports and business openings, with alerts for news nearby.
50 apps ranked · How we rank
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A free, ad-supported local news app that suits anyone who wants neighborhood headlines, weather alerts and traffic in one place.
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A free, ad-supported hyperlocal news app that suits Telugu and Tamil readers who want short daily updates with cricket and job alerts.
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A focused, free option for Oklahoma news, weather, sports and live video, best suited to people with a real stake in the state.
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A free, customizable news aggregator that suits readers who want local and world headlines with breaking alerts in one feed.
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A free, ad-supported local briefing that suits readers who scan community news in short bursts rather than follow one publication closely.
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A free, ad-free Gujarati news app that puts city-level reporting and a year of ePaper editions in one place.
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A free, well-rounded news aggregator for local headlines, weather and a personalized feed, with ads and in-app purchases as the trade-off.
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Number 8: FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather
Fox Television Stations, Inc.
4.5 out of 5 (11.1K) 1M+ installs
A free, ad-free way to keep watching a local FOX station, provided your city is one of the seventeen it covers.
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A focused, free Spanish-language news and weather app for Puerto Rico, best for residents who want local reporting, radar and storm alerts together.
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A free, ad-supported way to keep local headlines and weather in one feed, best for readers who want breadth over depth.
More of the best local news apps
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11
News 12
News 12 Networks
4.4
1M+
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12
US Breaking News: Local & News
Safe Apps Inc
4.5
10M+
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13
Telemundo 51 Miami: Noticias
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
4.5
500K+
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14
Telemundo 47: Noticias de NY
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
4.4
500K+
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15
WAFF 48 First Alert Weather
Gray Media
4.7
100K+
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16
WRAL News App
Capitol Broadcasting Company
4.6
100K+
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17
WCVB Newscenter 5 - Boston
HTVMA Solutions, Inc.
4.7
100K+
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18
ABC 7 New York
Disney
4.2
1M+
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19
NewsBreak Lite
Particle Media Inc.
4.7
100K+
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20
KOCO 5 News and Weather
HTVMA Solutions, Inc.
4.6
100K+
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21
CBC News: Breaking & Local
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
4.6
1M+
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22
News On 6
Griffin Media, L.L.C.
4.6
100K+
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23
WBAL-TV 11 News and Weather
HTVMA Solutions, Inc.
4.7
100K+
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24
WMUR News 9 - NH News, Weather
HTVMA Solutions, Inc.
4.6
100K+
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25
Hindi News by Dainik Bhaskar
Dainik Bhaskar Group
4.0
100M+
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26
Houston News from KHOU 11
TEGNA
4.5
100K+
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27
WESH 2 News - Orlando
HTVMA Solutions, Inc.
4.6
100K+
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28
WSB-TV News
Cox Media Group Inc.
4.5
100K+
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29
Spectrum News: Local Stories
Charter/Spectrum
4.1
1M+
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30
WFAA - News from North Texas
TEGNA
4.2
500K+
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31
WGAL News 8 and Weather
HTVMA Solutions, Inc.
4.5
100K+
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32
Knoxville News from WBIR
TEGNA
4.5
100K+
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33
NBC 4 New York: News & Weather
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
4.2
500K+
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34
Snap News: Local & Alerts
Build4world
4.2
500K+
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35
ABC13 Houston
Disney
4.1
500K+
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36
WSB-TV Weather
Cox Media Group Inc.
4.7
500K+
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37
LEX18 Storm Tracker Weather
The E.W. Scripps Company
4.8
500K+
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38
Arkansas News from THV11
TEGNA
4.5
100K+
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39
WNEP The News Station
TEGNA
4.4
100K+
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40
Breaking News: Local & Alerts
Beloud.com
4.5
10M+
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41
WUSA9 News
TEGNA
4.5
100K+
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42
WTOL 11: Toledo's News Leader
TEGNA
4.4
100K+
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43
ABC7 Chicago
Disney
4.0
500K+
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44
KY3 Weather
Gray Media
4.6
500K+
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45
Haystack News: Local TV News
Haystack News
4.2
5M+
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46
St. Louis Post-Dispatch News
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
4.4
100K+
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47
OneWire: Latest News & Alerts
AppSpark Group
4.5
100K+
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48
Arkansas Storm Team
Nexstar Inc.
4.5
50K+
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49
ABC7 Los Angeles
Disney
4.0
500K+
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50
Breaking Local News
YING LIANG HK LIMITED
4.6
1M+
About local news apps
Commuters, parents and people new to town use them to follow one place closely, in place of checking a station website or a paper left on the porch. A television station app leans on video and quick updates, a newspaper app carries longer reporting and archives, and a hyper-local app may cover only a few neighborhoods. Some are free and supported by ads; others ask for a subscription after a few articles.
What to look for
- Check which towns, counties and neighborhoods the app covers, because a regional outlet may report on your metro area but rarely on your suburb.
- Look at how breaking news alerts are configured, since a station that pushes every headline will train you to ignore the ones that matter.
- See whether the app keeps a live feed, a daily digest or both, as the format decides how often you open it.
- Note what the app asks you to pay for and when the free reading stops, because local outlets fund reporting through ads, subscriptions or both.
- Check whether articles can be saved or read offline, which matters when you commute through areas with weak signal.
How we rank
Apps are ranked by their Google Play rating (weighted by how many people rated them), their number of installs, how recently they were updated and how closely they fit the category. Only apps we've reviewed are included.