NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts v25.53.0
Particle Media Inc.About this app
Developer Description
Reconnect with your neighborhood! Daily news alerts for local news headlines!
Small news makes a big difference! NewsBreak is your #1 local news app for current events, free live news, local weather alerts for your community. Download today to stay up to date on all things local!
Local news is different from national US news, trending headlines or global news. NewsBreak believes that local news helps bring neighborhoods together around the unique stories they share in common. Only local, small news has the unique ability to meaningfully inform the decisions we make throughout the day.
Are there any weather alerts or winter storm updates for my area? What about traffic updates? What important events are happening nearby? Stay updated with a crime map for the neighborhood & check for local weather alerts. Join NewsBreak’s growing local news community & see why over 45M people across the United States have helped make us the nation’s #1 local news app!
Remember - we don’t just do small news! Local breaking news, sports news, trending national & international news – NewsBreak’s got it all. Get everything from sports updates to national news headlines & live stream news sent straight to your phone while coming together with your neighborhood to share interesting conversations related to local news in your area.
Join the 45M+ locals across the U.S. that trust NewsBreak as their #1 local news app!
NewsBreak Features:
Local News Highlights
• Get local news, traffic, events near by, local weather alerts, news widget, & more in a curated daily briefing
• Live stream news on local channels: follow local news, events, newspapers, & activities
• Get local weather reports & traffic updates at a glance
Breaking News, National & Local
• Both small news & breaking news, stay up to date with our current news coverage
• Daily news aggregated right onto your device
• Browse national news headlines & read comprehensive, in-depth stories
• Use the discovery engine to discover stories from over 10,000 trusted sources
Personalized News Feed
• Get the stories that matter to you with a highly personalized feed, relevant to your likes & dislikes
• Get coverage on the tv news that matters most to you, including sports news, business news, tech news, health news, real estate news, science news, finance news, celebrity news, market news, & more!
• Keep up with the latest coverage of headline news & events, nationally & locally!
• Our news aggregator collects & delivers the news that matters to you
• Get news alerts customized to your tastes to make NewsBreak your personalized news reader
Your Community News
• Find local eats, small news updates, traffic alerts, deals, local shopping, & more ahead of time
• Read personal & vivid stories from our local news writers & content creators
• Treat us as your personal newsstand, magazine collector, news picker, blog reader, restaurant reviewer, & more
• Stay updated with daily life, events near you, & neighborhood crime with the local safety map
Create Civic Value - Support the Cause
• Use NewsBreak to revive the local news maker ecosystem & support small US news publishers
• Increase local story volume & geographic coverage to stimulate local storytelling & community power
Follow or Block the Trend - It’s Up to You
• It’s totally cool to stay on top of some topics, or totally hate them!
• NewsBreak allows you to follow what is trending, or completely block some topics you don’t appreciate
• You can laugh, share, think, cry, upvote, downvote, comment, reply...
• NewsBreak is a free ground that welcomes you to express emotions & opinions
Download NewsBreak today to stay informed on local news, national headlines, & world news!
Better informed, better life.
In-app purchases
$0.10 - $13.00 per item
Version Information
- Version
- 25.53.0
- Downloads
- 50M+
- Updated on
- Dec 30, 2025
- Released
- Jun 17, 2016
- Requires
- Android 8.0
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NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts users say on Google Play
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Update: new problem. It's been 4 1/2 years that I have been using this app. Now, NewsBreak hides or just won't tell you you have comment responses (I'm not talking about notifications outside the app, although, I receive only half of what I should). STOP HIDING PEOPLES COMMENTS!
Could be better. The news notifications are from days ago, not breaking news. When it notifies me of news, I've heard about it or someone has told me about it days ago. This might be the slowest and most behind news out there. I like the notifications, but they need to be more timely. The local crime section is nice, but recently they changed the map and you can't see the streets. I'm going to look for another news source and delete this app.
Your app is not working properly, i have the current update. When i open the app on the icon it's plays videos and not going to the Home has others apps do when i go to theirs. You need to fix the problem I mentioned, it seems more like an issue. People should have to install and reinstall and continue have the same issue again
More ads than news. Now theres a "premium" for $6/month which i promise will be raised over and over. so be prepared for infine ads yall if u get this app. Once I fell asleep while reading an article and since there was an ad on the screen (that popped up after I fallen asleep) my phone's 5 min timer of inactivity did not activate as it thought I was watching 2 hours of ads. So my phone stayed on for 2 hours while I dozed off, draining my battery. How dumb.
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