# 13News Now - WVEC

> Breaking news & video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453203448](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453203448)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1453203448`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tegna Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (9,555 ratings)
- **Version:** 50.26.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2019-09-17
- **Size:** 269 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/13news-now-wvec/id1453203448)
- **Website:** [https://www.13NewsNow.com](https://www.13newsnow.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.13newsnow.com/privacy](https://www.13newsnow.com/privacy)

## Description

Stay informed with Hampton Roads news, weather, and live video right in your browser. The 13News Now - WVEC Chrome Extension delivers real-time breaking alerts, exclusive stories, and streaming WVEC coverage, ensuring you never miss local headlines.

Personalization, interactive weather and radar, and quick access to the latest updates keep you in control. As the official extension for 13News Now and 13NewsNow.com, it brings trusted local coverage to your browser with easy sharing and alerts.

## Rankings

- #18,028 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise real-time local news and weather coverage and easy access on the go, with credible reporting. But multiple reviews note issues after updates: iPad orientation failures, a non-removable radar temperature overlay, app freezes, and intrusive prompts and ads. The main requests are improved stability, better orientation support, and more customizable alerts.

### Pros

- Real-time coverage of local news and weather.
- Up-to-date information for the Norfolk/Hampton Roads area.
- Convenient on-the-go access to news and weather.
- Credible, straightforward journalism without sensationalism.
- User-friendly design with clear content and updates.

### Cons

- iPad orientation/display issues: app won’t switch to landscape and defaults to the phone layout.
- Radar map shows a temperature overlay that cannot be removed, cluttering the view.
- App freezes or opens to a small screen and cannot be closed after update.
- Frequent prompts to download/update disrupt normal use.
- Ads and commercials are overly intrusive while watching news/weather.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453203448)