# Raleigh News & Observer | NC

> Local Articles North Carolina

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id399175255](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id399175255)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id399175255`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The McClatchy Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (3,876 ratings)
- **Version:** 11.1.18
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-05
- **First published:** 2010-10-30
- **Size:** 145 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/raleigh-news-observer-nc/id399175255)
- **Website:** [https://www.newsobserver.com/](https://www.newsobserver.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy](https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Raleigh News & Observer** delivers trusted local news for Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and communities across North Carolina’s Triangle region. Stay informed with daily reporting, investigative journalism, crime updates, local government coverage, business news, weather, community stories and national headlines.

Watch live and on-demand video, follow local, college and professional sports, and personalize your experience with favorite topics, saved articles, search, dark mode and light mode. The app also includes newsroom-reviewed AI article summaries, newspaper edition access, comments, sharing tools, photos, puzzles and games.

## Rankings

- #31,043 — Overall
- #82 — article

## Review summary

Reviews largely cite stability and compatibility issues rather than content quality. The top pain points are the app's iOS-version requirements blocking older devices; frequent crashes and instability; login/account hurdles; edition-view loading/navigation problems; and article loading/scrolling glitches (plus ads disrupting reading). A minority note strong local coverage and some positive design touches, but overall sentiment is that the app is unreliable for many subscribers.

### Pros

- Strong local/state coverage available in the app.

### Cons

- Requires iOS 17 or newer; leaves older iPhones/iPads unable to run the app and upgrade prompts may have no available upgrade.
- Frequent crashes and general instability (white screens, endless loading spinners, etc.).
- Login and account issues, including repeated sign-in prompts and troubleshooting difficulties.
- Edition view loading/navigation problems, with edition articles failing to load and poor navigation between views.
- Article loading/scrolling glitches, including content closing when scrolling and inconsistent loading.

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