Reviews of Erie News Now

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List of user reviews and ratings for Erie News Now

Total ratings

4.10 (Rating count: 154)

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Review summary

Users generally like Erie News Now for quick local headlines, live video, and useful weather alerts, including school closures. However, multiple reviews spotlight across-the-board ad excess that interrupts reading, including startup ads. A significant number of comments note reliability issues like blank screens and failures to open articles or weather advisories. Some worry about content quality and bias, and a few point to grammar errors and outdated information. Weather features sometimes lag or lack radar. Access can be affected by external issues (e.g., Dish Network outages), and design changes have frustrated readers who prefer reading articles.

Pros

Fast access to local Erie news headlines.
Live news streaming and full video playback.
Weather information and alerts, including school closures and community events.
Ability to look back at past headlines and watch older videos.
Reliable coverage for Erie-area news and events, useful even when traveling.

Cons

Excessive and intrusive ads, including startup ads, disrupt reading and viewing.
App reliability issues: blank screens, stories not loading, and occasional crashes.
Content quality concerns: perceived political bias and frequent grammar/punctuation errors.
Weather features frequently malfunction (non-opening advisories) and sometimes show outdated or missing radar.
Accessibility issues and design changes limiting access for some users (Dish Network outage, changes that hide stories).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.50

All time rating average: 4.10

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43% (12)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-05	Dr*****	If anyone wants to see local people celebrating, they can go see them. Network sports are just as important to homebound people. You have a lot of nerve cutting off a national golf tournament to show people at picnics.
If anyone wants to see local people celebrating, they can go see them. Network sports are just as important to homebound people. You have a lot of nerve cutting off a national golf tournament to show people at picnics.
2026-02-04	Li*****	I understand the need for revenue but the number of ads is extreme. Especially the now add at startup. I’ll be going somewhere else for my local news.
I understand the need for revenue but the number of ads is extreme. Especially the now add at startup. I’ll be going somewhere else for my local news.
2025-11-08	Jr*****	There are ads everywhere. They are not content just providing news to people. The ads prevent seeing many of the stories. Get your news from social media instead.
There are ads everywhere. They are not content just providing news to people. The ads prevent seeing many of the stories. Get your news from social media instead.
2023-12-30	sc*****	The people that have Dish Network would like to thank you for shutting us off, so we can’t get local news anymore and no regular antennas don’t work so thanks for not coming to an agreement it doesn’t hurt dish just it’s customers
The people that have Dish Network would like to thank you for shutting us off, so we can’t get local news anymore and no regular antennas don’t work so thanks for not coming to an agreement it doesn’t hurt dish just it’s customers
2021-09-30	Ni*****	“Journalist’s” and “broadcaster’s” are sub par. It’s completely left leaning politically and I am sick of hearing and seeing fake news and data.
“Journalist’s” and “broadcaster’s” are sub par. It’s completely left leaning politically and I am sick of hearing and seeing fake news and data.
2021-02-22	ka*****	But wishing all the sky cams worked Warren sky cam is off
But wishing all the sky cams worked Warren sky cam is off
2020-11-30	xr*****	I cannot open any weather alerts on my app You say there are some and a triangular symbol appears but it won’t open and tell me anything.
I cannot open any weather alerts on my app You say there are some and a triangular symbol appears but it won’t open and tell me anything.
2020-11-15	T *****	When you click on weather advisory’s nothing happens. Zero info like on the old version of the app. My goodness address this issue. Has no one noticed this?
When you click on weather advisory’s nothing happens. Zero info like on the old version of the app. My goodness address this issue. Has no one noticed this?
2020-10-02	mo*****	New update when u click on a weather advisory nothing happens except blank screen good warning system smh
New update when u click on a weather advisory nothing happens except blank screen good warning system smh
2020-07-26	Ca*****	Whenever you post an article that includes a list or table, the left and right sides of the list are cut off. You can’t zoom out, and if you try to swipe a little bit to the left or right, you get a blank screen. If this is a mobile app, it should work on my iPhone and any other device. Also, what happened to the live radar feed on the weather page? People who have lived in Erie long enough know we need to see the radar to really know if rain is coming our way. My other complaint isn’t about the app itself. If concerns the chronic and appallingly horrendous grammar and punctuation abuse in the news stories. It’s painful to try to decipher some of them, and it’s embarrassing to share articles on social media. I volunteer to proofread them before they’re posted, if you’re in need of some help.
Whenever you post an article that includes a list or table, the left and right sides of the list are cut off. You can’t zoom out, and if you try to swipe a little bit to the left or right, you get a blank screen. If this is a mobile app, it should work on my iPhone and any other device. Also, what happened to the live radar feed on the weather page? People who have lived in Erie long enough know we need to see the radar to really know if rain is coming our way. My other complaint isn’t about the app itself. If concerns the chronic and appallingly horrendous grammar and punctuation abuse in the news stories. It’s painful to try to decipher some of them, and it’s embarrassing to share articles on social media. I volunteer to proofread them before they’re posted, if you’re in need of some help.