# FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather

> Local News and Weather Alerts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6443995100](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6443995100)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6443995100`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Fox Television Stations, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (17,718 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.18.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2023-05-02
- **Size:** 112 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fox-local-live-news-weather/id6443995100)
- **Website:** [https://www.foxlocal.com](https://www.foxlocal.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.foxlocal.com/privacy/](https://www.foxlocal.com/privacy/)

## Description

FOX LOCAL is your free app for live local news, breaking alerts, weather updates, and storm tracking from your city’s FOX station. Watch 24/7 local and national coverage on topics that matter—breaking news, traffic, weather, sports, health, and more. Stay connected to your city.

FOX LOCAL streams live programming from FOX stations nationwide, with real-time weather forecasts, severe weather alerts, and easy access to articles and clips. Your news. Your community. Anytime, anywhere.

## Rankings

- #12,581 — Overall
- #31 — news

## Review summary

Users praise FOX LOCAL for engaging anchors and useful local news, and appreciate features like viewing multiple cities. However, recurring issues dominate: unreliable notifications, frequent performance problems (freezes/crashes), and poor content quality (repetition, proofreading, possible misinformation). Bias in coverage and outdated content plus navigation UX complaints are also common. Overall sentiment is mixed: strong positive impressions when the app functions, but reliability and content/UX problems are widely reported and need attention.

### Pros

- Engaging on-air anchors and talent (e.g., Bryan Gallo, Steve Noviello, Paige, Mr. Tucker) that users enjoy.
- Valued local news coverage with positive reliability sentiment from some users when the app works.
- Multi-city/local news viewing option that lets users follow news from different cities.

### Cons

- Unreliable notifications: delays, incomplete delivery, and some alerts not arriving or opening blank.
- Frequent performance issues: freezing, crashes, locking up, long load times, and the app not opening properly.
- Content quality concerns: repetitive information within articles and poor proofreading; concerns about misinformation.
- Perceived bias in coverage: multiple users feel the reporting is biased toward a political leaning.
- Outdated content and UX/navigation issues: headlines not updating, missing video content, and difficulty switching between locations.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6443995100)