# New Castle News (PA)

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id913733887](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id913733887)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id913733887`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** CNHI LLC
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (116 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.19.24
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-17
- **First published:** 2014-11-19
- **Size:** 45 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/new-castle-news-pa/id913733887)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.newcastle-news.com/about-us/privacy-policy/](http://www.newcastle-news.com/about-us/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Take New Castle News with you anywhere. This Chrome extension gives you offline access to daily editions, award-winning breaking news, sports, photos, and video from the New Castle News newsroom. View articles as written for the print edition, plus weather, events, classifieds and shopping. Enjoy horizontal or vertical layouts and share articles, photos and local coupons with friends on social networks.

## Rankings

- #128,588 — Overall

## Review summary

Most reviewers like the app for early daily access to local news, flexible cross-device reading, and thorough Lawrence County coverage. When the app works, navigation is smooth and the digital edition is easy to read on phones, tablets, or laptops, and it's handy for travel. However, reliability issues are common, with reports of the app not loading, blank screens, or crashing for days. Some edition layouts vary with editors, and obituaries or other content are sometimes gated by subscription, causing reader frustration.

### Pros

- Early daily online edition (about 6am, six days a week) with fresh papers.
- App generally functions smoothly with easy navigation and article zoom.
- Comprehensive local coverage of Lawrence County, including municipalities, sports, and police reports.
- Accessible across devices (phone, tablet, laptop) and convenient for travel or staying updated.

### Cons

- Reliability problems: the app won’t load, freezes, or crashes; outages can last days.
- Layout/reading issues: editions vary with editors, causing mixed headlines/paragraphs and readability problems.
- Content access gated by subscription: obituaries and some content require a subscription; readers want more free access (e.g., maiden names).
- Navigation bugs: scrolling problems and other buggy behavior reported in some builds.

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