What's New

New and Improved User Interface.

App Description

Experience the Abilene Reporter-News – reimagined for the iPhone. Enriched by innovative technology and interactive elements, the Abilene Reporter-News brings you the local news coverage you have come to expect and the reading experience you have been looking for. With content created specifically for the iPhone platform, expect the in-depth analysis and reporting that you trust from your local newspaper, combined with the immediacy and vivid visuals of the digital experience. Thought provoking coverage and a uniquely local perspective combine to create the content you need, on the platform of today.

Exclusive content:
•Breaking news alerts and severe weather coverage with live streaming video
•Comprehensive local news coverage for the Abilene and Big Country area, including Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor and Throckmorton counties
•Top stories of the day
•Today’s forecast and 7-day forecast
•School closings
•Area sports coverage, including:
oHigh School sports coverage for more than 50 teams
oACU Wildcats
oHSU Cowboys
oMcMurry War Hawks
•Editorials and letters to the editor

Exclusive app features:
•Breaking news information and content, updated as stories develop
•Updated text stories, video and photos from the Abilene Reporter-News and Reporternews.com
•Most popular and currently trending stories
•Share important stories with your friends via Facebook, Twitter and email, directly from the app

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 24, 2011 New version 1.7.0
  • September 01, 2011 New version 1.8.0
  • December 10, 2011 New version 1.9.0
  • March 30, 2012 New version 1.9.1
  • September 08, 2012 New version 1.9.2
  • December 24, 2012 New version 1.9.3
  • June 06, 2013 New version 2.2.0
  • February 17, 2014 New version 3.5
  • September 11, 2014 New version 4.0
  • November 03, 2014 New version 5.0
  • December 07, 2014 New version 5.1
  • May 04, 2015 New version 5.2
  • January 26, 2016 New version 5.3

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