What's New

- Refreshed UI
- Minor bug fixes
- Performance enhancements

App Description

Experience the Abilene Reporter-News – reimagined for the iPad. 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 iPad 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

iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • September 07, 2012 Initial release
  • February 16, 2013 New version 1.1
  • June 06, 2013 New version 3.0.0
  • February 18, 2014 New version 3.5
  • September 11, 2014 New version 4.0