CBS 17 News

Name: CBS 17 News
Rating: 4.6 (2143 reviews)
Author: Media General

by Media General

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: Free to download

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News
Weather

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Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published

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Pricing & paywalls

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Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.6 2143 ratings · App Store

1/5Fixed bug
Would like to have the old 17 app back. After whatever fix you fixed now I have giant letters and etc that your app has no settings for size. This only happened after the fix . Never had a prior problem before. I did prefer 17 over WRAL 5 app but now I use WRAL 5 that doesn’t have big giant letters, numbers etc especially on the bottom of 17 has letters on top of each other like blocks.

Slip#2 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Invasive Videos
Open the app and a news video automatically opens and remains on your desktop even after you close the app. Very annoying! I deleted the app.

FangPi Master · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Needs some work
Most of the time when I get an alert and use it to go to the app for the story, it's nowhere to be found. Very frustrating. The radar in the wether section didn't work well the last time I used it (a couple of weeks ago). I'm trying to use your app but WRAL is still better.

Yo beans · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Uptodate news
Well I like this new app. You can always rely on 17 to be up on the latest news. I keep up with the other two channels also, and 17 will have stories that the other two do not. Would like to see more human interest stories. A feel good story. There is so many bad stories, that would be the only thing I would like to see. Like the set up of having local, Nc, and national separation . Very good reporting

Pk retired · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Rating App
This app does need some work. There are always several errors per story to include typos, missing verbs, autocorrected words that are grammatically incorrect or confusing, etc. I have got to the point I can tell who has written the article before looking depending on the errors. More editorial oversight and better proofreading are needed. If it is not just disinterest or rushing and is actually English grammar deficiencies then educate your authors or replace them. I read your app several times day and love the up to the minute updates but more pride in the articles is needed.

Reader100567 · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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41.14.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
41.15.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
41.16.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
41.17.1
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
41.19.0
If you're holding your device in landscape when entering an article screen, the video will no longer automatically jump into full-screen mode. If you're holding your phone or tablet in portrait orientation when you're on an article, then you can still quickly launch video full-screen mode by rotating it to landscape. We also fixed some minor bugs.
41.20.0
If you're holding your device in landscape when entering an article screen, the video will no longer automatically jump into full-screen mode. If you're holding your phone or tablet in portrait orientation when you're on an article, then you can still quickly launch video full-screen mode by rotating it to landscape. We also fixed some minor bugs.
500.1.1
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.1.4
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.3.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.4.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.5.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.6.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.7.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.8.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.9.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
501.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
50.11.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
502.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
502.0.2
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
503.0.1
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
504.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
505.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
507.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
508.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
509.0.0 · 8 Jul 2026
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.

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Alternatives

Raleigh News & Observer | NC — Same category + similar ratings
Greensboro News from WFMY — Same category + similar ratings

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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
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