The Herald-Leader local newspaper app is faster and easier to use. Read or watch daily local news coverage, investigative reporting, national headline news, crime, sports, local business, and more from Lexington, Frankfort, Winchester, Georgetown and communities across Eastern Kentucky.
The Herald-Leader local newspaper is your trusted source for local, daily news and stories from Lexington, Frankfort, Winchester and Georgetown in Eastern Kentucky. Our newsroom reports on issues affecting residents across the Lexington area and surrounding Eastern Kentucky communities including crime, local business, sports and regional developments alongside national headline news and investigative reporting.
LOCAL NEWS
• Daily local news and stories from Lexington, Frankfort, Winchester, Georgetown and communities across Eastern Kentucky.
• AI generated summaries on all articles reviewed by our newsroom.
• The Herald-Leader local newspaper opinions, editorials and columns you love.
• Edition, a digital destination for the latest news, features, and insights. Like the printed local newspaper, it is intended to be a complete report of the day’s news compiled by our editors overnight.
LIVE VIDEO
• Watch live video of local news stories and national news coverage.
• View stunning photos and videos of local news and community events.
LOCAL SPORTS
• Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college sports teams
• Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers.
PERSONALIZATION
• Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you.
• Favorite topics to get personalized feeds. • Search for news articles, videos, games and more.
• Bookmark news articles to read later.
• Read articles your way with full support for dark mode and light mode.
Other Features
• Browse articles by category.
• Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email.
• Comment on news articles.
• Access and download previous issues of our newspaper.
• Recharge and unwind with our puzzles and games.
GET DAILY NEWS AND MORE WITH THE HERALD-LEADER LOCAL NEWS APP
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How are Lexington Herald – Leader has become a joke and an embarrassment to the citizens of Lexington. It seems to be rampant with spelling and grammar errors, incomplete obituary information lags behind to the point where sometimes the funeral service or visitation has been held before it appears in the paper if that’s what you want to call this. I find it odd that there seems to be an overabundance of articles and information about UK sports while the rest of the paper suffers for journalism that is incorrect and/lacking. This move to Louisville was supposed to make things so much better but sadly that is not the result and this is the Shame.Rick Young
This app is terrible!
Subscriber 2301
I have to delete and reload this app onto my iPad almost every single day in order to read the most recent newspaper. Otherwise I am stuck with the previous day’s paper. Even then, the tools don’t work after the first page. Why can’t the Herald Leader improve this expensive service? Other purchased subscriptions don’t have these issues on my iPad, so I strongly suspect it is the app, not the new iPad. And, as others have noted, customer service is basically nonexistent.UPDATE: After writing the above review I received an email instructing me to empty the cache in the app. I did that but there was no improvement. Almost EVERY SINGLE DAY I have to delete the app from my Ipad, reload it and then use it for the day. Given the cost of the digital paper, which just rose, this is ridiculous! Then, today, I had to scroll through 2 pages of every page in the Sunday Extra section. What kind of quality control is utilized? Just deplorable! Yes, I can read the paper via the email link but the font quality and clarity is very poor; yet another quality control issue that could be solved. We subscribe to larger papers that don’t have these issues, so we know the technology exists to provide the readers with a decent experience. Apparently the HL values profits over investing in its products.
Developer Response
Try clearing the cache on the app, and then delete and reinstall, this should resolve the loading issue.
Zero Stars
IbuSaja
Update 28 July 2021: The “updated” App is totally useless. I have deleted it and gone back to reading HL content on Safari, which is a huge step backward. As always, there is no staff available to address App or login issues. This is a perfect example of why home town papers are going under. They can’t deal with even the most basic aspects of digital journalism. Still wish I could give the App 0 stars. This used to be a great app. Great news content with an app that worked seamlessly. Unfortunately, they have been having log-in issues for weeks and have been unwilling/unable to fix them. The problem is that they continue to charge me for content that I cannot access. I have contacted the support team and keep getting the same response: we are aware of the issue and will address it in future updates. If they are unwilling to deliver or fix their product, they should not be charging folks for e-subscriptions. Wish I could give this zero stars.
Decline
S91A35
The paper has declined rapidly over the last years. I have recently contacted the company twice with no response. The latest action was to stop the letters to the editor section. That was the last local page worth reading. The decline started with moving the print location several times, removing local happenings, removing editorial cartoons and opinions, moving the property transfers to an obscure location, getting rid of local home restorations, and the list goes on. The addition of more national and world news was nice even though it is just copied from other media. Lastly the same news is reported 2-3 days in a row. I understand the transition to the digital age and that’s the only subscription I receive. I can’t imagine that anyone pays money for the printed version. The Sunday edition was $9.99! I will be canceling my subscription when the current haggled over price runs out. I’ve been a subscriber for over 50 years!
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. We value you as a subscriber you can still submit a letter to the editor. Publishing depends if there are any received and the space available. This will be passed along to our newroom team for further review. If you would like to discuss this further or have questions regarding your subscription please contact our wecare team by emailing wecare@mcclatchy.com We have included the link to submit a letter to the editor https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/submit-letter
This hotfix addresses background issues with analytics event tracking and privacy prompt handling, plus improves how app installs are recorded.
Version 11.1.18
The developer, The McClatchy Company, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
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The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
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Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
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