Portland, Oregon News from KGW Reviews

by Lintguy

PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW is hard to use...what was wrong with the old app with tiles and pictures of the top headlines? Now we get one headline and tiny text showing (at times) week old headlines. I read the “headline story” talking about how to use and customize the new app...so now I have a page full of tiles I have to browse to that contain duplicate information. First clue that you’ve developed a bad app: you have to publish a news story about how to use it

Oh and not to mention every time you open PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW you get an unnecessary (albeit pretty) splash screen that takes 5 or 10 seconds to get out of the way. Just open already!!!

What do we want? Quick and easy! What did we get? Slow and complicated. I’ll be reading my news elsewhere.

by MUSIACIALLY LOVER

Update: Thank you for doing away with the ads for a short period of time but then you brought them back! 😩 A lot more people would use PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW if you didn’t force us to watch 15-30 seconds of ads before we can view a news clip with volume! Super disappointed that wasn’t a permanent change! Although the news about the coronavirus is less urgent now, I want to follow news about George Floyd’s murder and the movement it has sparked that demands prompt and permanent change in how people of color are treated. Please find another way to show ads rather than showing teaser news clips on mute that make you view an ad to have volume!!!!
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I love the notifications of breaking news but the same repetitive OHSU Health ad that you are forcing people to watch over and over for 15-30 seconds before we are allowed to view a 1-2 minute news snippet is ridiculous! And if we want to watch more than one news snippet, we have to watch the same annoying ad over and over. I get that advertising pays your bills but in light of the global pandemic & the public need for TIMELY updates on the health crisis that directly impact all of us, I would argue that a reduction in mandatory viewing of ads is very much overdue.

by Crazylady_or

I find the new app hard to use.
* The ads pop up, and disorients me when they appear. They should be preloaded.
* There something with the swiping that makes me loose my spot. I end up going back and forth and then land on a favorite topic page. If there is horizontal scrolling on the page, make it more obvious. When I swipe the little blue dots, it takes me to a new page, not the horizontal scroll. I have to know to swipe below that indicator. Fix that peice, and it will help.
* Video and Images lost their preview pics, and are just gray boxes. My home connection is fantastic, so it’s not a weak connection. Pull to refresh did not work.
* Dud I mention the Pop-in ads? This is a bigger for me, so mentioning it twice. I hate apps that load ads while I am viewing something, and then move my screen. I understand ads are essential for making money, but there is a better way.

by Duke Avalanche

Love KGW news. However PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW is cluttered with things that have nothing to do with current news. It seems day after day the same stories from days prior remain and only a few updated stories. My main gripe is the weather section. Once I click on the forecast it crashes. I have sent many complaints about this but no fix. I deleted PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW and will rely on another local news app.

by Kateserasera

Your previous website made it so easy to find the news stories. Then maybe a year ago or more you changed the format. Now your news stories are difficult to find all in one section. And you keep old news stories up on the site forever! I look at CNN, Washington Post, Guardian, New York Times, OPB,etc., online and none of them have the visually chaotic format you do. I often will now view OPB just to get a straightforward view of the news. I was a marketing executive for a number of years in Silicon Valley and managed a creative team including the webmasters and so I have some background in working to create a visually effective website for the public. Your site is not working well for us readers.

by Tennis Shoe Jones

PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW consistently hangs up when switching pages… especially after kgw uploads new content throughout the day. The blue “loading” wheel will turn and turn. The only way to reset PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW is to power down and restart the device. There should be a reset feature in the settings menu for PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW .

by Erynn1515

I drive home from work on a VERY busy highway. I have my daughter check the traffic before I get on the highway and I heard that PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW an upgrade. I told her to download it and she did. She looked for several minutes and couldn’t find the map with the colored roads to show where the traffic is. We ended up stuck in traffic for 40 minutes instead of getting home at normal time. Please fix this. I don’t want that to be repeated!!!!

by Macmeg5

Programming

We have missed the
Local news and weather reports. I watched it 2-3 times per day. Sadly I attempted to purchase NBC live streaming but was unable to do so. I have the CBS now Paramount plus. If Dish keeps this up we will no longer require their satellite. Thanks

by RigzinTenphel3758

I’ve always looked too KGW as my source for accurate and timely news- national and local. I’ve been continually impressed and appreciative of the talent and knowledge of all their presentations. It’s the source I check in with first thing in the morning- My trust is that deep!

by Rowdy!

I love being alerted to real time news and being able to access it throughout the day to keep on top of what’s happening! It’s easy and informative.

by Tulip 🌷

KGW news reporters are my favor cast of news reporting characters in the Pacific Northwest. Five star reporting all the way around. Local news spot on. Interesting, informative, and entertaining. Enjoy special spotlights on local entertainment, and events. Great application for KGW weather, especially Matt’s add information regarding, the celestial sky, and environmental issues. Couldn’t wake up to a better group of lively, happy, well informed morning new people. Great way to start my day. Thanks, KGW News for five star new reporting and reporters. Brenda is a cup of morning joy. Matt is my weather guru. Yep the best local news team out there. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sincerely, Colleen M. 💚regon City, 💚R.

by Chuckulery

Ever since I got PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW it appears to be harder to navigate then when I would just go to goggle to get to KGW. Can I get the live cast with PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW ? Always prefer KGW because the news reporters always have seemed relatable and down to earth.
Oh! And we love Maggie Vespa.... and everyone else. Morning, Evening you’re all great.

by Natur3girl

We watch KGW because they have the most balanced news media out there. We also love “The Story”. Kyle, Dan, Matt, Laural, Cristin, Maggie and all the gang seem like they care and also have a sense of humor at the same time. We’ll keep watching.

by Bechill59

Never miss Chris,Cathy, Matt, and, Cassidy @ 4:00. Feel like they’re family friends; news lately is raising my blood pressure, but they let us know what’s going on without the hype. Favorite is “What’s on Matt’s Mind.” Always fascinating and articulate. Many Thanks. P.S. Still don’t have cable or streaming TV. Appreciate you remaining accessible to us technophobes.

by It's A Doula Thing ~

The KGW team is an amazing news team to watch. You’re always hitting topics head on and you’re never afraid of hard/uncomfortable subjects. You talk about what most people dance around. You also don’t repeat the same news over and over again. Thanks KGW

by Angi3040

I am a news junky who has watched all the websites for our local area and have found KGW’s app the best of the bunch. It is easy to navigate, is accurate, and they don’t miss anything. I have watched the local competition and have found their websites difficult to navigate and not as complete as KGW.

by RadarII

PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW is as good as the old one except I do not like the difference in the weather radar. I haven’t figured it out yet where the old one you could go all over the northwest I have not figured out how to even see castle rock wash. Yet where is the instructions? Or are we just suppose to know how PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW works? Enjoy your morning show watch it everyday, yes at 4:30am I’m a natural early bird

by BgCrescent.ake

Folk’s, Trumpateers are gloating at Portland’s continued protesting right now. It plays right into their agenda to convince others that the lawless need a firm hand. Protesting is our right, but, right now we should be addressing a progressive agenda including the most important, voting Trump out of office. This includes replacing the retiring Walden with an enlightened D. Frustrated 87 year old Korean veteran. BGCrescent?ake

by Simpleisbetterpls

This version of PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW is terrible. KGW has finally changed their website back to a readable interface. Can’t stand the repeating content. Trying to find weather info is hard.

Keep it simple. I don’t mind the ads if they don’t repeat. And don’t need all the graphics either. I want news I can read.

by Ybmal

I was very excited to download the new app, but now that I am using it, I’m going to delete it. I don’t mind commercials, I know they pay for PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW . I’ll watch them, but it is ridiculous that every time you click on a new story/video another 15 second commercial comes up. Then On top of that if you are watching the live segment you also get the commercials that are on the actual tv. I can see one or two commercials, but this is too much and not worth PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW . Sorry KGW, your old app was much better.

by PDXAmm

I have decided to chose another local news station app. This new updated version is horrible. Terrible navigation, hard to find articles except the top 5 that they want you to see. And then once I click on a link, it freezes and I can’t navigate anywhere on the page. The new upgrade is worthless. Shouldn’t have fixed what wasn’t broken.

by Reviewer_mp

Why to uninstall:
1. Adding a favorite puts a bookmark to the top story to that category above the category listing. So, not only did you not get a convenient shortcut to access on the front page of PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW , it only has one story in it.
2. Orientation on the iPad only works in two directions. Unless you enjoy reading upside down with the home button on top.
3. The story listings as a giant photo with headline means there is a LOT of scrolling
4. Stories aren't listed in chronological order so you have to scroll and figure out if something is new.
5. And everything else others have listed.

I'm glad I don't work for whoever developed PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW, it is an embarrassment of even basic usability.

by Theviewer2019

PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW is harder to maneuver through than the previous. The titles of stories have smaller font and hard to read. It seems very disorganized and not much rime or reason for why stories are where they put. Its not user friendly. I have to do to much scrolling to find different stories. It makes me want to go find another website to get my information.

by ❄️~Missrynn~❄️

I drive home from work on a VERY busy highway. I have my daughter check the traffic before I get on the highway and I heard that PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW an upgrade. I told her to download it and she did. She looked for several minutes and couldn’t find the map with the colored roads to show where the traffic is. We ended up stuck in traffic for 40 minutes instead of getting home at normal time. Please fix this. I don’t want that to be repeated!!!!

by Steiliacoom

The old app worked much better and didn’t constantly crash and bog down like this one. Bad app.

by Seaside Caffiend

I liked being able to chose local or national news with one click. Also keep keep getting multiple page refreshes while I’m reading a story, mostly for ads.
Not a fan of the new app.

by Deby1953

The only thing that really bugs me is how LONG I have to wait for the news. The “Good Morning” “Good Evening” waiting gets on my nerves! When I click on the AP I want the news, not a peaceful greeting. But it is beautiful! 66 year old Female 👩🏻‍🦳

by Mr.MattyBoo

I’ve had PortlandOregonNewsfromKGW off and on for a LONG time.. my biggest suggestion .. we need news faster and more at our fingertips ... if we had time to watch your commercial or commercials at all why would we chose an app to catch up.. cut all people off from ads and give us locals the “real news” we LOVE I REFUSE ABSOLUTELY ... REFUSE to watch anyone else’s news broadcast or even subscribe let’s check my social media nothing KGW is my local hometown news! You guys are rock stars let’s keep shining also let’s talk more POSITIVE where are the news journalist
Whatever happened to finding a really really good story.

Find support groups for people of all situations have them hammered with a banner at the bottom of you’re news cast and make sure to bring it to the light it’s the season of loneliness and the true feeling of no love... suicides are at a higher rate due to the holidays! Help us !!! We need someone like you A BIG BIG LOCAL PLATFORM you guys change people’s life’s and point of view bring us up! Be our vitamin D
Xo- Mathanial Hollowell