Local 3 News media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places Local 3 News in the centre. We have seen it on 166 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Local 3 News biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Local 3 News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Local 3 News left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Local 3 News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Local 3 News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Local 3 News are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Local 3 News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Local 3 News’s own report linked underneath.
Thousands of people protested outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening. The demonstration was against President Donald Trump's stated plans to close and potentially demolish the venue.
Local 3 News reported it as‘It will never be the same’: How Trump turned on the Kennedy Center and brought it to its knees (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump for the first time next week in New York. The meeting, expected to take place at the United Nations General Assembly, will focus on international issues including Ukraine, the Middle East, and energy.
Local 3 News reported it asTrump Will Meet with Delcy Rodriguez During the UN General Assembly, Confirms Senior US Official. (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
Local 3 News reported it asTrump says US reached Greenland security deal (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is scheduled to brief the United Nations Security Council next week. The meeting, part of the annual gathering of world leaders in New York, will focus on artificial intelligence and international security.
Local 3 News reported it asTrump admin to host UN event on AI next week (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
A Washington DC preservation official has urged the Trump administration to abandon plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. C. Andrew Lewis proposed building slender columns instead, citing original designs from 1924.
Local 3 News reported it asFAA gives approval for Trump’s arch, says it won’t interfere with flights (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order mandating state agencies to develop recommendations for strengthening AI safety laws. The order calls for a team of experts to propose new regulations within two months, potentially including a 'kill switch' for AI programs.
Local 3 News reported it asNewsom signs executive order to consider AI regulation, including proposal for ‘kill switch’ (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
USPS halts Trump‑linked mail‑voting system, Postmaster General David Steiner says work stopped
Trust 56The United States Postal Service stopped work on a computer system designed to support President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail voting. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the pause on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of the related executive order earlier that week.
Local 3 News reported it asThe Latest: Postal chief says work has stopped on system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
A trade war between the United States and Canada has led to reciprocal tariffs on approximately $20 billion of goods. Small business owners report increased costs and reduced sales, exacerbated by rising energy prices linked to the Iran war.
Local 3 News reported it asUS-Canada trade war further taxes small businesses as costs rise during the Iran war (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
A Georgia judge has halted the scheduled execution of Stacey Humphreys. The stay allows for a hearing under the new Georgia Survivor Justice Act, which permits sentence reconsideration for those who have suffered abuse.
Local 3 News reported it asJudge halts Georgia execution to allow hearing for condemned man under new survivor justice law (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
A 21-year-old Spanish student, Claudia Tacoronte, was murdered in Mexico on Saturday, September 12. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Álvarez has called for justice and a full investigation, with Mexican authorities examining the case under the protocol for femicide.
Local 3 News reported it asThe Alleged Femicide of a Spanish Student Targets Violence Against Women in Morelos, Mexico (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Local 3 News reported it asArtists Leave Ed Sheeran's Tour After Macklemore Was Excluded for Commenting "Free Palestine" (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
Local 3 News reported it asRubio announces new visa restrictions targeting South African officials for ‘race-based discrimination’ (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty in a US federal money laundering case. He is accused of bribing officials to win contracts for food imports during a period of hardship in Venezuela.
Local 3 News reported it asAlex Saab Now Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Before U.S. Justice. (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
Local 3 News reported it asThomas Massie pushes surprise impeachment vote of Pete Hegseth (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Local 3 News reported it asMissile Shortage, Damage to Facilities and More: Pentagon Publishes First Assessment of War with Iran (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
Local 3 News reported it asKennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after chaotic call with Trump (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Local 3 News reported it asTrump Attacks Court Judges He Appointed After a Reverse of the Mail Vote: "They Are Not the People I Interviewed" (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Local 3 News reported it asTrump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Local 3 News reported it asTrump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Local 3 News reported it asStates sue to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some immigrants to get green cards (opens Local 3 News in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Local 3 News.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- local3news.com
- Seen publishing on
- local3news.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 166
- Reports listed
- 171
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
170 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Local 3 News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 166 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Local 3 News’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 24 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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