I hate local news and almost never watch it. I get news generally from two sources:
1. online via my homepage msnbc.com
2. NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (the only evening news show I look forward to).
If I need elaboration on something big I'll seek out the continuous news feeds like CNN, and the Weatherchannel (if weather related). And if I want a bit of comedy I'll check out a few minutes of FOX.
Cellphone news apps. include Time, MSNBC, and USA Today.
For details, viewpoints, investigative, and other elaborations I'll usually look up Slate Magazine (slate.com) and Time (time.com)