=== LocalNews ===
Contributors: Blaze Themes
Tags: news, blog, entertainment, one-column, two-columns, grid-layout, block-styles, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, custom-header, flexible-header, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-menu, featured-images, full-width-template, post-formats, sticky-post, rtl-language-support, footer-widgets, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready
Requires at least: 5.3
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 5.6
Stable tag: 1.0.18
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A complete and feature rich news/magazine theme.

Transform your news site into BBC, CNN, or The New York Times in a snap with LocalNews Theme. With the perfect mix of all the right elements, you’ll get a theme that provides a tailor-made system that ticks every checkbox any aspiring news site needs. Quicker setup with beautiful pre-built layouts, breaking news on the ticker, fast page loading speed, and custom news blocks for different sections - all available in LocalNews Theme. Check out all pre built demos at: https://blazethemes.com/theme/local-news-free

== Description ==
A complete and feature rich news/magazine theme.

== Installation ==
1. In your admin panel, go to Appearance > Themes and click the Add New button.
2. Click Upload Theme and Choose File, then select the theme's .zip file. Click Install Now.
3. Click Activate to use your new theme right away.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= Does this theme support any plugins? =
LocalNews includes support for Infinite Scroll in Jetpack.

== Screenshots  ==
    * License: Creative Commons Zero (CC0) Public Domain
    * License Url: https://pxhere.com/en/license
    * License Url: https://stocksnap.io/license
    * Sources:
    https://stocksnap.io/photo/waterfall-iceland-AF9QPX5P5T
    https://pxhere.com/en/photo/747019
    https://pxhere.com/en/photo/738025
    https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1221096
    https://pxhere.com/en/photo/744301
    https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1489431
    https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1071632
    https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1409739
    https://pxhere.com/en/photo/634799

== Credits ==
* Based on Underscores https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2020 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
* normalize.css https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/, (C) 2012-2018 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

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Author: Justin Tadlock
URL: https://github.com/justintadlock/breadcrumb-trail/blob/master/breadcrumb-trail.php
License: GPLv2 or later

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URL: https://fontawesome.com
License: https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License)

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Author: Aamir Afridi
URL: http://aamirafridi.com/jquery/jquery-marquee-plugin
License: The MIT License

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URL: https://github.com/imakewebthings/waypoints/blob/master/licenses.txt
License: The MIT License

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Author: Ken Wheeler
URL: http://github.com/kenwheeler/slick
License: The MIT License

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.18 - March 26th, 2026 =
    * Fixed - Customizer design fixed
    
= 1.0.17 - MArch 7th, 2024 =
    * Changed - demo url changed

= 1.0.16 - November 20th, 2023 =
    * Fixed - customizer controls styling fixes

= 1.0.15 - October 19th, 2023 =
    * Solved - theme functions issue fixed

= 1.0.14 - August 31st, 2023 =
    * Fixed - typography control design issue fixed

= 1.0.12 - December 24th, 2022 =
    * Fixed - filter news block label issue fixed
    * Removed - unused files

= 1.0.11 - December 4th, 2022 =
    * Changed - customizer controls styling update
    * Removed - black friday offer removed

= 1.0.10 - November 20th, 2022 =
    * Changed - frontpage sections sort control section changed

= 1.0.9 - November 3rd, 2022 =
    * Fixed - breadcrumb date compatible with theme seo date option
    * Fixed - customizer popup styling fixes

= 1.0.8 - October 19th, 2022 =
    * Fixes - post date issue fixed in tabbed news block

= 1.0.7 - October 13th, 2022 =
    * Fixes - some styling issue fixes

= 1.0.6 - October 11th, 2022 =
    * Fixes - category collection issue

= 1.0.5 - October 10th, 2022 =
    * Fixes - some design fixes for banner and ticker section added

= 1.0.4 - October 3rd, 2022 =
    * Fixes - 404 not found external url fixed

= 1.0.3 - September 27th, 2022 =
    * Fixed - customizer repeater blocks item removed delete bock icon

= 1.0.2 - September 26th, 2022 =
    * Added - demo listing added

= 1.0.1 - September 21st, 2022 =
    * Issue fixes

= 1.0.0 - September 19th, 2022 =
    * Initial release