For local we rely on a couple of local radio stations that still have a live news report that is actually recorded here in town.
For national / international, I go first with
https://www.bbc.com/news
Then I'll check
https://scrippsnews.com/
and / or
https://www.aljazeera.com/
For state and related POLITICAL news I check
https://www.thecentersquare.com/
Only as a last resort will I look at something like CNN.
I used to use Reuters, but their paywall is impossible to deal with. They don't WANT you reading their news. So I don't.