I mostly get news from patch [1] as it is generally the only news that applies to me. News on HN sometimes applies to my career field, yet rarely ever applies directly to me.
"Hello! Patch is currently unavailable in most European locations. We are working on a technical compliance solution, and hope to be able to provide our local journalism offerings to EU readers soon. —The Patch Team" :(
I have been doing my own local news curation via google alerts; patch looks much better, will give it a try