diff --git a/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Controllers/BaseNewsControllerTests.cs b/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Controllers/BaseNewsControllerTests.cs
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+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Cms;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Directory;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Localization;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Stores;
+using Grand.Domain.News;
+using Grand.Infrastructure.Mapper;
+using Grand.Mapping;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Controllers;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Interfaces;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Mapper;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News;
+using Grand.Web.Common.DataSource;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Routing;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
+
+namespace Grand.Web.Admin.Tests.Controllers;
+
+// Characterization tests for the merged News access-check behavior (ARCH-001 News consolidation).
+[TestClass]
+public class BaseNewsControllerTests
+{
+    private class TestNewsController(
+        INewsViewModelService newsViewModelService,
+        INewsService newsService,
+        ILanguageService languageService,
+        ITranslationService translationService,
+        IStoreService storeService,
+        IDateTimeService dateTimeService,
+        IAdminDataScope<NewsItem> scope)
+        : BaseNewsController(newsViewModelService, newsService, languageService, translationService,
+            storeService, dateTimeService, scope);
+
+    private TestNewsController _controller;
+    private Mock<INewsViewModelService> _newsViewModelServiceMock;
+    private Mock<INewsService> _newsServiceMock;
+    private Mock<ITranslationService> _translationServiceMock;
+    private Mock<IAdminDataScope<NewsItem>> _scopeMock;
+
+    [TestInitialize]
+    public void Setup()
+    {
+        var mapperConfig = new MapperConfiguration(cfg => cfg.AddProfile<NewsItemProfile>());
+        AutoMapperConfig.Init(mapperConfig);
+
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock = new Mock<INewsViewModelService>();
+        _newsServiceMock = new Mock<INewsService>();
+        _translationServiceMock = new Mock<ITranslationService>();
+        _translationServiceMock.Setup(t => t.GetResource(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns("resource");
+
+        _scopeMock = new Mock<IAdminDataScope<NewsItem>>();
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.DefaultStoreId).Returns((string)null);
+
+        var languageServiceMock = new Mock<ILanguageService>();
+        languageServiceMock.Setup(l => l.GetAllLanguages(true, It.IsAny<string>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new List<Grand.Domain.Localization.Language>());
+
+        var storeServiceMock = new Mock<IStoreService>();
+        storeServiceMock.Setup(s => s.GetAllStores()).ReturnsAsync(new List<Grand.Domain.Stores.Store>());
+
+        _controller = new TestNewsController(
+            _newsViewModelServiceMock.Object,
+            _newsServiceMock.Object,
+            languageServiceMock.Object,
+            _translationServiceMock.Object,
+            storeServiceMock.Object,
+            new Mock<IDateTimeService>().Object,
+            _scopeMock.Object);
+
+        var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext();
+        var loggerFactoryMock = new Mock<ILoggerFactory>();
+        loggerFactoryMock.Setup(l => l.CreateLogger(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(new Mock<ILogger>().Object);
+        var urlHelperFactoryMock = new Mock<IUrlHelperFactory>();
+        urlHelperFactoryMock.Setup(f => f.GetUrlHelper(It.IsAny<ActionContext>())).Returns(new Mock<IUrlHelper>().Object);
+        var requestServicesMock = new Mock<IServiceProvider>();
+        requestServicesMock.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(ILoggerFactory))).Returns(loggerFactoryMock.Object);
+        requestServicesMock.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IUrlHelperFactory))).Returns(urlHelperFactoryMock.Object);
+        httpContext.RequestServices = requestServicesMock.Object;
+        _controller.ControllerContext = new ControllerContext { HttpContext = httpContext };
+        _controller.TempData = new TempDataDictionary(httpContext, new Mock<ITempDataProvider>().Object);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task ListPost_UsesSharedPrepareNewsItemModel_NotGetAllNewsDirectly()
+    {
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock
+            .Setup(v => v.PrepareNewsItemModel(It.IsAny<NewsItemListModel>(), 1, 10))
+            .ReturnsAsync((new List<NewsItemModel>(), 0));
+
+        await _controller.List(new DataSourceRequest { Page = 1, PageSize = 10 }, new NewsItemListModel());
+
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock.Verify(v => v.PrepareNewsItemModel(It.IsAny<NewsItemListModel>(), 1, 10), Times.Once);
+        _newsServiceMock.Verify(s => s.GetAllNews(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<int>(), It.IsAny<int>(),
+            It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<bool>(), It.IsAny<string>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task ListPost_ForcesScopeDefaultStoreId()
+    {
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.DefaultStoreId).Returns("store-1");
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock
+            .Setup(v => v.PrepareNewsItemModel(It.IsAny<NewsItemListModel>(), 1, 10))
+            .ReturnsAsync((new List<NewsItemModel>(), 0));
+
+        var model = new NewsItemListModel { SearchStoreId = "attacker-supplied" };
+        await _controller.List(new DataSourceRequest { Page = 1, PageSize = 10 }, model);
+
+        Assert.AreEqual("store-1", model.SearchStoreId);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task ListPost_GlobalScope_LeavesSubmittedSearchStoreIdUntouched()
+    {
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.DefaultStoreId).Returns((string)null);
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock
+            .Setup(v => v.PrepareNewsItemModel(It.IsAny<NewsItemListModel>(), 1, 10))
+            .ReturnsAsync((new List<NewsItemModel>(), 0));
+
+        var model = new NewsItemListModel { SearchStoreId = "admin-submitted-store" };
+        await _controller.List(new DataSourceRequest { Page = 1, PageSize = 10 }, model);
+
+        Assert.AreEqual("admin-submitted-store", model.SearchStoreId);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task ListGet_GlobalScope_PopulatesAvailableStores()
+    {
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.DefaultStoreId).Returns((string)null);
+        var storeServiceMock = new Mock<IStoreService>();
+        storeServiceMock.Setup(s => s.GetAllStores()).ReturnsAsync(
+            new List<Grand.Domain.Stores.Store> { new() { Id = "s1", Shortcut = "Store One" } });
+        var controller = new TestNewsController(
+            _newsViewModelServiceMock.Object, _newsServiceMock.Object, new Mock<ILanguageService>().Object,
+            _translationServiceMock.Object, storeServiceMock.Object, new Mock<IDateTimeService>().Object,
+            _scopeMock.Object);
+        controller.ControllerContext = _controller.ControllerContext;
+        controller.TempData = _controller.TempData;
+
+        var result = await controller.List();
+
+        var view = result as ViewResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(view);
+        var model = (NewsItemListModel)view.Model;
+        Assert.IsTrue(model.AvailableStores.Any(s => s.Value == "s1"));
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task ListGet_StoreScoped_LeavesAvailableStoresEmpty()
+    {
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.DefaultStoreId).Returns("store-1");
+        var storeServiceMock = new Mock<IStoreService>();
+        var controller = new TestNewsController(
+            _newsViewModelServiceMock.Object, _newsServiceMock.Object, new Mock<ILanguageService>().Object,
+            _translationServiceMock.Object, storeServiceMock.Object, new Mock<IDateTimeService>().Object,
+            _scopeMock.Object);
+        controller.ControllerContext = _controller.ControllerContext;
+        controller.TempData = _controller.TempData;
+
+        var result = await controller.List();
+
+        var view = result as ViewResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(view);
+        var model = (NewsItemListModel)view.Model;
+        Assert.AreEqual(0, model.AvailableStores.Count);
+        storeServiceMock.Verify(s => s.GetAllStores(), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task CreatePost_InsertsOnce_NeverCallsUpdateNews()
+    {
+        var inserted = new NewsItem { Id = "new-1" };
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock
+            .Setup(v => v.InsertNewsItemModel(It.IsAny<NewsItemModel>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(inserted);
+
+        await _controller.Create(new NewsItemModel { Title = "N" }, false);
+
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock.Verify(v => v.InsertNewsItemModel(It.IsAny<NewsItemModel>()), Times.Once);
+        _newsServiceMock.Verify(s => s.UpdateNews(It.IsAny<NewsItem>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task CreatePost_StoreScoped_ForcesModelStores()
+    {
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.DefaultStoreId).Returns("store-1");
+        var inserted = new NewsItem { Id = "new-1" };
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock
+            .Setup(v => v.InsertNewsItemModel(It.IsAny<NewsItemModel>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(inserted)
+            .Callback<NewsItemModel>(m => Assert.AreEqual("store-1", m.Stores.Single()));
+
+        await _controller.Create(new NewsItemModel { Title = "N" }, false);
+
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock.Verify(v => v.InsertNewsItemModel(It.IsAny<NewsItemModel>()), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task CreatePost_GlobalScoped_LeavesModelStoresUntouched()
+    {
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.DefaultStoreId).Returns((string)null);
+        var inserted = new NewsItem { Id = "new-1" };
+        var submitted = new NewsItemModel { Title = "N", Stores = ["explicit-store"] };
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock
+            .Setup(v => v.InsertNewsItemModel(It.IsAny<NewsItemModel>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(inserted)
+            .Callback<NewsItemModel>(m => Assert.AreEqual("explicit-store", m.Stores.Single()));
+
+        await _controller.Create(submitted, false);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task CreateGet_PopulatesAllLanguages()
+    {
+        var languageServiceMock = new Mock<ILanguageService>();
+        languageServiceMock.Setup(l => l.GetAllLanguages(true, It.IsAny<string>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new List<Grand.Domain.Localization.Language> { new() { Id = "l1" } });
+        var controller = new TestNewsController(
+            _newsViewModelServiceMock.Object, _newsServiceMock.Object, languageServiceMock.Object,
+            _translationServiceMock.Object, new Mock<IStoreService>().Object, new Mock<IDateTimeService>().Object,
+            _scopeMock.Object);
+        controller.ControllerContext = _controller.ControllerContext;
+        controller.TempData = _controller.TempData;
+
+        await controller.Create();
+
+        // Confirms the value assigned to ViewBag.AllLanguages is the resolved list, not an unawaited
+        // Task object (the pre-existing bug this task fixes) - would throw InvalidCastException or
+        // fail this assertion if the bug were reintroduced.
+        var allLanguages = (IList<Grand.Domain.Localization.Language>)controller.ViewBag.AllLanguages;
+        Assert.AreEqual(1, allLanguages.Count);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task EditGet_NewsItemNotFound_RedirectsToList()
+    {
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("missing")).ReturnsAsync((NewsItem)null);
+
+        var result = await _controller.Edit("missing");
+
+        var redirect = result as RedirectToActionResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(redirect);
+        Assert.AreEqual("List", redirect.ActionName);
+        _scopeMock.Verify(s => s.CanView(It.IsAny<NewsItem>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task EditGet_ScopeDeniesView_RedirectsToList()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.CanView(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(false);
+
+        var result = await _controller.Edit("n1");
+
+        var redirect = result as RedirectToActionResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(redirect);
+        Assert.AreEqual("List", redirect.ActionName);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task EditPost_ScopeDeniesAccess_RedirectsToEdit()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.HasAccess(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(false);
+
+        var result = await _controller.Edit(new NewsItemModel { Id = "n1" }, false);
+
+        var redirect = result as RedirectToActionResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(redirect);
+        Assert.AreEqual("Edit", redirect.ActionName);
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock.Verify(v => v.UpdateNewsItemModel(It.IsAny<NewsItem>(), It.IsAny<NewsItemModel>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task Delete_ScopeDeniesAccess_RedirectsToListWithoutDeleting()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.HasAccess(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(false);
+
+        var result = await _controller.Delete("n1");
+
+        var redirect = result as RedirectToActionResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(redirect);
+        Assert.AreEqual("List", redirect.ActionName);
+        _newsServiceMock.Verify(n => n.DeleteNews(It.IsAny<NewsItem>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task Delete_ScopeGrantsAccess_Deletes()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.HasAccess(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+        var result = await _controller.Delete("n1");
+
+        var redirect = result as RedirectToActionResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(redirect);
+        Assert.AreEqual("List", redirect.ActionName);
+        _newsServiceMock.Verify(n => n.DeleteNews(newsItem), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void Comments_RedirectsToList()
+    {
+        // Comments(string) has no Comments.cshtml to render (unlike Blog, which has one) and is
+        // unreachable from the UI - the Comments tab's grid calls the POST overload only. Redirects
+        // instead of rendering a nonexistent view; see BaseNewsController's ruled fix comment.
+        var result = _controller.Comments("n1");
+
+        var redirect = result as RedirectToActionResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(redirect);
+        Assert.AreEqual("List", redirect.ActionName);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task Comments_ScopeDeniesView_ReturnsKendoErrorWithoutCallingPrepareNewsCommentModel()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.CanView(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(false);
+
+        var result = await _controller.Comments("n1", new DataSourceRequest { Page = 1, PageSize = 10 });
+
+        var json = result as JsonResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(json);
+        var gridModel = (DataSourceResult)json.Value;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(gridModel.Errors);
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock.Verify(
+            v => v.PrepareNewsCommentModel(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<int>(), It.IsAny<int>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task Comments_NewsItemNotFound_ReturnsKendoErrorWithoutCallingPrepareNewsCommentModel()
+    {
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("missing")).ReturnsAsync((NewsItem)null);
+
+        var result = await _controller.Comments("missing", new DataSourceRequest { Page = 1, PageSize = 10 });
+
+        var json = result as JsonResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(json);
+        var gridModel = (DataSourceResult)json.Value;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(gridModel.Errors);
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock.Verify(
+            v => v.PrepareNewsCommentModel(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<int>(), It.IsAny<int>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task Comments_ScopeGrantsView_ReturnsCommentsGrid()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.CanView(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+        var commentModels = new List<NewsCommentModel> { new() { Id = "c1" } };
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock
+            .Setup(v => v.PrepareNewsCommentModel("n1", 1, 10))
+            .ReturnsAsync((commentModels, 1));
+
+        var result = await _controller.Comments("n1", new DataSourceRequest { Page = 1, PageSize = 10 });
+
+        var json = result as JsonResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(json);
+        var gridModel = (DataSourceResult)json.Value;
+        Assert.IsNull(gridModel.Errors);
+        Assert.AreEqual(1, gridModel.Total);
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock.Verify(v => v.PrepareNewsCommentModel("n1", 1, 10), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task CommentDelete_ScopeDeniesAccess_ReturnsKendoErrorWithoutDeleting()
+    {
+        var comment = new NewsComment { Id = "c1", NewsItemId = "n1" };
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.HasAccess(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(false);
+
+        var result = await _controller.CommentDelete(comment);
+
+        var json = result as JsonResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(json);
+        var gridModel = (DataSourceResult)json.Value;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(gridModel.Errors);
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock.Verify(v => v.CommentDelete(It.IsAny<NewsComment>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task CommentDelete_ScopeGrantsAccess_Deletes()
+    {
+        var comment = new NewsComment { Id = "c1", NewsItemId = "n1" };
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.HasAccess(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+        var result = await _controller.CommentDelete(comment);
+
+        var json = result as JsonResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(json);
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock.Verify(v => v.CommentDelete(comment), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task CommentDelete_NewsItemNotFound_ReturnsKendoErrorWithoutDeleting()
+    {
+        var comment = new NewsComment { Id = "c1", NewsItemId = "missing" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("missing")).ReturnsAsync((NewsItem)null);
+
+        var result = await _controller.CommentDelete(comment);
+
+        var json = result as JsonResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(json);
+        var gridModel = (DataSourceResult)json.Value;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(gridModel.Errors);
+        _newsViewModelServiceMock.Verify(v => v.CommentDelete(It.IsAny<NewsComment>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Controllers/NewsControllerTests.cs b/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Controllers/NewsControllerTests.cs
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+using Grand.Web.Admin.Controllers;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Controllers;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Grand.Web.Admin.Tests.Controllers;
+
+[TestClass]
+public class NewsControllerTests
+{
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void NewsController_IsThinSubclassOfBaseNewsController()
+    {
+        Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseNewsController).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(NewsController)));
+        Assert.AreNotEqual(typeof(BaseNewsController), typeof(NewsController));
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void NewsController_HasRequiredHostAttributes()
+    {
+        var type = typeof(NewsController);
+
+        var areaAttr = type.GetCustomAttribute<AreaAttribute>(inherit: false);
+        Assert.IsNotNull(areaAttr);
+        Assert.AreEqual("Admin", areaAttr.RouteValue);
+
+        Assert.IsNotNull(type.GetCustomAttribute<Grand.Web.Common.Filters.AuthorizeMenuAttribute>(inherit: false));
+        Assert.IsNotNull(type.GetCustomAttribute<AutoValidateAntiforgeryTokenAttribute>(inherit: false));
+        // Confirm the actual namespace of AuthorizeAdminAttribute by reading the file that declares it
+        // before writing this assertion - Phase 15 found it lives in Grand.Web.Common.Filters, not
+        // Grand.Web.Admin.Extensions as might be assumed.
+        Assert.IsNotNull(type.GetCustomAttribute<Grand.Web.Common.Filters.AuthorizeAdminAttribute>(inherit: false));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Controllers/RoutedNewsItemDataScopeTests.cs b/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Controllers/RoutedNewsItemDataScopeTests.cs
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+using Grand.Domain.News;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Interfaces;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
+
+namespace Grand.Web.Admin.Tests.Controllers;
+
+[TestClass]
+public class RoutedNewsItemDataScopeTests
+{
+    private static RoutedNewsItemDataScope Build(string area, out Mock<IAdminDataScope<NewsItem>> globalMock, out Mock<IAdminDataScope<NewsItem>> storeMock)
+    {
+        var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext();
+        if (area != null)
+            httpContext.Request.RouteValues = new RouteValueDictionary { ["area"] = area };
+
+        var httpContextAccessorMock = new Mock<IHttpContextAccessor>();
+        httpContextAccessorMock.Setup(a => a.HttpContext).Returns(httpContext);
+
+        var global = new GlobalAdminDataScope<NewsItem>();
+        var store = new StoreAdminDataScope<NewsItem>(BuildContextAccessor());
+        globalMock = null;
+        storeMock = null;
+        return new RoutedNewsItemDataScope(httpContextAccessorMock.Object, global, store);
+    }
+
+    private static Grand.Infrastructure.IContextAccessor BuildContextAccessor()
+    {
+        var workContext = new Mock<Grand.Infrastructure.IWorkContext>();
+        workContext.Setup(w => w.CurrentCustomer).Returns(new Grand.Domain.Customers.Customer { StaffStoreId = "store-1" });
+        var contextAccessorMock = new Mock<Grand.Infrastructure.IContextAccessor>();
+        contextAccessorMock.Setup(c => c.WorkContext).Returns(workContext.Object);
+        return contextAccessorMock.Object;
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void DefaultStoreId_AdminArea_ResolvesToGlobalScope()
+    {
+        var routed = Build("Admin", out _, out _);
+        Assert.IsNull(routed.DefaultStoreId);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void DefaultStoreId_StoreArea_ResolvesToStoreScope()
+    {
+        var routed = Build("Store", out _, out _);
+        Assert.AreEqual("store-1", routed.DefaultStoreId);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void DefaultStoreId_VendorArea_ThrowsFailClosed()
+    {
+        var routed = Build("Vendor", out _, out _);
+        Assert.ThrowsExactly<InvalidOperationException>(() => _ = routed.DefaultStoreId);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void DefaultStoreId_MissingArea_ThrowsFailClosed()
+    {
+        var routed = Build(null, out _, out _);
+        Assert.ThrowsExactly<InvalidOperationException>(() => _ = routed.DefaultStoreId);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Store.Tests/Controllers/NewsControllerTests.cs b/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Store.Tests/Controllers/NewsControllerTests.cs
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+++ b/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Store.Tests/Controllers/NewsControllerTests.cs
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+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Cms;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Directory;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Localization;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Stores;
+using Grand.Domain.News;
+using Grand.Infrastructure.Mapper;
+using Grand.Mapping;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Interfaces;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Mapper;
+using Grand.Web.Store.Controllers;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Routing;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Grand.Web.Store.Tests.Controllers;
+
+[TestClass]
+public class NewsControllerTests
+{
+    private NewsController _controller;
+    private Mock<INewsService> _newsServiceMock;
+    private Mock<IAdminDataScope<NewsItem>> _scopeMock;
+
+    [TestInitialize]
+    public void Setup()
+    {
+        var mapperConfig = new MapperConfiguration(cfg => cfg.AddProfile<NewsItemProfile>());
+        AutoMapperConfig.Init(mapperConfig);
+
+        _newsServiceMock = new Mock<INewsService>();
+        _scopeMock = new Mock<IAdminDataScope<NewsItem>>();
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.DefaultStoreId).Returns("store-1");
+
+        var languageServiceMock = new Mock<ILanguageService>();
+        languageServiceMock.Setup(l => l.GetAllLanguages(true, It.IsAny<string>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new List<Grand.Domain.Localization.Language>());
+
+        _controller = new NewsController(
+            new Mock<INewsViewModelService>().Object,
+            _newsServiceMock.Object,
+            languageServiceMock.Object,
+            new Mock<ITranslationService>().Object,
+            new Mock<IStoreService>().Object,
+            new Mock<IDateTimeService>().Object,
+            _scopeMock.Object);
+
+        var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext();
+        var loggerFactoryMock = new Mock<ILoggerFactory>();
+        loggerFactoryMock.Setup(l => l.CreateLogger(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(new Mock<ILogger>().Object);
+        var urlHelperFactoryMock = new Mock<IUrlHelperFactory>();
+        urlHelperFactoryMock.Setup(f => f.GetUrlHelper(It.IsAny<ActionContext>())).Returns(new Mock<IUrlHelper>().Object);
+        var requestServicesMock = new Mock<IServiceProvider>();
+        requestServicesMock.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(ILoggerFactory))).Returns(loggerFactoryMock.Object);
+        requestServicesMock.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IUrlHelperFactory))).Returns(urlHelperFactoryMock.Object);
+        httpContext.RequestServices = requestServicesMock.Object;
+        _controller.ControllerContext = new ControllerContext { HttpContext = httpContext };
+        _controller.TempData = new TempDataDictionary(httpContext, new Mock<ITempDataProvider>().Object);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void NewsController_HasRequiredHostAttributes()
+    {
+        var type = typeof(NewsController);
+
+        var areaAttr = type.GetCustomAttribute<AreaAttribute>(inherit: false);
+        Assert.IsNotNull(areaAttr);
+        Assert.AreEqual("Store", areaAttr.RouteValue);
+
+        Assert.IsNotNull(type.GetCustomAttribute<Grand.Web.Common.Filters.AuthorizeStoreAttribute>(inherit: false));
+        Assert.IsNotNull(type.GetCustomAttribute<Grand.Web.Common.Filters.AuthorizeMenuAttribute>(inherit: false));
+        Assert.IsNotNull(type.GetCustomAttribute<AutoValidateAntiforgeryTokenAttribute>(inherit: false));
+    }
+
+    // --- EditWarningCheck truth table -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task EditGet_NotLimitedToStores_WarningFires()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1", LimitedToStores = false };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.CanView(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+        await _controller.Edit("n1");
+
+        Assert.IsTrue(_controller.TempData.ContainsKey("grand.notifications.Warning"));
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task EditGet_LimitedContainsStore_CountGreaterThanOne_WarningFires()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1", LimitedToStores = true, Stores = ["store-1", "store-2"] };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.CanView(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+        await _controller.Edit("n1");
+
+        Assert.IsTrue(_controller.TempData.ContainsKey("grand.notifications.Warning"));
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task EditGet_LimitedContainsStore_CountOne_NoWarning()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1", LimitedToStores = true, Stores = ["store-1"] };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.CanView(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+        await _controller.Edit("n1");
+
+        Assert.IsFalse(_controller.TempData.ContainsKey("grand.notifications.Warning"));
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task EditGet_LimitedDoesNotContainStore_NoWarning()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1", LimitedToStores = true, Stores = ["other-store"] };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.CanView(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+        await _controller.Edit("n1");
+
+        Assert.IsFalse(_controller.TempData.ContainsKey("grand.notifications.Warning"));
+    }
+
+    // --- Preview -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task Preview_NewsItemNotFound_RedirectsToList()
+    {
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("missing")).ReturnsAsync((NewsItem)null);
+
+        var result = await _controller.Preview("missing");
+
+        var redirect = result as RedirectToActionResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(redirect);
+        Assert.AreEqual("List", redirect.ActionName);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task Preview_ScopeDeniesAccess_RedirectsToList()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.HasAccess(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(false);
+
+        var result = await _controller.Preview("n1");
+
+        var redirect = result as RedirectToActionResult;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(redirect);
+        Assert.AreEqual("List", redirect.ActionName);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task Preview_ScopeGrantsAccess_ReturnsViewWithModel()
+    {
+        var newsItem = new NewsItem { Id = "n1", Title = "Hello" };
+        _newsServiceMock.Setup(n => n.GetNewsById("n1")).ReturnsAsync(newsItem);
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.HasAccess(newsItem)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+        var result = await _controller.Preview("n1");
+
+        Assert.IsInstanceOfType(result, typeof(ViewResult));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabComments.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabComments.cshtml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9066a7a6f2..0000000000
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabComments.cshtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-@model NewsItemModel
-@inject AdminAreaSettings adminAreaSettings
-<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_comments_list" additional-data="Model"/>
-@if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.Id))
-{
-    <div class="panel panel-default">
-        <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_comments_top" additional-data="Model"/>
-        <div class="panel-body">
-            <div id="comments-grid"></div>
-        </div>
-        <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_comments_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
-    </div>
-    <script>
-        $(document).ready(function () {
-            $("#comments-grid").kendoGrid({
-                dataSource: {
-                    transport: {
-                        read: {
-                            url: "@Url.Action("Comments", "News", new { filterByNewsItemId = Model.Id, area = Constants.AreaAdmin })",
-                            type: "POST",
-                            dataType: "json",
-                            data: addAntiForgeryToken
-                        },
-                        destroy: {
-                            url: "@Html.Raw(Url.Action("CommentDelete", "News", new { area = Constants.AreaAdmin }))",
-                            type: "POST",
-                            dataType: "json",
-                            data: addAntiForgeryToken
-                        }
-                    },
-                    schema: {
-                        data: "Data",
-                        total: "Total",
-                        errors: "Errors",
-                        model: {
-                            id: "Id",
-                            fields: {
-                                //do not implicitly specify all fields
-                                //we do it only for fields which implicitly require it
-                                //otherwise, they'll be formatted wrong way
-                                CreatedOn: {type: "date" }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    },
-                    error: function(e) {
-                        display_kendoui_grid_error(e);
-                        // Cancel the changes
-                        this.cancelChanges();
-                    },
-                    pageSize: @(adminAreaSettings.DefaultGridPageSize),
-                    serverPaging: true,
-                    serverFiltering: true,
-                    serverSorting: true
-                },
-                pageable: {
-                    refresh: true,
-                    pageSizes: [@(adminAreaSettings.GridPageSizes)]
-                },
-                editable: {
-                    confirmation: true,
-                    mode: "inline"
-                },
-                scrollable: false,
-                columns: [{
-                    field: "CustomerId",
-                    title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.Comments.Fields.Customer"]",
-                    width: 200,
-                    template: '<a class="k-link" href="@Url.Action("Edit", "Customer", new { area = Constants.AreaAdmin })/#=CustomerId#">#:kendo.htmlEncode(CustomerInfo)#</a>'
-                }, {
-                    field: "CommentTitle",
-                    title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.Comments.Fields.CommentTitle"]"
-                }, {
-                    field: "CommentText",
-                    title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.Comments.Fields.CommentText"]",
-                    encoded: false
-                }, {
-                    field: "CreatedOn",
-                    title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.Comments.Fields.CreatedOn"]",
-                    width: 200,
-                    type: "date",
-                    format: "{0:G}"
-                }, {
-                    command: { name: "destroy", text: "@Loc["Admin.Common.Delete"]" },
-                    title: "@Loc["Admin.Common.Delete"]",
-                    width: 100
-                }]
-            });
-        });
-    </script>
-}
-else
-{
-    <div class="note note-info">
-        @Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.SaveBeforeEdit"]
-    </div>
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabSeo.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabSeo.cshtml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f504cbfe6..0000000000
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabSeo.cshtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor
-@model NewsItemModel
-
-<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_seo_top" additional-data="Model"/>
-@{
-    Func<int, HelperResult>
-        template = @<div class="form-body">
-                       <div class="form-group">
-                           <admin-label asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].MetaKeywords"/>
-                           <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                               <admin-input asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].MetaKeywords"/>
-                               <span asp-validation-for="@Model.Locales[item].MetaKeywords"></span>
-                           </div>
-                       </div>
-                       <div class="form-group">
-                           <admin-label asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].MetaDescription"/>
-                           <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                               <admin-textarea asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].MetaDescription"></admin-textarea>
-                               <span asp-validation-for="@Model.Locales[item].MetaDescription"></span>
-                           </div>
-                       </div>
-                       <div class="form-group">
-                           <admin-label asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].MetaTitle"/>
-                           <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                               <admin-input asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].MetaTitle"/>
-                               <span asp-validation-for="@Model.Locales[item].MetaTitle"></span>
-                           </div>
-                       </div>
-                       <div class="form-group">
-                           <admin-label asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].SeName"/>
-                           <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                               <admin-input asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].SeName"/>
-                               <span asp-validation-for="@Model.Locales[item].SeName"></span>
-                           </div>
-                       </div>
-                       <input asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].LanguageId" type="hidden"/>
-                   </div>;
-}
-
-<div class="form-horizontal">
-    <localized-editor localized-template="@template" name="newsitem-seo-localized" language-ids="@Model.Locales.Select(c => c.LanguageId).ToList()">
-        <div class="form-body">
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <admin-label asp-for="MetaKeywords"/>
-                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                    <admin-input asp-for="MetaKeywords"/>
-                    <span asp-validation-for="MetaKeywords"></span>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <admin-label asp-for="MetaDescription"/>
-                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                    <admin-textarea asp-for="MetaDescription"></admin-textarea>
-                    <span asp-validation-for="MetaDescription"></span>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <admin-label asp-for="MetaTitle"/>
-                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                    <admin-input asp-for="MetaTitle"/>
-                    <span asp-validation-for="MetaTitle"></span>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <admin-label asp-for="SeName"/>
-                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                    <admin-input asp-for="SeName"/>
-                    <span asp-validation-for="SeName"></span>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </localized-editor>
-
-</div>
-<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_seo_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Create.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Create.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2c9454117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Create.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_buttons" additional-data="null"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Edit.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Edit.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30b8c212b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Edit.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_buttons" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsBottom.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsBottom.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c73e3b30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsBottom.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_comments_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsList.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsList.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..298c7eebd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsList.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_comments_list" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsTop.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsTop.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de6d83eb1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsTop.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_comments_top" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoBottom.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoBottom.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..527b143a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoBottom.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_info_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoTop.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoTop.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45c7bec508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoTop.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_info_top" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoBottom.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoBottom.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dc77016ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoBottom.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_seo_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoTop.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoTop.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87f8b379a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoTop.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_seo_top" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsTabs.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsTabs.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff3ba03b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsTabs.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_tabs" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.ListButtons.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.ListButtons.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db14baf131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.ListButtons.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_list_buttons" additional-data="null"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Controllers/NewsController.cs b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Controllers/NewsController.cs
index e84b124b78..82f8b9a8c9 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Controllers/NewsController.cs
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Controllers/NewsController.cs
@@ -1,229 +1,32 @@
-using Grand.Business.Core.Extensions;
 using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Cms;
 using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Directory;
 using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Localization;
 using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Stores;
-using Grand.Domain.Permissions;
 using Grand.Domain.News;
-using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Extensions.Mapping;
+using Grand.Web.Admin.Extensions;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Controllers;
 using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Interfaces;
-using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News;
-using Grand.Web.Common.DataSource;
 using Grand.Web.Common.Filters;
-using Grand.Web.Common.Security.Authorization;
+using Grand.Web.Common.Localization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
 
 namespace Grand.Web.Admin.Controllers;
 
-[PermissionAuthorize(PermissionSystemName.News)]
-public class NewsController : BaseAdminController
-{
-    #region Constructors
-
-    public NewsController(
-        INewsViewModelService newsViewModelService,
-        INewsService newsService,
-        ILanguageService languageService,
-        ITranslationService translationService,
-        IStoreService storeService,
-        IDateTimeService dateTimeService)
-    {
-        _newsViewModelService = newsViewModelService;
-        _newsService = newsService;
-        _languageService = languageService;
-        _translationService = translationService;
-        _storeService = storeService;
-        _dateTimeService = dateTimeService;
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-
-    #region Fields
-
-    private readonly INewsViewModelService _newsViewModelService;
-    private readonly INewsService _newsService;
-    private readonly ILanguageService _languageService;
-    private readonly ITranslationService _translationService;
-    private readonly IStoreService _storeService;
-    private readonly IDateTimeService _dateTimeService;
-
-    #endregion
-
-    #region News items
-
-    public IActionResult Index()
-    {
-        return RedirectToAction("List");
-    }
-
-    public async Task<IActionResult> List()
-    {
-        var model = new NewsItemListModel();
-        //stores
-        model.AvailableStores.Add(new SelectListItem
-            { Text = _translationService.GetResource("Admin.Common.All"), Value = "" });
-        foreach (var s in await _storeService.GetAllStores())
-            model.AvailableStores.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = s.Shortcut, Value = s.Id });
-
-        return View(model);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.List)]
-    [HttpPost]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> List(DataSourceRequest command, NewsItemListModel model)
-    {
-        var news = await _newsViewModelService.PrepareNewsItemModel(model, command.Page, command.PageSize);
-        var gridModel = new DataSourceResult {
-            Data = news.newsItemModels.ToList(),
-            Total = news.totalCount
-        };
-        return Json(gridModel);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Create)]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Create()
-    {
-        ViewBag.AllLanguages = _languageService.GetAllLanguages(true);
-        var model = new NewsItemModel {
-            //default values
-            Published = true,
-            AllowComments = true
-        };
-
-        //locales
-        await AddLocales(_languageService, model.Locales);
-        return View(model);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Edit)]
-    [HttpPost]
-    [ArgumentNameFilter(KeyName = "save-continue", Argument = "continueEditing")]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Create(NewsItemModel model, bool continueEditing)
-    {
-        if (ModelState.IsValid)
-        {
-            var newsItem = await _newsViewModelService.InsertNewsItemModel(model);
-            Success(_translationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Added"));
-            return continueEditing ? RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = newsItem.Id }) : RedirectToAction("List");
-        }
-
-        //If we got this far, something failed, redisplay form
-        ViewBag.AllLanguages = _languageService.GetAllLanguages(true);
-        return View(model);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Preview)]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(string id)
-    {
-        var newsItem = await _newsService.GetNewsById(id);
-        if (newsItem == null)
-            //No news item found with the specified id
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-
-        ViewBag.AllLanguages = await _languageService.GetAllLanguages(true);
-        var model = newsItem.ToModel(_dateTimeService);
-        //locales
-        await AddLocales(_languageService, model.Locales, (locale, languageId) =>
-        {
-            locale.Title = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.Title, languageId, false);
-            locale.Short = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.Short, languageId, false);
-            locale.Full = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.Full, languageId, false);
-            locale.MetaKeywords = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.MetaKeywords, languageId, false);
-            locale.MetaDescription = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.MetaDescription, languageId, false);
-            locale.MetaTitle = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.MetaTitle, languageId, false);
-            locale.SeName = newsItem.GetSeName(languageId, false);
-        });
-        return View(model);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Edit)]
-    [HttpPost]
-    [ArgumentNameFilter(KeyName = "save-continue", Argument = "continueEditing")]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(NewsItemModel model, bool continueEditing)
-    {
-        var newsItem = await _newsService.GetNewsById(model.Id);
-        if (newsItem == null)
-            //No news item found with the specified id
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-
-        if (ModelState.IsValid)
-        {
-            newsItem = await _newsViewModelService.UpdateNewsItemModel(newsItem, model);
-            Success(_translationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Updated"));
-
-            if (continueEditing)
-            {
-                //selected tab
-                await SaveSelectedTabIndex();
-
-                return RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = newsItem.Id });
-            }
-
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-        }
-
-        //If we got this far, something failed, redisplay form
-        ViewBag.AllLanguages = await _languageService.GetAllLanguages(true);
-
-        return View(model);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Delete)]
-    [HttpPost]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(string id)
-    {
-        var newsItem = await _newsService.GetNewsById(id);
-        if (newsItem == null)
-            //No news item found with the specified id
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-        if (ModelState.IsValid)
-        {
-            await _newsService.DeleteNews(newsItem);
-
-            Success(_translationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Deleted"));
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-        }
-
-        Error(ModelState);
-        return RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = newsItem.Id });
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-
-    #region Comments
-
-    public IActionResult Comments(string filterByNewsItemId)
-    {
-        ViewBag.FilterByNewsItemId = filterByNewsItemId;
-        return View();
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.List)]
-    [HttpPost]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Comments(string filterByNewsItemId, DataSourceRequest command)
-    {
-        var comments = await _newsViewModelService.PrepareNewsCommentModel(filterByNewsItemId, command.Page, command.PageSize);
-
-        var gridModel = new DataSourceResult {
-            Data = comments.newsCommentModels.ToList(),
-            Total = comments.totalCount
-        };
-        return Json(gridModel);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Delete)]
-    [HttpPost]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> CommentDelete(NewsComment model)
-    {
-        if (ModelState.IsValid)
-        {
-            await _newsViewModelService.CommentDelete(model);
-            return new JsonResult("");
-        }
-
-        return ErrorForKendoGridJson(ModelState);
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+// Reduced to a thin subclass of BaseNewsController (ARCH-001 News consolidation). All shared
+// behavior lives in the base; this class only supplies Admin's DI wiring plus the attributes that
+// used to arrive transitively via BaseAdminController - BaseNewsController can't inherit any single
+// host's base controller. Same pattern as CategoryController (see that file).
+[AuthorizeAdmin]
+[AutoValidateAntiforgeryToken]
+[Area(Constants.AreaAdmin)]
+[AuthorizeMenu]
+public class NewsController(
+    INewsViewModelService newsViewModelService,
+    INewsService newsService,
+    ILanguageService languageService,
+    ITranslationService translationService,
+    IStoreService storeService,
+    IDateTimeService dateTimeService,
+    IAdminDataScope<NewsItem> scope)
+    : BaseNewsController(newsViewModelService, newsService, languageService, translationService,
+        storeService, dateTimeService, scope);
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Controllers/BaseNewsController.cs b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Controllers/BaseNewsController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edf63ebff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Controllers/BaseNewsController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+using Grand.Business.Core.Extensions;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Cms;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Directory;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Localization;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Stores;
+using Grand.Domain.News;
+using Grand.Domain.Permissions;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Extensions.Mapping;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Interfaces;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News;
+using Grand.Web.Common.Controllers;
+using Grand.Web.Common.DataSource;
+using Grand.Web.Common.Filters;
+using Grand.Web.Common.Security.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
+
+namespace Grand.Web.AdminShared.Controllers;
+
+[PermissionAuthorize(PermissionSystemName.News)]
+[AutoValidateAntiforgeryToken]
+public abstract class BaseNewsController(
+    INewsViewModelService newsViewModelService,
+    INewsService newsService,
+    ILanguageService languageService,
+    ITranslationService translationService,
+    IStoreService storeService,
+    IDateTimeService dateTimeService,
+    IAdminDataScope<NewsItem> scope)
+    : BaseController
+{
+    /// <summary>Hook for host-specific UI-copy warnings on Edit(GET) that aren't access-scope
+    /// decisions. Overridden by the Store subclass (Task 4); no-op everywhere else. Fourth occurrence
+    /// of this exact pattern in ARCH-001 (Category, Blog, Page, now News) - treat as proven.</summary>
+    protected virtual void EditWarningCheck(NewsItem newsItem) { }
+
+    // Exposed for host subclasses: primary-constructor parameters are not visible to derived classes
+    // by name in C#.
+    protected ITranslationService TranslationService => translationService;
+    protected IAdminDataScope<NewsItem> Scope => scope;
+
+    #region News items
+
+    public IActionResult Index() => RedirectToAction("List");
+
+    public async Task<IActionResult> List()
+    {
+        var model = new NewsItemListModel();
+        if (scope.DefaultStoreId is null)
+        {
+            model.AvailableStores.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = translationService.GetResource("Admin.Common.All"), Value = "" });
+            foreach (var s in await storeService.GetAllStores())
+                model.AvailableStores.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = s.Shortcut, Value = s.Id });
+        }
+        return View(model);
+    }
+
+    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.List)]
+    [HttpPost]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> List(DataSourceRequest command, NewsItemListModel model)
+    {
+        if (scope.DefaultStoreId is not null) model.SearchStoreId = scope.DefaultStoreId;
+
+        var news = await newsViewModelService.PrepareNewsItemModel(model, command.Page, command.PageSize);
+        var gridModel = new DataSourceResult {
+            Data = news.newsItemModels.ToList(),
+            Total = news.totalCount
+        };
+        return Json(gridModel);
+    }
+
+    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Create)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Create()
+    {
+        ViewBag.AllLanguages = await languageService.GetAllLanguages(true);
+        var model = new NewsItemModel {
+            Published = true,
+            AllowComments = true
+        };
+        await AddLocales(languageService, model.Locales);
+        return View(model);
+    }
+
+    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Edit)]
+    [HttpPost]
+    [ArgumentNameFilter(KeyName = "save-continue", Argument = "continueEditing")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Create(NewsItemModel model, bool continueEditing)
+    {
+        if (ModelState.IsValid)
+        {
+            if (scope.DefaultStoreId is not null) model.Stores = [scope.DefaultStoreId];
+            // Store's original called _newsService.UpdateNews(newsItem) again here, right after
+            // InsertNewsItemModel (which already inserts internally) - a redundant double-write with
+            // no purpose. Dropped as a ruled, disclosed fix.
+            var newsItem = await newsViewModelService.InsertNewsItemModel(model);
+            Success(translationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Added"));
+            return continueEditing ? RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = newsItem.Id }) : RedirectToAction("List");
+        }
+
+        // Ruled fix: Admin's original assigned the unawaited Task here instead of the resolved list.
+        ViewBag.AllLanguages = await languageService.GetAllLanguages(true);
+        return View(model);
+    }
+
+    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Preview)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(string id)
+    {
+        var newsItem = await newsService.GetNewsById(id);
+        if (newsItem == null) return RedirectToAction("List");
+
+        EditWarningCheck(newsItem);
+        if (!await scope.CanView(newsItem)) return RedirectToAction("List");
+
+        ViewBag.AllLanguages = await languageService.GetAllLanguages(true);
+        var model = newsItem.ToModel(dateTimeService);
+        await AddLocales(languageService, model.Locales, (locale, languageId) =>
+        {
+            locale.Title = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.Title, languageId, false);
+            locale.Short = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.Short, languageId, false);
+            locale.Full = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.Full, languageId, false);
+            locale.MetaKeywords = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.MetaKeywords, languageId, false);
+            locale.MetaDescription = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.MetaDescription, languageId, false);
+            locale.MetaTitle = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.MetaTitle, languageId, false);
+            locale.SeName = newsItem.GetSeName(languageId, false);
+        });
+        return View(model);
+    }
+
+    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Edit)]
+    [HttpPost]
+    [ArgumentNameFilter(KeyName = "save-continue", Argument = "continueEditing")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(NewsItemModel model, bool continueEditing)
+    {
+        var newsItem = await newsService.GetNewsById(model.Id);
+        if (newsItem == null) return RedirectToAction("List");
+        if (!await scope.HasAccess(newsItem)) return RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = newsItem.Id });
+
+        if (ModelState.IsValid)
+        {
+            if (scope.DefaultStoreId is not null) model.Stores = [scope.DefaultStoreId];
+            newsItem = await newsViewModelService.UpdateNewsItemModel(newsItem, model);
+            Success(translationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Updated"));
+            if (continueEditing)
+            {
+                await SaveSelectedTabIndex();
+                return RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = newsItem.Id });
+            }
+            return RedirectToAction("List");
+        }
+
+        ViewBag.AllLanguages = await languageService.GetAllLanguages(true);
+        return View(model);
+    }
+
+    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Delete)]
+    [HttpPost]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(string id)
+    {
+        var newsItem = await newsService.GetNewsById(id);
+        if (newsItem == null) return RedirectToAction("List");
+        // News-specific: denial redirects to List, NOT Edit (matches Page's precedent, not
+        // Blog/Category's own Delete target) - verified directly from Store's original source.
+        if (!await scope.HasAccess(newsItem)) return RedirectToAction("List");
+
+        await newsService.DeleteNews(newsItem);
+        Success(translationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Deleted"));
+        return RedirectToAction("List");
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Comments
+
+    // Ruled fix (PR review): Admin's original returned View() here with no Comments.cshtml ever
+    // existing for News (unlike Blog, which has one) - a preexisting 500 if this GET were ever hit
+    // directly. Unreachable from the UI (the Comments tab's grid calls the POST overload only), so
+    // redirect instead of carrying the dead View() call forward.
+    public IActionResult Comments(string filterByNewsItemId) => RedirectToAction("List");
+
+    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.List)]
+    [HttpPost]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Comments(string filterByNewsItemId, DataSourceRequest command)
+    {
+        var newsItem = await newsService.GetNewsById(filterByNewsItemId);
+        // Comments/CommentDelete are newly shared with Store in this phase; Admin's original had no
+        // check here (GlobalAdminDataScope makes CanView a no-op for Admin), but Store now needs one.
+        // CanView, not HasAccess: this is a read reachable from the same Edit screen that already lets
+        // a Store user view (not just mutate) global/multi-store news items via scope.CanView in
+        // Edit(GET) - HasAccess would wrongly deny the Comments tab for those items. An empty/missing
+        // filterByNewsItemId makes GetNewsById return null, denying here before
+        // PrepareNewsCommentModel's own no-filter branch could return every store's comments.
+        if (newsItem == null || !await scope.CanView(newsItem))
+            return ErrorForKendoGridJson("No access to this news item's comments");
+
+        var comments = await newsViewModelService.PrepareNewsCommentModel(filterByNewsItemId, command.Page, command.PageSize);
+        var gridModel = new DataSourceResult {
+            Data = comments.newsCommentModels.ToList(),
+            Total = comments.totalCount
+        };
+        return Json(gridModel);
+    }
+
+    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Delete)]
+    [HttpPost]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> CommentDelete(NewsComment model)
+    {
+        var newsItem = await newsService.GetNewsById(model.NewsItemId);
+        // Admin's original had no scope check on CommentDelete at all - but Comments/CommentDelete are
+        // newly shared with Store in this phase (fixing a live bug where Store's Edit.cshtml already
+        // rendered a Comments tab whose grid called actions that didn't exist), so this check is
+        // required for Store's benefit even though Admin's original never needed one (GlobalAdminDataScope
+        // makes it a no-op for Admin). Same pattern Blog's own CommentDelete already uses.
+        if (newsItem == null || !await scope.HasAccess(newsItem))
+            return ErrorForKendoGridJson("No access to this news item's comments");
+
+        if (ModelState.IsValid)
+        {
+            await newsViewModelService.CommentDelete(model);
+            return new JsonResult("");
+        }
+
+        return ErrorForKendoGridJson(ModelState);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Services/RoutedNewsItemDataScope.cs b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Services/RoutedNewsItemDataScope.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35971e3c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Services/RoutedNewsItemDataScope.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#nullable enable
+
+using Grand.Domain.News;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+
+namespace Grand.Web.AdminShared.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Resolves the correct per-host <see cref="IAdminDataScope{NewsItem}" /> implementation at
+///     request time, based on the current request's "area" route value — same fix and same reason
+///     as <see cref="RoutedCategoryDataScope"/> (see that file's doc comment): Grand.Web (the
+///     combined host) loads Admin and Store together in one DI container, so a plain
+///     AddScoped&lt;IAdminDataScope&lt;NewsItem&gt;, X&gt;() per host would silently let whichever
+///     host's StartupApplication ran last win for every area in that process.
+///
+///     No Vendor branch: Vendor has no News screen at all, so any "Vendor" (or other
+///     unrecognized/missing) area value fails closed.
+/// </summary>
+public class RoutedNewsItemDataScope(
+    IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor,
+    GlobalAdminDataScope<NewsItem> globalScope,
+    StoreAdminDataScope<NewsItem> storeScope) : IAdminDataScope<NewsItem>
+{
+    private IAdminDataScope<NewsItem> Resolved
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            var area = httpContextAccessor.HttpContext?.Request.RouteValues["area"] as string;
+            return area switch {
+                "Admin" => globalScope,
+                "Store" => storeScope,
+                //fail closed: this object fronts store tenant isolation, so an unrecognized or
+                //missing area (including "Vendor" - NewsItem has no Vendor screen) must never
+                //silently resolve to the unscoped global scope
+                _ => throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"RoutedNewsItemDataScope: unrecognized or missing area '{area}'.")
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Task<bool> HasAccess(NewsItem entity) => Resolved.HasAccess(entity);
+
+    public Task<bool> CanView(NewsItem entity) => Resolved.CanView(entity);
+
+    public string? DefaultStoreId => Resolved.DefaultStoreId;
+
+    public string ResourceKeyPrefix => Resolved.ResourceKeyPrefix;
+
+    public bool ShowStoreSelector => Resolved.ShowStoreSelector;
+
+    public string? DefaultVendorId => Resolved.DefaultVendorId;
+
+    public bool CanFeatureOnHomepage => Resolved.CanFeatureOnHomepage;
+}
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Startup/StartupApplication.cs b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Startup/StartupApplication.cs
index 3025bff674..f5e6867989 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Startup/StartupApplication.cs
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Startup/StartupApplication.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using Grand.Domain.Common;
 using Grand.Domain.Customers;
 using Grand.Domain.Discounts;
+using Grand.Domain.News;
 using Grand.Domain.Messages;
 using Grand.Domain.Orders;
 using Grand.Domain.Pages;
@@ -195,6 +196,12 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration config
         services.AddScoped<StoreAdminDataScope<SpecificationAttribute>>();
         services.AddScoped<IAdminDataScope<SpecificationAttribute>, RoutedSpecificationAttributeDataScope>();
 
+        // IAdminDataScope<NewsItem>: registered once here for the same reason as Category above — see
+        // RoutedNewsItemDataScope's doc comment. No Vendor scope: News has no Vendor screen.
+        services.AddScoped<GlobalAdminDataScope<NewsItem>>();
+        services.AddScoped<StoreAdminDataScope<NewsItem>>();
+        services.AddScoped<IAdminDataScope<NewsItem>, RoutedNewsItemDataScope>();
+
         // IAdminDataScope<Page>: registered once here for the same reason as Category above — see
         // RoutedPageDataScope's doc comment. No Vendor scope: Page has no Vendor screen.
         services.AddScoped<GlobalAdminDataScope<Page>>();
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Create.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Create.cshtml
similarity index 82%
rename from src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Create.cshtml
rename to src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Create.cshtml
index e22daf70e0..1e57793db4 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Create.cshtml
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Create.cshtml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-@model NewsItemModel
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
 @{
     //page title
     ViewBag.Title = Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.AddNew"];
+    var area = ViewContext.RouteData.Values["area"]?.ToString();
 }
-<form asp-area="@Constants.AreaAdmin" asp-controller="News" asp-action="Create" method="post">
+<form asp-area="@area" asp-controller="News" asp-action="Create" method="post">
 
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-12">
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@
                             <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit" name="save-continue">
                                 <i class="fa fa-check-circle"></i> @Loc["Admin.Common.SaveContinue"]
                             </button>
-                            <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_buttons" additional-data="null"/>
+                            <partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Create"/>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -34,4 +36,4 @@
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
-</form>
\ No newline at end of file
+</form>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Edit.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Edit.cshtml
similarity index 84%
rename from src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Edit.cshtml
rename to src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Edit.cshtml
index 93b26d3ec3..d532fb4871 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Edit.cshtml
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Edit.cshtml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-@model NewsItemModel
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
 @{
     //page title
     ViewBag.Title = Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.EditNewsItemDetails"];
+    var area = ViewContext.RouteData.Values["area"]?.ToString();
 }
-<form asp-area="@Constants.AreaAdmin" asp-controller="News" asp-action="Edit" method="post">
+<form asp-area="@area" asp-controller="News" asp-action="Edit" method="post">
 
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-12">
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@
                             <span id="newsitem-delete" class="btn red">
                                 <i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i> @Loc["Admin.Common.Delete"]
                             </span>
-                            <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_buttons" additional-data="Model"/>
+                            <partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Edit" model="Model"/>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -42,4 +44,4 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 </form>
-<admin-delete-confirmation button-id="newsitem-delete"/>
\ No newline at end of file
+<admin-delete-confirmation button-id="newsitem-delete"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/List.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/List.cshtml
similarity index 74%
rename from src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/List.cshtml
rename to src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/List.cshtml
index a3592d6bd6..85f7d2db41 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/List.cshtml
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/List.cshtml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-@model NewsItemListModel
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemListModel
 @inject AdminAreaSettings adminAreaSettings
 @{
     //page title
     ViewBag.Title = Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems"];
+    var area = ViewContext.RouteData.Values["area"]?.ToString();
 }
 
 <div class="row">
@@ -14,33 +16,36 @@
                     @Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems"]
                 </div>
                 <div class="actions btn-group btn-group-devided">
-                    <a href="@Url.Action("Create", new { area = Constants.AreaAdmin })" class="btn green">
+                    <a href="@Url.Action("Create", new { area })" class="btn green">
                         <i class="fa fa-plus"></i><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> @Loc["Admin.Common.AddNew"] </span>
                     </a>
-                    <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_list_buttons" additional-data="null"/>
+                    <partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.ListButtons"/>
                 </div>
             </div>
-            <div class="x_content form">
-                <div class="form-horizontal">
-                    <div class="form-body">
-                        <div class="row align-items-end mb-1">
-                            <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-12">
-                                <div class="form-group mb-0">
-                                    <admin-label asp-for="SearchStoreId" class="d-flex flex-column align-items-start mw-100 px-0 text-left"/>
-                                    <admin-select asp-for="SearchStoreId" asp-items="Model.AvailableStores"/>
+            @if (area == "Admin")
+            {
+                <div class="x_content form">
+                    <div class="form-horizontal">
+                        <div class="form-body">
+                            <div class="row align-items-end mb-1">
+                                <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-12">
+                                    <div class="form-group mb-0">
+                                        <admin-label asp-for="SearchStoreId" class="d-flex flex-column align-items-start mw-100 px-0 text-left"/>
+                                        <admin-select asp-for="SearchStoreId" asp-items="Model.AvailableStores"/>
+                                    </div>
                                 </div>
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-12 mt-md-0 mt-3">
-                                <div class="form-actions">
-                                    <button class="btn btn-success filter-submit" id="search-newsitem">
-                                        <i class="fa fa-search"></i> @Loc["Admin.Common.Search"]
-                                    </button>
+                                <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-12 mt-md-0 mt-3">
+                                    <div class="form-actions">
+                                        <button class="btn btn-success filter-submit" id="search-newsitem">
+                                            <i class="fa fa-search"></i> @Loc["Admin.Common.Search"]
+                                        </button>
+                                    </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
-            </div>
+            }
             <div class="x_content">
                 <div class="form-horizontal">
                     <div class="form-body">
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@
             dataSource: {
                 transport: {
                     read: {
-                        url: "@Html.Raw(Url.Action("List", "News", new { area = Constants.AreaAdmin }))",
+                        url: "@Html.Raw(Url.Action("List", "News", new { area }))",
                         type: "POST",
                         dataType: "json",
                         data: additionalData
@@ -142,10 +147,11 @@
     });
 
     function additionalData() {
-        var data = {
-            SearchStoreId: $('#SearchStoreId').val()
-        };
+        var data = {};
+        if ($('#SearchStoreId').length) {
+            data.SearchStoreId = $('#SearchStoreId').val();
+        }
         addAntiForgeryToken(data);
         return data;
     }
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabComments.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabComments.cshtml
similarity index 86%
rename from src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabComments.cshtml
rename to src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabComments.cshtml
index 266dc45ae6..cad52bca2b 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabComments.cshtml
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabComments.cshtml
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
-@model NewsItemModel
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
 @inject AdminAreaSettings adminAreaSettings
-<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_comments_list" additional-data="Model"/>
+@{
+    var area = ViewContext.RouteData.Values["area"]?.ToString();
+}
+<partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsList" model="Model"/>
 @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.Id))
 {
     <div class="panel panel-default">
-        <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_comments_top" additional-data="Model"/>
+        <partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsTop" model="Model"/>
         <div class="panel-body">
             <div id="comments-grid"></div>
         </div>
-        <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_comments_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
+        <partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsBottom" model="Model"/>
     </div>
     <script>
         $(document).ready(function () {
@@ -16,13 +20,13 @@
                 dataSource: {
                     transport: {
                         read: {
-                            url: "@Url.Action("Comments", "News", new { filterByNewsItemId = Model.Id, area = Constants.AreaStore })",
+                            url: "@Url.Action("Comments", "News", new { filterByNewsItemId = Model.Id, area })",
                             type: "POST",
                             dataType: "json",
                             data: addAntiForgeryToken
                         },
                         destroy: {
-                            url: "@Html.Raw(Url.Action("CommentDelete", "News", new { area = Constants.AreaStore }))",
+                            url: "@Html.Raw(Url.Action("CommentDelete", "News", new { area }))",
                             type: "POST",
                             dataType: "json",
                             data: addAntiForgeryToken
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@
                     field: "CustomerId",
                     title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.Comments.Fields.Customer"]",
                     width: 200,
-                    template: '<a class="k-link" href="@Url.Action("Edit", "Customer", new { area = Constants.AreaStore })/#=CustomerId#">#:kendo.htmlEncode(CustomerInfo)#</a>'
+                    template: '<a class="k-link" href="@Url.Action("Edit", "Customer", new { area })/#=CustomerId#">#:kendo.htmlEncode(CustomerInfo)#</a>'
                 }, {
                     field: "CommentTitle",
                     title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.Comments.Fields.CommentTitle"]"
@@ -93,4 +97,4 @@ else
     <div class="note note-info">
         @Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.SaveBeforeEdit"]
     </div>
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabInfo.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabInfo.cshtml
similarity index 82%
rename from src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabInfo.cshtml
rename to src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabInfo.cshtml
index b77a341c14..a94543896f 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabInfo.cshtml
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabInfo.cshtml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor
+@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
 @model NewsItemModel
 
 @{
+    var area = ViewContext.RouteData.Values["area"]?.ToString();
     Func<int, HelperResult>
         template = @<div class="form-body">
             <div class="form-group">
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@
 }
 
 <div class="form-horizontal">
-    <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_info_top" additional-data="Model"/>
+    <partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoTop" model="Model"/>
     <div class="form-body">
         <localized-editor localized-template="@template" name="newsitem-info-localized" language-ids="@Model.Locales.Select(c => c.LanguageId).ToList()">
             <div class="form-group">
@@ -96,20 +98,23 @@
                 <span asp-validation-for="Published"></span>
             </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="form-group">
-            <admin-label asp-for="CustomerGroups"/>
-            <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                <admin-input asp-for="CustomerGroups"/>
-                <span asp-validation-for="CustomerGroups"></span>
+        @if (area == "Admin")
+        {
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <admin-label asp-for="CustomerGroups"/>
+                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
+                    <admin-input asp-for="CustomerGroups"/>
+                    <span asp-validation-for="CustomerGroups"></span>
+                </div>
             </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="form-group">
-            <admin-label asp-for="Stores"/>
-            <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                <admin-input asp-for="Stores"/>
-                <span asp-validation-for="Stores"></span>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <admin-label asp-for="Stores"/>
+                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
+                    <admin-input asp-for="Stores"/>
+                    <span asp-validation-for="Stores"></span>
+                </div>
             </div>
-        </div>
+        }
     </div>
-    <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_info_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoBottom" model="Model"/>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabSeo.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabSeo.cshtml
similarity index 94%
rename from src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabSeo.cshtml
rename to src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabSeo.cshtml
index 2f504cbfe6..2ffe7921db 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabSeo.cshtml
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabSeo.cshtml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor
+@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
 @model NewsItemModel
 
-<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_seo_top" additional-data="Model"/>
+<partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoTop" model="Model"/>
 @{
     Func<int, HelperResult>
         template = @<div class="form-body">
@@ -72,4 +73,4 @@
     </localized-editor>
 
 </div>
-<vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_seo_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
\ No newline at end of file
+<partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoBottom" model="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.cshtml
similarity index 86%
rename from src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.cshtml
rename to src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.cshtml
index 9e3c8074e4..d5979b723e 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Areas/Admin/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.cshtml
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Views/AdminShared/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.cshtml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-@model NewsItemModel
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
 
 <div asp-validation-summary="All"></div>
 <input asp-for="Id" type="hidden"/>
@@ -25,6 +26,6 @@
                 </div>
             </content>
         </tabstrip-item>
-        <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_tabs" additional-data="Model"/>
+        <partial name="Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsTabs" model="Model"/>
     </items>
-</admin-tabstrip>
\ No newline at end of file
+</admin-tabstrip>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Create.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Create.cshtml
deleted file mode 100644
index 53e393735c..0000000000
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Create.cshtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-@model NewsItemModel
-@{
-    //page title
-    ViewBag.Title = Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.AddNew"];
-    Layout = Constants.LayoutStore;
-}
-<form asp-area="@Constants.AreaStore" asp-controller="News" asp-action="Create" method="post">
-
-    <div class="row">
-        <div class="col-md-12">
-            <div class="x_panel light form-fit">
-                <div class="x_title">
-                    <div class="caption">
-                        <i class="fa fa-hacker-news"></i>
-                        @Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.AddNew"]
-                        <small>
-                            <i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left"></i>@Html.ActionLink(Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.BackToList"], "List")
-                        </small>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="actions">
-                        <div class="btn-group btn-group-devided">
-                            <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit" name="save">
-                                <i class="fa fa-check"></i> @Loc["Admin.Common.Save"]
-                            </button>
-                            <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit" name="save-continue">
-                                <i class="fa fa-check-circle"></i> @Loc["Admin.Common.SaveContinue"]
-                            </button>
-                            <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_buttons" additional-data="null"/>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-                <div class="x_content form">
-                    <partial name="Partials/CreateOrUpdate" model="Model"/>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Edit.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Edit.cshtml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e2ea0f40c..0000000000
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Edit.cshtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-@model NewsItemModel
-@{
-    //page title
-    ViewBag.Title = Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.EditNewsItemDetails"];
-    Layout = Constants.LayoutStore;
-}
-<form asp-area="@Constants.AreaStore" asp-controller="News" asp-action="Edit" method="post">
-
-    <div class="row">
-        <div class="col-md-12">
-            <div class="x_panel light form-fit">
-                <div class="x_title">
-                    <div class="caption">
-                        <i class="fa fa-hacker-news"></i>
-                        @Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.EditNewsItemDetails"] - @Model.Title
-                        <small>
-                            <i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left"></i>@Html.ActionLink(Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.BackToList"], "List")
-                        </small>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="actions">
-                        <div class="btn-group btn-group-devided">
-                            <button type="button" onclick="window.open('@Url.RouteUrl("NewsItem", new { Model.SeName })','_blank');" class="btn purple">
-                                <i class="fa fa-eye"></i>
-                                @Loc["Admin.Common.Preview"]
-                            </button>
-                            <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit" name="save">
-                                <i class="fa fa-check"></i> @Loc["Admin.Common.Save"]
-                            </button>
-                            <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit" name="save-continue">
-                                <i class="fa fa-check-circle"></i> @Loc["Admin.Common.SaveContinue"]
-                            </button>
-                            <span id="newsitem-delete" class="btn red">
-                                <i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i> @Loc["Admin.Common.Delete"]
-                            </span>
-                            <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_buttons" additional-data="Model"/>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-                <div class="x_content form">
-                    <partial name="Partials/CreateOrUpdate" model="Model"/>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</form>
-<admin-delete-confirmation button-id="newsitem-delete"/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/List.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/List.cshtml
deleted file mode 100644
index c2eb9c2c00..0000000000
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/List.cshtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-@model NewsItemListModel
-@inject AdminAreaSettings adminAreaSettings
-@{
-    //page title
-    ViewBag.Title = Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems"];
-    Layout = Constants.LayoutStore;
-}
-
-<div class="row">
-    <div class="col-md-12">
-        <div class="x_panel light form-fit">
-            <div class="x_title">
-                <div class="caption">
-                    <i class="fa fa-hacker-news"></i>
-                    @Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems"]
-                </div>
-                <div class="actions btn-group btn-group-devided">
-                    <a href="@Url.Action("Create", new { area = Constants.AreaStore })" class="btn green">
-                        <i class="fa fa-plus"></i><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> @Loc["Admin.Common.AddNew"] </span>
-                    </a>
-                    <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_list_buttons" additional-data="null" />
-                </div>
-            </div>            
-            <div class="x_content">
-                <div class="form-horizontal">
-                    <div class="form-body">
-                        <div class="x_content">
-                            <div id="newsitem-grid"></div>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</div>
-<script>
-    $(document).ready(function () {
-        $("#newsitem-grid").kendoGrid({
-            dataSource: {
-                transport: {
-                    read: {
-                        url: "@Html.Raw(Url.Action("List", "News", new { area = Constants.AreaStore }))",
-                        type: "POST",
-                        dataType: "json",
-                        data: additionalData
-                    }
-                },
-                schema: {
-                    data: "Data",
-                    total: "Total",
-                    errors: "Errors"
-                },
-                error: function(e) {
-                    display_kendoui_grid_error(e);
-                    // Cancel the changes
-                    this.cancelChanges();
-                },
-                pageSize: @(adminAreaSettings.DefaultGridPageSize),
-                serverPaging: true,
-                serverFiltering: true,
-                serverSorting: true
-            },
-            pageable: {
-                refresh: true,
-                pageSizes: [@(adminAreaSettings.GridPageSizes)]
-            },
-            editable: {
-                confirmation: false,
-                mode: "inline"
-            },
-            scrollable: false,
-            columns: [{
-                field: "Title",
-                width: 300,
-                title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Fields.Title"]",
-                template: '<a class="k-link" href="Edit/#=Id#">#=kendo.htmlEncode(Title)#</a>',
-            }, {
-                field: "Comments",
-                title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Fields.Comments"]",
-                width: 200,
-                template: '<a class="k-link" href="Edit/#=Id#">@Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Fields.Comments"] - #=Comments# </a>'
-            }, {
-                field: "StartDate",
-                title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Fields.StartDate"]",
-                width: 150,
-                type: "date",
-                format: "{0:G}"
-            }, {
-                field: "EndDate",
-                title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Fields.EndDate"]",
-                width: 150,
-                type: "date",
-                format: "{0:G}"
-            }, {
-                field: "Published",
-                title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Fields.Published"]",
-                width: 100,
-                headerAttributes: { style: "text-align:center" },
-                attributes: { style: "text-align:center" },
-                template: '# if(Published) {# <i class="fa fa-check" aria-hidden="true" style="color:green"></i> #} else {# <i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true" style="color:red"></i> #} #'
-            }, {
-                field: "CreatedOn",
-                title: "@Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Fields.CreatedOn"]",
-                width: 200,
-                type: "date",
-                format: "{0:G}"
-            }]
-        });
-    });
-</script>
-<script>
-
-    $(document).ready(function () {
-        //search button
-        $('#search-newsitem').click(function () {
-            //search
-            var grid = $('#newsitem-grid').data('kendoGrid');
-            grid.dataSource.page(1); //new search. Set page size to 1
-            //grid.dataSource.read(); we already loaded the grid above using "page" function
-            return false;
-        });
-    });    
-
-    function additionalData() {        
-        var data = {
-                SearchNewsTitle: ''
-            };
-        addAntiForgeryToken(data);
-        return data;
-    }
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabInfo.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabInfo.cshtml
deleted file mode 100644
index c0a489daa7..0000000000
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabInfo.cshtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor
-@model NewsItemModel
-
-@{
-    Func<int, HelperResult>
-        template = @<div class="form-body">
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <admin-label asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].Title"/>
-                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                    <admin-input asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].Title"/>
-                    <span asp-validation-for="@Model.Locales[item].Title"></span>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <admin-label asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].Short"/>
-                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                    <admin-textarea asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].Short"></admin-textarea>
-                    <span asp-validation-for="@Model.Locales[item].Short"></span>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <admin-label asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].Full"/>
-                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                    <admin-input asp-for="@Model.Locales[item].Full" asp-template="Editor"/>
-                    <span asp-validation-for="@Model.Locales[item].Full"></span>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <input asp-for="Locales[item].LanguageId" type="hidden"/>
-        </div>;
-}
-
-<div class="form-horizontal">
-    <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_info_top" additional-data="Model"/>
-    <div class="form-body">
-        <localized-editor localized-template="@template" name="newsitem-info-localized" language-ids="@Model.Locales.Select(c => c.LanguageId).ToList()">
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <admin-label asp-for="Title"/>
-                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                    <admin-input asp-for="Title"/>
-                    <span asp-validation-for="Title"></span>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <admin-label asp-for="Short"/>
-                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                    <admin-textarea asp-for="Short"></admin-textarea>
-                    <span asp-validation-for="Short"></span>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="form-group">
-                <admin-label asp-for="Full"/>
-                <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                    <admin-input asp-for="Full" asp-template="Editor"/>
-                    <span asp-validation-for="Full"></span>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </localized-editor>
-        <div class="form-group">
-            <admin-label asp-for="PictureId"/>
-            <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                <admin-input asp-for="PictureId"/>
-                <span asp-validation-for="PictureId"></span>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="form-group">
-            <admin-label asp-for="AllowComments"/>
-            <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                <label class="mt-checkbox mt-checkbox-outline control control-checkbox">
-                    <admin-input asp-for="AllowComments"/>
-                    <div class="control__indicator"></div>
-                </label>
-                <span asp-validation-for="AllowComments"></span>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="form-group">
-            <admin-label asp-for="StartDate"/>
-            <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                <admin-input asp-for="StartDate"/>
-                <span asp-validation-for="StartDate"></span>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="form-group">
-            <admin-label asp-for="EndDate"/>
-            <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                <admin-input asp-for="EndDate"/>
-                <span asp-validation-for="EndDate"></span>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="form-group">
-            <admin-label asp-for="Published"/>
-            <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9">
-                <label class="mt-checkbox mt-checkbox-outline control control-checkbox">
-                    <admin-input asp-for="Published"/>
-                    <div class="control__indicator"></div>
-                </label>
-                <span asp-validation-for="Published"></span>
-            </div>
-        </div>       
-    </div>
-    <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_info_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.cshtml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e3c8074e4..0000000000
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/CreateOrUpdate.cshtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-@model NewsItemModel
-
-<div asp-validation-summary="All"></div>
-<input asp-for="Id" type="hidden"/>
-<admin-tabstrip name="news-edit">
-    <items>
-        <tabstrip-item text="@Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Info"]" tab-index="0">
-            <content>
-                <div>
-                    <partial name="Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabInfo" model="Model"/>
-                </div>
-            </content>
-        </tabstrip-item>
-        <tabstrip-item text="@Loc["Admin.Common.SEO"]" tab-index="1">
-            <content>
-                <div>
-                    <partial name="Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabSeo" model="Model"/>
-                </div>
-            </content>
-        </tabstrip-item>
-        <tabstrip-item text="@Loc["Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Comments"]" tab-index="2">
-            <content>
-                <div>
-                    <partial name="Partials/CreateOrUpdate.TabComments" model="Model"/>
-                </div>
-            </content>
-        </tabstrip-item>
-        <vc:admin-widget widget-zone="news_details_tabs" additional-data="Model"/>
-    </items>
-</admin-tabstrip>
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diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Create.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Create.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82f8209392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Create.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_details_buttons" additional-data="null"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Edit.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Edit.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e19ff0714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsButtons.Edit.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_details_buttons" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsBottom.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsBottom.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c1b0796e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsBottom.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_details_comments_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsList.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsList.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c1134921c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsList.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_details_comments_list" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsTop.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsTop.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf9e08c601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsCommentsTop.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_details_comments_top" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoBottom.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoBottom.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62f90d6dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoBottom.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_details_info_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoTop.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoTop.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3527cc9e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsInfoTop.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_details_info_top" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoBottom.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoBottom.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..042ab22008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoBottom.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_details_seo_bottom" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoTop.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoTop.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35f1b1f32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsSeoTop.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_details_seo_top" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsTabs.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsTabs.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecbc510c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.DetailsTabs.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News
+@model NewsItemModel
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_details_tabs" additional-data="Model"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.ListButtons.cshtml b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.ListButtons.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cbcb5a33c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Areas/Store/Views/News/Partials/WidgetZone.ListButtons.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<vc:store-widget widget-zone="store_news_list_buttons" additional-data="null"/>
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Controllers/NewsController.cs b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Controllers/NewsController.cs
index e931e92880..a5012ac112 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Controllers/NewsController.cs
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Controllers/NewsController.cs
@@ -1,235 +1,61 @@
 using Grand.Business.Core.Extensions;
 using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Cms;
-using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Configuration;
 using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Directory;
 using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Localization;
+using Grand.Business.Core.Interfaces.Common.Stores;
 using Grand.Domain.News;
 using Grand.Domain.Permissions;
-using Grand.Infrastructure;
-using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Extensions;
+using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Controllers;
 using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Extensions.Mapping;
 using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Interfaces;
-using Grand.Web.AdminShared.Models.News;
-using Grand.Web.Common.DataSource;
 using Grand.Web.Common.Filters;
 using Grand.Web.Common.Security.Authorization;
+using Grand.Web.Store.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 
 namespace Grand.Web.Store.Controllers;
 
-[PermissionAuthorize(PermissionSystemName.News)]
-public class NewsController : BaseStoreController
+// Reduced to a thin subclass of BaseNewsController (ARCH-001 News consolidation). All shared
+// behavior lives in the base; this class supplies Store's DI wiring, the EditWarningCheck hook, and
+// the kept Preview action (Admin has no equivalent). Same pattern as CategoryController's
+// EditWarningCheck override (see that file).
+[AutoValidateAntiforgeryToken]
+[Area(Constants.AreaStore)]
+[AuthorizeStore]
+[AuthorizeMenu]
+public class NewsController(
+    INewsViewModelService newsViewModelService,
+    INewsService newsService,
+    ILanguageService languageService,
+    ITranslationService translationService,
+    IStoreService storeService,
+    IDateTimeService dateTimeService,
+    IAdminDataScope<NewsItem> scope)
+    : BaseNewsController(newsViewModelService, newsService, languageService, translationService,
+        storeService, dateTimeService, scope)
 {
-    #region Constructors
-
-    public NewsController(
-        INewsViewModelService newsViewModelService,
-        INewsService newsService,
-        ILanguageService languageService,
-        ITranslationService translationService,
-        ISettingService settingService,
-        IDateTimeService dateTimeService,
-        IContextAccessor contextAccessor)
-    {
-        _newsViewModelService = newsViewModelService;
-        _newsService = newsService;
-        _languageService = languageService;
-        _translationService = translationService;
-        _settingService = settingService;
-        _dateTimeService = dateTimeService;
-        _contextAccessor = contextAccessor;
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-
-    #region Fields
-
-    private readonly INewsViewModelService _newsViewModelService;
-    private readonly INewsService _newsService;
-    private readonly ILanguageService _languageService;
-    private readonly ITranslationService _translationService;
-    private readonly ISettingService _settingService;
-    private readonly IDateTimeService _dateTimeService;
-    private readonly IContextAccessor _contextAccessor;
-
-    #endregion
-
-    #region News items
-
-    public IActionResult Index()
-    {
-        return RedirectToAction("List");
-    }
-
-    public IActionResult List()
-    {
-        var model = new NewsItemListModel();
-        return View(model);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.List)]
-    [HttpPost]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> List(DataSourceRequest command, NewsItemListModel model)
-    {
-        var storeId = _contextAccessor.WorkContext.CurrentCustomer.StaffStoreId;
-        var newsSettings = await _settingService.LoadSetting<NewsSettings>(storeId);
-
-        var news = await _newsService.GetAllNews(storeId, command.Page - 1, command.PageSize, newsTitle: model.SearchNewsTitle);
-
-        var gridModel = new DataSourceResult {
-            Data = news.Select(x =>
-            {
-                var m = x.ToModel(_dateTimeService);
-                m.Full = "";
-                m.CreatedOn = _dateTimeService.ConvertToUserTime(x.CreatedOnUtc, DateTimeKind.Utc);
-                m.Comments = x.CommentCount;
-                return m;
-            }).ToList(),
-            Total = news.TotalCount
-        };
-        return Json(gridModel);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Create)]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Create()
-    {
-        var model = new NewsItemModel {
-            //default values
-            Published = true,
-            AllowComments = true
-        };
-
-        //locales
-        await AddLocales(_languageService, model.Locales);
-        return View(model);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Edit)]
-    [HttpPost]
-    [ArgumentNameFilter(KeyName = "save-continue", Argument = "continueEditing")]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Create(NewsItemModel model, bool continueEditing)
-    {
-        if (ModelState.IsValid)
-        {
-            model.Stores = [_contextAccessor.WorkContext.CurrentCustomer.StaffStoreId];
-            var newsItem = await _newsViewModelService.InsertNewsItemModel(model);
-            await _newsService.UpdateNews(newsItem);
-
-            Success(_translationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Added"));
-            return continueEditing ? RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = newsItem.Id }) : RedirectToAction("List");
-        }
-
-        //If we got this far, something failed, redisplay form
-        return View(model);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Preview)]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(string id)
-    {
-        var newsItem = await _newsService.GetNewsById(id);
-        if (newsItem == null)
-            //No news item found with the specified id
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-
-        if (!newsItem.LimitedToStores || (newsItem.LimitedToStores &&
-                                          newsItem.Stores.Contains(_contextAccessor.WorkContext.CurrentCustomer.StaffStoreId) &&
-                                          newsItem.Stores.Count > 1))
-        {
-            Warning(_translationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.Permissions"));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if (!newsItem.AccessToEntityByStore(_contextAccessor.WorkContext.CurrentCustomer.StaffStoreId))
-                return RedirectToAction("List");
-        }
-
-        var model = newsItem.ToModel(_dateTimeService);
-        //locales
-        await AddLocales(_languageService, model.Locales, (locale, languageId) =>
-        {
-            locale.Title = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.Title, languageId, false);
-            locale.Short = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.Short, languageId, false);
-            locale.Full = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.Full, languageId, false);
-            locale.MetaKeywords = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.MetaKeywords, languageId, false);
-            locale.MetaDescription = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.MetaDescription, languageId, false);
-            locale.MetaTitle = newsItem.GetTranslation(x => x.MetaTitle, languageId, false);
-            locale.SeName = newsItem.GetSeName(languageId, false);
-        });
-        return View(model);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Edit)]
-    [HttpPost]
-    [ArgumentNameFilter(KeyName = "save-continue", Argument = "continueEditing")]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(NewsItemModel model, bool continueEditing)
-    {
-        var newsItem = await _newsService.GetNewsById(model.Id);
-        if (newsItem == null)
-            //No news item found with the specified id
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-
-        if (!newsItem.AccessToEntityByStore(_contextAccessor.WorkContext.CurrentCustomer.StaffStoreId))
-            return RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = newsItem.Id });
-
-        if (ModelState.IsValid)
-        {
-            model.Stores = [_contextAccessor.WorkContext.CurrentCustomer.StaffStoreId];
-            newsItem = await _newsViewModelService.UpdateNewsItemModel(newsItem, model);
-            Success(_translationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Updated"));
-
-            if (continueEditing)
-            {
-                //selected tab
-                await SaveSelectedTabIndex();
-
-                return RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = newsItem.Id });
-            }
-
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-        }
-
-        //If we got this far, something failed, redisplay form
-
-        return View(model);
-    }
-
-    [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Delete)]
-    [HttpPost]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(string id)
+    // Re-derived from the original Store NewsController.Edit(GET) - the condition is unusual (warns
+    // when NOT limited to stores at all, or when limited AND the staff member's store is one of
+    // several) and easy to get backwards. Fourth occurrence of this exact idiom in ARCH-001
+    // (Category, Blog, Page, now News) - treat as proven.
+    protected override void EditWarningCheck(NewsItem newsItem)
     {
-        var newsItem = await _newsService.GetNewsById(id);
-        if (newsItem == null)
-            //No news item found with the specified id
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-
-        if (!newsItem.AccessToEntityByStore(_contextAccessor.WorkContext.CurrentCustomer.StaffStoreId))
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-
-        if (ModelState.IsValid)
-        {
-            await _newsService.DeleteNews(newsItem);
-
-            Success(_translationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.NewsItems.Deleted"));
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-        }
-
-        Error(ModelState);
-        return RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = newsItem.Id });
+        if (!newsItem.LimitedToStores ||
+            (newsItem.Stores.Contains(Scope.DefaultStoreId) &&
+             newsItem.Stores.Count > 1))
+            Warning(TranslationService.GetResource("Admin.Content.News.Permissions"));
     }
 
+    // Admin has no equivalent action - a genuine Store-only addition, kept on the concrete subclass
+    // rather than the shared base.
     [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Preview)]
     public async Task<IActionResult> Preview(string id)
     {
-        var newsItem = await _newsService.GetNewsById(id);
-        if (newsItem == null)
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
-
-        if (!newsItem.AccessToEntityByStore(_contextAccessor.WorkContext.CurrentCustomer.StaffStoreId))
-            return RedirectToAction("List");
+        var newsItem = await newsService.GetNewsById(id);
+        if (newsItem == null) return RedirectToAction("List");
+        if (!await Scope.HasAccess(newsItem)) return RedirectToAction("List");
 
-        var model = newsItem.ToModel(_dateTimeService);
+        var model = newsItem.ToModel(dateTimeService);
         return View(model);
     }
-
-    #endregion
-}
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+}