diff --git a/public/admin.php b/public/admin.php
index d83a97e..4347d82 100644
--- a/public/admin.php
+++ b/public/admin.php
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM municipalities WHERE slug = :slug");
 $stmt->execute([':slug' => getenv('MUNICIPALITY_SLUG')]);
 $municipality = $stmt->fetch();
 
+// Loads News for Moderation
+$stmt = $pdo->prepare("
+    SELECT news_id, title, content, author_name, published_at, created_at
+    FROM news
+    WHERE municipality_id = :mid
+    ORDER BY published_at DESC
+");
+$stmt->execute([':mid' => $municipality['municipality_id']]);
+$news_items = $stmt->fetchAll();
+
 // Shows Login Page if not authenticated
 if ($page === 'login' || !is_admin()) {
     show_login_page($municipality, $login_error ?? null);
@@ -312,15 +322,56 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
 
 
         <!-- ========================================================= -->
-        <!-- Placeholder Tabs for future Features                        -->
+        <!-- News Article Tab                                      -->
         <!-- ========================================================= -->
         <div id="tab-news" class="page-tab-content" style="display:none;">
-            <div class="placeholder-content">
-                <i class="fa-solid fa-newspaper"></i>
-                <p>Neuigkeiten verwalten - geplant in zukünftiger Version.</p>
+            <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-bottom:20px;">
+                <h2 style="margin:0;border:none;padding:0;"><i class="fa-solid fa-newspaper"></i> Neuigkeiten</h2>
+                <button class="btn btn-approve" onclick="createNews()">
+                    <i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i> Nachricht hinzufügen
+                </button>
             </div>
+
+            <?php if (empty($news_items)): ?>
+                <div class="empty-state">
+                    <i class="fa-solid fa-newspaper" style="font-size:2rem;margin-bottom:8px;display:block;"></i>
+                    Noch keine Neuigkeiten veröffentlicht.
+                </div>
+            <?php else: ?>
+                <?php foreach ($news_items as $news): ?>
+                    <div class="contribution-row" data-id="<?= $news['news_id'] ?>">
+                        <div class="contribution-row-header" onclick="toggleRow(this.parentElement)">
+                            <div class="contribution-row-summary">
+                                <span class="title"><?= htmlspecialchars($news['title']) ?></span>
+                                <span style="font-size:0.8rem;color:#999;">
+                                    <?= date('d.m.Y', strtotime($news['published_at'])) ?>
+                                    · <?= htmlspecialchars($news['author_name']) ?>
+                                </span>
+                            </div>
+                            <i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-down collapse-icon"></i>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="contribution-row-detail">
+                            <div style="padding:12px 0;font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.6;color:#5a5a7a;">
+                                <?= nl2br(htmlspecialchars($news['content'])) ?>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="action-buttons">
+                                <button class="btn btn-edit" onclick="editNews(<?= $news['news_id'] ?>, '<?= htmlspecialchars(addslashes($news['title']), ENT_QUOTES) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars(addslashes($news['content']), ENT_QUOTES) ?>')">
+                                    <i class="fa-solid fa-pen"></i> Bearbeiten
+                                </button>
+                                <button class="btn btn-delete" onclick="deleteNews(<?= $news['news_id'] ?>)">
+                                    <i class="fa-solid fa-trash"></i> Löschen
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                <?php endforeach; ?>
+            <?php endif; ?>
         </div>
 
+
+        <!-- ========================================================= -->
+        <!-- Placeholder Tabs for future Features                      -->
+        <!-- ========================================================= -->
         <div id="tab-stats" class="page-tab-content" style="display:none;">
             <div class="placeholder-content">
                 <i class="fa-solid fa-chart-bar"></i>
@@ -645,6 +696,144 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                 });
             });
         }
+        
+
+        // =============================================================
+        // Create News Article
+        // =============================================================
+
+        function createNews() {
+            Swal.fire({
+                title: 'Neue Nachricht',
+                html:
+                    '<div style="text-align:left;">' +
+                        '<div style="margin-bottom:12px;">' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Titel</label>' +
+                            '<input id="swal-news-title" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" placeholder="Titel der Nachricht">' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                        '<div>' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Inhalt</label>' +
+                            '<textarea id="swal-news-content" class="swal2-textarea" style="margin:0;width:100%;" placeholder="Nachricht verfassen..."></textarea>' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                    '</div>',
+                showCancelButton: true,
+                confirmButtonText: 'Veröffentlichen',
+                cancelButtonText: 'Abbrechen',
+                confirmButtonColor: PRIMARY_COLOR,
+                preConfirm: function () {
+                    const title = document.getElementById('swal-news-title').value.trim();
+                    const content = document.getElementById('swal-news-content').value.trim();
+                    if (!title || !content) {
+                        Swal.showValidationMessage('Titel und Inhalt sind Pflichtfelder.');
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    return { title: title, content: content };
+                }
+            }).then(function (result) {
+                if (!result.isConfirmed) return;
+
+                const formData = new FormData();
+                formData.append('action', 'create_news');
+                formData.append('municipality_id', MUNICIPALITY_ID);
+                formData.append('title', result.value.title);
+                formData.append('content', result.value.content);
+
+                fetch(API_URL, { method: 'POST', body: formData })
+                    .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+                    .then(function (response) {
+                        if (response.error) {
+                            Swal.fire('Fehler', response.error, 'error');
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        Swal.fire('Veröffentlicht!', 'Nachricht wurde erstellt.', 'success')
+                            .then(function () { location.reload(); });
+                    });
+            });
+        }
+
+
+        // =============================================================
+        // Edit News Article
+        // =============================================================
+        function editNews(newsId, currentTitle, currentContent) {
+            Swal.fire({
+                title: 'Nachricht bearbeiten',
+                html:
+                    '<div style="text-align:left;">' +
+                        '<div style="margin-bottom:12px;">' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Titel</label>' +
+                            '<input id="swal-news-title" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" value="' + currentTitle + '">' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                        '<div>' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Inhalt</label>' +
+                            '<textarea id="swal-news-content" class="swal2-textarea" style="margin:0;width:100%;">' + currentContent + '</textarea>' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                    '</div>',
+                showCancelButton: true,
+                confirmButtonText: 'Speichern',
+                cancelButtonText: 'Abbrechen',
+                confirmButtonColor: PRIMARY_COLOR,
+                preConfirm: function () {
+                    return {
+                        title: document.getElementById('swal-news-title').value.trim(),
+                        content: document.getElementById('swal-news-content').value.trim()
+                    };
+                }
+            }).then(function (result) {
+                if (!result.isConfirmed) return;
+
+                const formData = new FormData();
+                formData.append('action', 'update_news');
+                formData.append('news_id', newsId);
+                formData.append('title', result.value.title);
+                formData.append('content', result.value.content);
+
+                fetch(API_URL, { method: 'POST', body: formData })
+                    .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+                    .then(function (response) {
+                        if (response.error) {
+                            Swal.fire('Fehler', response.error, 'error');
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        Swal.fire('Gespeichert!', 'Nachricht wurde aktualisiert.', 'success')
+                            .then(function () { location.reload(); });
+                    });
+            });
+        }
+
+
+        // =============================================================
+        // Create News Article
+        // =============================================================
+        function deleteNews(newsId) {
+            Swal.fire({
+                title: 'Nachricht löschen?',
+                text: 'Diese Aktion kann nicht rückgängig gemacht werden.',
+                icon: 'warning',
+                showCancelButton: true,
+                confirmButtonText: 'Löschen',
+                cancelButtonText: 'Abbrechen',
+                confirmButtonColor: '#c62828'
+            }).then(function (result) {
+                if (!result.isConfirmed) return;
+
+                const formData = new FormData();
+                formData.append('action', 'delete_news');
+                formData.append('news_id', newsId);
+
+                fetch(API_URL, { method: 'POST', body: formData })
+                    .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+                    .then(function (response) {
+                        if (response.error) {
+                            Swal.fire('Fehler', response.error, 'error');
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        Swal.fire('Gelöscht!', 'Nachricht wurde entfernt.', 'success')
+                            .then(function () { location.reload(); });
+                    });
+            });
+        }
+
     </script>
 
 </body>
diff --git a/public/api/contributions.php b/public/api/contributions.php
index f969d40..73ce5ab 100644
--- a/public/api/contributions.php
+++ b/public/api/contributions.php
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ switch ($action) {
     case 'vote':
         handle_vote($input);
         break;
+    case 'create_news':
+        handle_create_news($input);
+        break;
+    case 'update_news':
+        handle_update_news($input);
+        break;
+    case 'delete_news':
+        handle_delete_news($input);
+        break;
     default:
         error_response('Unknown Action. Supported Actions are read, create, update, delete, vote.');
 }
@@ -357,4 +366,87 @@ function handle_vote($input) {
     } catch (PDOException $e) {
         error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
     }
+}
+
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// CREATE NEWS: Inserts new News Entry
+// Required: municipality_id, title, content
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function handle_create_news($input) {
+    $pdo = get_db();
+    $missing = validate_required($input, ['municipality_id', 'title', 'content']);
+    if (!empty($missing)) {
+        error_response('Missing Fields: ' . implode(', ', $missing));
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
+            INSERT INTO news (municipality_id, title, content)
+            VALUES (:mid, :title, :content)
+        ");
+        $stmt->execute([
+            ':mid'     => $input['municipality_id'],
+            ':title'   => $input['title'],
+            ':content' => $input['content']
+        ]);
+        json_response(['message' => 'News created successfully.', 'news_id' => (int) $pdo->lastInsertId()], 201);
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// UPDATE NEWS: Updates existing News Entry
+// Required: news_id
+// Optional: title, content
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function handle_update_news($input) {
+    $pdo = get_db();
+    $missing = validate_required($input, ['news_id']);
+    if (!empty($missing)) {
+        error_response('Missing Fields: ' . implode(', ', $missing));
+    }
+
+    $set = [];
+    $params = [':id' => $input['news_id']];
+
+    foreach (['title', 'content'] as $field) {
+        if (isset($input[$field]) && $input[$field] !== '') {
+            $set[] = "$field = :$field";
+            $params[":$field"] = $input[$field];
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (empty($set)) {
+        error_response('No Fields to update.');
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE news SET " . implode(', ', $set) . " WHERE news_id = :id");
+        $stmt->execute($params);
+        json_response(['message' => 'News updated successfully.']);
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DELETE NEWS: Deletes existing News Entry
+// Required: news_id
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function handle_delete_news($input) {
+    $pdo = get_db();
+    $missing = validate_required($input, ['news_id']);
+    if (!empty($missing)) {
+        error_response('Missing Fields: ' . implode(', ', $missing));
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("DELETE FROM news WHERE news_id = :id");
+        $stmt->execute([':id' => $input['news_id']]);
+        json_response(['message' => 'News deleted successfully.']);
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
+    }
 }
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