diff --git a/news.html b/news.html
index 1865b49..2017f0a 100644
--- a/news.html
+++ b/news.html
@@ -19,6 +19,26 @@
       padding: 30px 20px;
     }
 
+    /* Extra-wide custom high-contrast scrollbar for senior usability */
+    ::-webkit-scrollbar {
+      width: 18px;
+    }
+    ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
+      background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+    }
+    ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
+      border: 4px solid transparent;
+      border-radius: 9px;
+      background-clip: padding-box;
+    }
+    ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
+      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+      border: 4px solid transparent;
+      border-radius: 9px;
+      background-clip: padding-box;
+    }
+
     /* Frosted glass container */
     .container {
       background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
@@ -129,7 +149,7 @@
     }
 
     .story-card.open .story-body {
-      max-height: 1000px; /* arbitrary high value to animate cleanly */
+      max-height: 3000px; /* high value to guarantee no truncation */
       transition: max-height 0.3s ease-in;
     }