This year was a busy one for Bellevue, and hoards of citizens past and present visited the Bellevue Reporter’s website, Facebook page, Twitter accounts and more for the latest news. From sports to business to crime, here is what stories our readers flocked to this year.

1. “Chick-fil-A opening with a ‘camp out’ | First 100 customer to stay night in parking lot”

2. “Bellevue High football put on three year probation | District reports coaching, illegal recruiting violations”

3. “Bellevue elementary art teacher accused of child rape, molestation”

4. “Chick-fil-A craze slowing traffic”

5. “Bellevue Central packs in big names | Lease states REI, Trader Joe’s, HomeGoods to be tenants”

6. “Injuries, illness lead to more Sammamish football game cancellations”

7. “Toddler in stroller killed in crash on 140th Ave, Bel-Red Road | Likely cause driver’s failure to yield while making left turn”

8. “Missing brothers leave void | Family, friends continue to search for brothers abducted by mother”

9. “Nordstrom security catches suspect featured on ‘Washington’s Most Wanted’”

10. “Sex trafficking an old problem in Bellevue with new challenges”

11. “Fatal crash on 148th splits car in two”

12. “Bellevue High School teacher sparks controversy with tweets”