SYRACUSE -- As the end of 2012 nears, let’s take a look back at CNY Central’s 25 most read stories of the year.
1 – Read: Munnsville woman allegedly high on 'bath salts' dies after attacking child
2 - Read: Karate and Mixed Martial Arts instructor Steve Lavallee found dead
3 - Read: Was the Cortland County District Attorney a 70’s porn star?
4 - Read: Bernie Fine accuser recants saying it was all a game
5 - Read: New synthetic drug 'Smiles' sweeping across the country
6 - Read: Transvestite demands apology from Central Square Wal-Mart
7 - Read: Man arrested for doing wild speed of 166 MPH on Thruway
8 - Read: Syracuse University graduate student and filmmaker killed in Syria
9 - Read: Price of stamps increasing in January
10 - Read: Paul McCartney talks Springsteen with workers at East Syracuse trucking company
11 - Read: Greece school bus monitor tormented by students, video spreads around the web
12 - Read: Hundreds mourn at funeral for SUNY Brockport student Alexandra Kogut
13 - Read: SU football star reduced to panhandling in downtown Syracuse
14 - Read: Elderly woman goes missing in Tompkins County
15 - Read: Caught on video: Erratic car speeds down snowy I-81 median
16 - Read: Three snowmobile deaths in 24 hours
17 - Read: Two killed in Oswego County crash
18 -Read: Syracuse mother locked 3-year-old alone in bedroom for up to 22 hours a day
19 - Read: Syracuse girl burned playing internet fueled game "Ice and Salt Challenge"
20 - Read: Legendary Syracuse Karate instructor was facing sexual abuse allegations before suicide
21 - Read: Rescuers find missing Sennett woman
22 - Read: Suspected Manlius swan egg smasher arrested
23 -Read: Oswego parents want protection for their children from 9-year-old "sexual predator"
24 - Read: DeWitt police identify skeletal remains found near Shoppingtown mall
25 - Read: Infant pulled from home where horses found neglected, covered in manure
