The end of 2009 is upon us, and we want to take a look back at some of the most popular news and sports stories of 2009, as decided by you, the viewers. The rankings are based on the number of times the particular story was clicked on.

Here are the seven most popular news stories of 2009 on CNYcentral.com. Click on the link to read the story in its entirety.

1) Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme to settle in Marcy 

2) Lost Boy of Sudan promoted in U.S. Army 

3) 8 people killed in Richland house fire 

4) Drivers required to buy new license plates 

5) 12-year-old girl dies after sledding accident 

6) Delivery Costs on National Grid bills shock customers 

7) Three dead in wrong-way crash on I-481 

Here are the three most popular sports-related stories of 2009.

1) Paulus, Jones, Owen, Long named SU team captains 

2) Le Moyne soccer coach facing charges 

3) Tiger Woods Turning Stone allegations 

Please note that many of the the video clips are no longer accessible due to server space limitations.