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