Top-10 list: Most-read 2015 Web headlines
Published 3:08 pm Tuesday, January 5, 2016
A tragic death, flooding and a police action that closed roads in Wilderness Rim were among the most-read stories on the Valley Record’s website in 2015. What might be most surprising, though, is that coverage of the Twin Peaks filming that happened this summer throughout the Valley was not the number-one story.
1. Man found dead on city street Saturday
This news brief about Jarett Van Curen’s death is online at
cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/valleyrecord/news/323777571.html.
2. Twin Peaks filming back in the Valley for new season in 2017
Coming in second, with more than 2,100 visits is part of our coverage on the return of Twin Peaks to television, and its film crews to the Valley. cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/valleyrecord/news/329307481.html.
3. Flooding on the Snoqualmie expected through Thursday
This first alert to the major flooding in the Valley Dec. 9 was probably so popular with Web viewers because it included some aerial photos of the Nov. 18 flooding in the Valley, taken from a National Guard helicopter flight.
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4. Hostage standoff ends
This hostage stand-off in March was resolved in the evening after the subject sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The initial report had more than 970 visits and the wrap-up story had almost 500 visits.
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5. Trail closed
Work on the Sinnema-Quaale revetment north of Carnation closed the Snoqualmie Valley trail this summer. Originally projected to be open by October, the trail remains closed because of flooding that delayed work on the project.
cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/valleyrecord/news/309399071.html
6. Macaw Rescue loses 50 rare birds in theft
This report on a theft of rare birds from a Carnation sanctuary drew many readers and Facebook comments.
cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/valleyrecord/news/294916821.html
7. Fire chief signs off
Eastside Fire & Rescue Chief Lee Soptich recounted his career and changes to firefighting, in a report that got 728 visits, impressive since it’s been online only about a month.
cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/valleyrecord/news/360080681.html
8. Creating connection: Snoqualmie considers trail system project
This early report on a proposed riverwalk project linking downtown Snoqualmie with the Snoqualmie Falls area got more than 720 visits. cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/valleyrecord/news/290725731.html
9. Two months away: New Snoqualmie Valley Hospital slated to open in May
An update on the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital during its construction and preliminary tour of what the new facility will have to offer.
cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/valleyrecord/news/293936871.html
10. Tent City 4 relocates to Snoqualmie Valley
A report on the homeless encampment that moved to Snoqualmie from Preston got 636 visits.
cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/valleyrecord/news/315574071.html
Other stories making the top 20 most read list include the Sallal Grange’s Tiny House construction project this fall (Many hands make a Tiny House), last winter’s low-snow levels and how they affected the community (Snowless at Snoqualmie); Canopy Cat Rescue’s Animal Planet television series (Cat TV), and the school bond issue (What will $244 million buy?).
