It was an interesting year in the news, with uplifting stories, tragedies, sharks – and one couple’s parking lot encounter. See for yourself in our most-popular stories of 2015 and vote for your favorite:
10. Meet the dog that rides the bus to the dog park by herself
9. Virginia will pay you to take up beekeeping (This story is actually from 2013, but Todd Corillo’s report continues to be passed around on Facebook and will probably appear in next year’s most popular list)
8. Dolphin tours canceled in Virginia Beach after guide spots 9-foot bull shark
7. ‘That’s the shark’s house’ — Woman’s rant about NC shark attacks goes viral (Her video has been viewed over 14 million times on Facebook)
6. ‘Just stay behind me’ construction worker helps teen escape abduction on I-95
5. Former Navy SEAL who was shot 27 times to compete in half-Ironman for fellow vets
4. Husband shocks wife with pregnancy announcement before she knows she’s pregnant (Sam and Nia would later suffer a miscarriage and become involved in the Ashley Madison hack)
3. Couple admits to getting drunk, having sex in the middle of Norfolk shopping center parking lot
2. Roanoke reporter, photographer killed by former coworker during live interview
