by Jason Salas, KUAM NewsFriday, December 30, 2005 Subscribe to Jason's newsfeed
All week long we've been collecting your votes and feedback about what you thought the top story of the last twelve months was. And now that you've seen the list of the moments, people and places that made 2005 an unforgettable year in our island's history through our series (you can search to read all five episodes), here's the results of our balloting for what you felt was the biggest headline of 2005. The Top Stories of 2005, as voted by KUAM.COM Users10. Drug cases9. Sex Offender Registry not updated8. GovGuam Retirement & COLA7. War reparations6. U.S.S. San Francisco crash5. William San Nicolas captured4. GMH's problems3. ESPN's offensive online article2. Gutierrez/Rios court victory1. Sentencings of GovGuam officialsAlso, if you're curious, these were top twelve online stories that generated the most online traffic on KUAM.COM during '05.The Most Popular Online Stories on KUAM.COMKUAM.COM introducing new on-demand video podcastsDededo resident finds message in a bottle from California familyTroops celebrate return home at Ypao Beach family picnicGuam EPA administrator Fred Castro diesPiti mayor says he's fully empowered to pull over speedersSuperior Court Marshals help crack decade-old murder caseSlip of the tongue during session embarrasses LegislatureESPN apologizes on KUAM Radio, removes offensive article from web site9-year-old escapes abductionShipmates says farewell to fallen USS San Francisco sailor Joseph AshleyPolice catch William San Nicolas in Mangilao junglesInbound Northwest Airlines flight from Japan makes sudden landing