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What were you searching for/sharing from WRAL.com in 2016?
WRAL.com visitors didn't only read stories and watch videos in 2016, they interacted with them as well. The wide-ranging interests of the Triangle and surrounding communities can be tracked by what you shared on social media and searched for on the site.
Posted — UpdatedRALEIGH, N.C. — WRAL.com visitors didn’t only read stories and watch videos in 2016, they interacted with them as well. The wide-ranging interests of the Triangle and surrounding communities can be tracked by what you shared on social media and searched for on the site.
What did you search for?
Traffic{/a}}, Lottery{/a}} and education{/a}} ranked as the top search terms of 2016. But in addition to general terms, more specific terms dominated as top buzz words of the year
The word Kania{/a}} ranked as a top search term of the year on WRAL.com. In October, former UNC-Chapel Hill student Chandler Kania was found guilty in October of involuntary manslaughter for his role in thev deaths of three people in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 85. Kania will spend up to 6 years in prison.
Ranking as another top search term, you heavily searched the word Four bicyclists in hospital after being struck by car in AngierPets{/a}} consistently throughout the year. Hundreds of furry friends from local shelters were featured on the news in 2016 and adopted into loving homes.
Following a leak that shut down a portion of the Colonial Pipeline in Alabama, North Carolina was one of the five states to deal with a shortage at the pump. The September incident inspired the term Four bicyclists in hospital after being struck by car in Angiergas shortage{/a}} to rank as a top search term of the year.
What did you share?
In addition to the overwhelmingly popular pages like the WRAL.com home page and weather, a few stories rank as the top stories you felt compelled to share on your own Facebook.
Four bicyclists in hospital after being struck by car in AngierFayetteville child killer sentenced to death{/a}}
Four bicyclists in hospital after being struck by car in Angier26 deer found dead in Pinetops; 5 charged{/a}}
Four bicyclists in hospital after being struck by car in AngierFour bicyclists in hospital after being struck by car in Angier{/a}}
Federal Court strikes down NC congressional district maps{/a}}
Federal court order new NC legislative elections in 2017{/a}}
State Health Plan board could remove option popular with workers{/a}}
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