WRAL News' top 10 Facebook local news posts in 2019

Here they are: the 10 stories that mattered most to our Facebook fans in 2019.

In June, you loved this story about Hall of Fame Coach Mike Krzyzewski: In July, Michael Savarino was to enroll at Duke — and play basketball for his granddad as a preferred walk-on.

He was found safe in Raleigh after a 911 call from someone who recognized him.

The president spoke from the chamber of the United States House of Representatives.

Family members said the 3-year-old child had followed her dog into some nearby woods — but eventually, Allyson and her dog Bella were found together.

Allyson was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution. Her family then celebrated her birthday a day late, with gifts, food and prayers that she had been found safe.

After a two-day search in Craven County, in the chill of winter (rain and 20-degree temperatures), the missing 3-year-old was found 50 yards into the woods, cold and tangled in briars, but unharmed.

Casey told authorities that a bear kept him company in the woods. And as CNN opined, "No one can prove it didn't happen."

And that's our local news year in Facebook in review. Happy New Year!