My most popular stories of 2017

A post shared by Beau Yarbrough (@lby3) on Sep 1, 2017 at 6:56am PDT

These are the stories readers engaged with the most in 2017, according to Parse.ly, the software that the Southern California News Group uses to track reader engagement. Buckle up, because they’re mostly bummers this year.

• San Bernardino school shooting leaves North Park teacher, student dead, another student wounded
• Survivor recounts San Bernardino school shooting: ‘He was out for blood’
• 2 Chaffey High teachers gone: 1 allegedly duct-taped special ed student to chair, 1 had allegedly inappropriate relationship
• Parent, bus drivers outraged after black baby doll is mock-lynched at Rim of the World Unified transit office
• Residents rattled after reporting chupacabra sightings in mountains of Riverside County

I know, it takes a welcome 90-degree turn there at the end.

San Bernardino, two years later

There's only a handful of people here at the informal memorial to the 14 people who died in the Dec. 2, 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, but I expect people have been coming and going all day. A formal memorial is still in the planning stages. #SBStrong

A post shared by Beau Yarbrough (@lby3) on Dec 2, 2017 at 1:42pm PST

Las Vegas mass shooting

The memorial at Sahara/Las Vegas for victims of Sunday’s mass shooting has grown a bit overnight, and now includes a list of the slain. ???? #journalism #lasvegasshooting #hipstamatic

A post shared by Beau Yarbrough (@lby3) on Oct 4, 2017 at 2:59pm PDT

El Chupacabra

Box Springs Mountain residents say the legendary #cupachabra stalks the hills separating Riverside and the Moreno Valley. Story coming this weekend in the Press-Enterprise. ???? #journalism #cryptid

A post shared by Beau Yarbrough (@lby3) on Jul 21, 2017 at 7:21pm PDT

Students return to North Park Elementary

Monday is the first day back at school at San Bernardino's North Park Elementary since teacher Karen Smith and student Jonathan Martinez were shot and killed in class by Smith's estranged husband. Six television satellite vans and their camera crews are outside, but so are banners and other signs of support. And teachers and students from around the region are wearing red today, the colors of the North Park Coyotes. ?? #journalism

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