Top 30 Patch Stories of 2012

Now that we've made it to another year, let's take a look at what stories were popular in 2012. 

Irmo High Student Sues Over Prayer at Graduation DeMint Called Out by Rick Perry on Eve of Texas Senate Vote 'Operation Lost Vote' Launched in Response to Ballot Controversy Paul Receives More Endorsements Hours After Boos at Myrtle Beach Debate 'Black Magic' USC QB Allen Mitchell Dead at 48 Update: Incident Report Released in Ascot Estates Shootings Husband of Woman Found in Broad River Arrested Sheriff: Family Friend Arrested in Missing Gabrielle Swainson Case Lexington Woman Killed on I-20 4 Men Arrested in Connection with Armed Robbery HuHot Mongolian Grill Opening on Bower Parkway Sheriff: Suspects Vandalized 2 Irmo Churches Voting Locations for the S.C. Primary No New Details Available in Ascot Estates Shootings Irmo-Seven Oaks Pics & Clips UPDATE: More Details in Toddler Death Local Man Killed in Plane Crash Two Different Guns Used in Irmo Shootings Lexington Medical Cruising to Pink Glove Dance Victory? Chapin Man Killed in 5 Points Collision Chapin Woman Arrested for Stealing More Than $2M from Employer Attorney Reveals Details of Ascot Estates Shootings Update: Preliminary Autopsy Results Released in Lexington Teen Shooting Case Protect Yourself from ID Theft After SC Security Breach Sheriff: 2-Month-Old Suffered Repeated Abuse Three USC Students Died in Car Crash