The new year is just around the corner!

But before we say goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019, take a look at the year’s most viral stories.

From a deadly shooting at YouTube to the unfortunate tale of BBQ Becky, here are the 20 most-clicked stories on KRON4.com during 2018: 

  1.  Shooter dead, at least 3 injured in YouTube shooting, police say
  2.  Strange cloud formation puzzles Bay Area
  3. ‘Flesh-eating’ STD reported in UK for first time
  4. VIDEO: ‘Permit Patty’ calls cops on girl selling water in San Francisco
  5. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf warns residents of possible ICE raids
  6. VIDEO: Toddler found frozen to death on front porch 
  7. VIDEO: Strong earthquake wakes up Bay Area
  8. Police: Father refuses to call 911 as 8-year-old son dies of meth overdose
  9. Woman claims she was tossed from mall because of her short shorts
  10. Woman returns ‘dead’ Christmas tree to Costco in Jan. for full refund
  11. Body of missing 18-year-old woman found, ex-boyfriend arrested
  12. Family wants to create awareness after BBQ confrontation at Lake Merritt
  13. Cal Fire: Entire town of Paradise ‘wiped out’ by Butte County wildfire
  14. VIDEO: Man calls BART police on guy eating burrito on train
  15. Stockton businessman sentenced to 90 days of house arrest for raping child
  16. Boy, 17, diagnosed with deadly illness caused by working out too much
  17. High Surf Warning for Bay Area beaches, waves up to 50-feet expected
  18. New California declares ‘independence’ from California, hopes to become 51st state
  19. Man carried $150M Powerball ticket in wallet for weeks before realizing he won
  20. Baby was stabbed, put in oven, then baked before death, sheriff says