Throughout the week, we publish various top 5 or top 3 lists of roanoke.com content on Page 2 of the newspaper. For the first time, I’ve rounded up all of our weekly stats for this one blog post (and thanks to some new metrics, I’ve added the top 5 stories on roanoke.com).

Is this something you’d like to see weekly? Your input would be helpful.

Top 5 STORIES on roanoke.com
(Dec. 12-19)
1. Breaking news: I-581 South reopens after apparent suicide
2. Breaking news: Five teens arrested in Forest nativity scene heist
3. Sports columnist Aaron McFarling: Time for a change at Tech
4. 202 Market owner accused of sexual battery, abduction
5. Breaking news: Pedestrian dies in Monday night crash in Roanoke County

BLOGS
This week’s Top 5 blogs (Dec. 12-19)
1. Andy Bitter’s VT football
2. Columnist Dan Casey
3. Kevin Myatt’s Weather Journal
4. Mark Taylor’s Wild Life
5. Rebecca Holland’s Shoptimist

Find all of our blogs here.

COMMUNITY BLOGS
This week’s (Dec. 15-21) top community blog stories.
1. TheBurgs.com: Opinion: Leave politics out of the holiday parade
2. SWoCo.com: Pedestrian dies in accident on Brambleton Avenue
3. BotetourtView.com: Botetourt deputies arrest two in weekend robbery
4. SoSalem.com: Where are the best Christmas lights in Salem and western Roanoke County?

FACEBOOK
This week’s (Dec. 16-21) most talked-about posts on the Roanoke Times Facebook wall.
1. Gov. Bob McDonnell: Time to discuss arming school officials
2. Sen. Mark Warner changes supportive stand on assault weapons
3. Surf and Turf restaurant to close Christmas Eve

PHOTO GALLERIES
(Dec. 12-19)
1. Week in Photos, Dec. 5-11
2. Week in Photos, Dec. 12-18
3. All-Timesland 2012

PODCASTS
(Dec. 11-18)
1. Hokies Press Pass
2. Folk Soul Revival drummer Dan Witt
3. Guitarist extraordinaire Jim Campilongo