There were highs and lows, stories from politics to the personal - plus a few quirky ones - that seemed to get the most attention from people in the London area in 2014.

After checking the numbers, we take a look back at some of the most read stories on the CTV London website for 2014.

Topping the list - the results of the municipal election, with Londoners visiting our results page to find out who took home the most votes in their riding.

This was an election that saw the ousting of the so-called Fontana-8, and drew greater interest following the conviction of former London mayor Joe Fontana on fraud and breach of trust charges.

Second on the list, a more sombre series of stories covering the July crash at the Costco in south London that killed six-year-old Addison Hall and her newborn sister Rhiannon Bozek.

It is a story that will continue in 2015, with the trial of the driver scheduled to start in June.

Third on the list is a surprising entry, since it's a story that never appeared on air - the discovery of prehistoric stone walls under Lake Huron - which are believed to date back to the end of the Ice Age.

A fairly recent story came in fourth, a First Nations man laying claim to the Pinery Provincial Park who wants to see the land used to improve the economic situation of local Aboriginal Peoples. It's a story that also brings to mind more recent tensions at Ipperwash Beach.

Another heart-wrenching story rounds out the top five, the theft of a keepsake box belonging to an infant who was killed in a crash in Wingham, Ont.

Some items were eventually recovered and two people were charged in the theft.

This is where we get to the smaller, quirkier stories that had many people clicking on the headline to read more.

One was a story about a boat purchased on Kijiji that promptly sank in Pittock Lake, and a trucking company fined $75,000 for importing live Asian carp.

Number eight was a story about a woman attacked in her long-term care home. The story provoked a lot of reaction and led to a series of reports on the state of inspections for Ontario's long-term care facilities.

Rounding out the top 10 stories are two animal-related stories.

One was the story of a dog eventually named Gracie, who was found outside the London Humane Society with shocking injuries. She was eventually nursed back to health and had many hoping to adopt her.

Final on the list was a story that took social media by storm - the death of St. Thomas teen Lacey Jamieson, who had a strong affinity for horses and also garnered global attention with the photos on her Instagram page.

Some big stories that didn't make the list include the deaths of of former mayor Tom Gosnell and cyclist Alex Foto, the shooting at the Hullett Marsh Provincial Wildlife Area, all the wild winter weather, the London man arrested over the heartbleed bug, the fatal fire and subsequent investigation of London group homes and the Orchestra London saga.

What was the biggest local story for you in 2014? Let us know in the comments.