Top 10 most-read stories of 2014 on spokesman.com

Here are the 2014 news stories published on spokesman.com that drew the most readers, according to an online tally compiled by Google.

1. McMorris Rodgers says ACA likely to stay (April 25): In an interview with The Spokesman-Review’s editorial board, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said it’s unlikely the Affordable Care Act will be repealed.

2. ‘Bette in Spokane,’ cited in McMorris Rodgers’ speech, declined health insurance options (Jan. 30): Staff member David Wasson tracked down a Chattaroy woman used as an example by McMorris Rodgers in her State of the Union rebuttal.

3. Spokane’s first pot buyer says he’s getting fired (July 9): Mike Boyer said his enthusiastic purchase of legal marijuana prompted two of his three part-time employers to demand that he be tested for drugs.

4. Idaho state GOP convention fiasco leaves party in disarray (June 14): Idaho’s state Republican Party convention adjourned without electing a chairman, setting a platform or doing any of its scheduled business over in-fighting between party factions.

5. Woman shot in Hayden, Idaho, Wal-Mart (Dec. 30): Veronica Rutledge was accidentally shot and killed by her 2-year-old son after the toddler got a hold of the gun in her purse.

6. Duke University freshman, porn star graduated from Gonzaga Prep (March 12): The student defended her decision to act in adult movies to finance her education at Duke University.

7. Buried Treasures (Sept. 21): A look at former Atlas E missile silos in the region.

8. Fire now 215,000 acres (July 19): The Carlton Complex fires in Central Washington forced evacuations and stretched firefighting crews thin.

9. Zombie TV series “Z Nation” will provide Spokane with good jobs (April 24): A report about a SyFy Network series filming in Spokane.

10. Palin family dust-up brings out police (Sept. 13): This short “People” column item detailed an altercation at a party in Anchorage involving the former vice presidential candidate and her family.