The sentencing of convicted Lululemon killer Brittany Norwood, the murder trial of a former Landon student accused of killing his ex-girlfriend at the University of Virginia, an outraged mother who said toddlers wandered off from her daycare center.

These are just a few of the top stories Bethesda Patch reported on this year.

From preparing for Hurricane Sandy to crime on the Capital Crescent Trail to a sad end to a search for Cokie Roberts' missing dog, there's been no shortage of news in 2012 in Bethesda. Catch up here on our most read headlines.

• Lululemon Killer Norwood: 'I Am Truly Sorry'
• Potomac River Prepares to Lose Virginia
• Outraged Mother Says Toddlers Wandered Off From Daycare Center
• UPDATE: Man Dies After Jumping in Front of Metro Train
• UPDATE: Mother Charged For Leaving Girl, 6, Unattended
• Rear-End Crash on Rockville Pike Turns Fatal
• Missing 15-Year-Old Found Safe In California
• 'Potomac River Rapist' Continues to Elude FBI
• Woman, Dogs Found Dead in Bethesda Home
• Huguely Breaks Down in Court
• Hurricane Sandy: Bethesda Info Center
• UPDATE: Man Arrested, Held Without Bond for Home Invasions, Sexual Assaults
• UPDATE: Cokie Roberts' Missing Dog Confirmed Dead
• Lululemon: One Year Later
• Bloomingdale's In White Flint Mall To Close
• UPDATE: Search Continues For Cokie Roberts' Missing Dog
• UPDATE: Police Identify Passengers Killed In Jones Bridge Road Crash
• UPDATE: Contractor Struck, Killed By Own Truck At Bethesda Home
• Arrest Made In Bethesda Burglaries
• Bethesda Man Charged In Boston Transit System Sexual Assault
• Crime Leaves Bethesda Communities On Edge
• Montgomery Mother and Child Need $64,000 for Basic Costs
• Update: Arrest Made in Attempted Robbery Case in Capital Crescent Tunnel