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It has been another big year of news in the Albury-Wodonga and wider Border region.
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We want to talk a brief walk down memory lane to remember what were the most popular galleries and photos for the past year.
Today we look back at May and take a peek at what drew your attention when it came to galleries.
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Again tragic news was unfortunately the basis for our most popular gallery of the month of May.
Sixteen-year-old Spencer Michael Botting was the passenger in a dual-cab ute was travelling towards Yackandandah along Wodonga-Yackandandah Road when it left the road and rolled.
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Again the tragic story of Spencer Botting dominated the month, with the impromptu roadside vigil to honour his memory being the second most popular gallery of the month.
Friends gathered by the roadside and remembered a boy with a cheeky grin who was taken far too soon.
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The alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in Albury was revealed as a false report, with police confirming the investigation concluded and they are no longer sought three men.
The story generated significant buzz on our website and while it generated the third most pageviews for the month, much was that due to the high level of interest, not due to the significant number of photos associated with the story.
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POLICE seized five guns from deer hunters and will apply to have them destroyed amid concerns over the number of shooters breaking the law in the North East.
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Once again our sporting galleries did very well during May as the action around the various footy and netball grounds and courts started to heat up.
Click on the link above to check out some of the awesome action captured by our photographers.