Here are the top five stories read by visitors to the Tacoma Daily Index‘s Web site during the month of January, as reported by Google Analytics.

1. Pierce County District Court elects presiding judge

2. 3 Pierce County judges to be sworn in Friday

3. Section of Nalley Valley Viaduct collapses onto South Tacoma Way

4. Health care company picks downtown Tacoma for corporate HQ

5. Driver killed in fiery crash in Tacoma’s Stadium District