It started with a post on Next Door Media site MagnoliaVoice.com explaining that a neighbor reported seeing a cougar in Discovery Park, a popular Seattle park. Over the next few days, more sightings streamed in to Magnolia Voice, and the site created a map to track the reports. Our editorial partners, the Seattle Times picked up the story, and the Department of Fish & Game closed the park and set traps for the cougar. Two days later, officers captured the animal, and Magnolia Voice was first to break the story, complete with photos of the captured cougar.

Here’s the home page from the Seattle Times shortly after the capture featuring a photo from Magnolia Voice. It was amazing to watch the story grow from the community into a big story, attracting nationwide attention and setting all-time traffic records for Magnolia Voice. Thanks, Magnolia!