Seth Silverstein and Robert Turybury pose next to a goliath grouper that Turybury caught along the beach of St. Simons Island on June 7.

Seth Silverstein and Robert Turybury pose next to a goliath grouper that Turybury caught along the beach of St. Simons Island on June 7.

Credit: Courtesy of Robert Turybury

As 2025 nears its end, GPB News is looking back at the video stories that captured attention and kept our audience engaged amongst the online news cycle.

From a story about a young woman in ICE custody to the discovery of a 400-pound fish washed up on a Georgia beach, these videos sparked conversation, drew thousands of views, and reflected the wide range of issues and moments that mattered most to our online audience this year.

The following are the top GPB News videos stories of 2025:

Traffic charges dismissed for 19-year-old Ximena Arias-Cristobal in ICE custody

Newly released dash cam footage in Dalton, Ga., shows the mistaken arrest of a 19-year-old college student from Mexico. Although local police dropped all charges, she remained in ICE custody and now faces possible deportation. 

 

Watch: Angler reels in 400-pound goliath grouper off Georgia beach

A Brunswick angler reeled in a 400-pound goliath grouper right off the beach at St. Simons Island. He caught it, released it, and walked away with one heck of a fish story. 

 

Savannah's Forsyth Park fountain removed for first major restoration since 1988

Crews in Savannah began disassembling the city's iconic Forsyth Park fountain — the first step in a major restoration of the antebellum landmark to help return the fixture to its full glory.

 

Meteorite that crashes through Georgia home is older than Earth!

A fireball lit up the sky over Georgia on June 26, and part of it landed in a Henry County home. University of Georgia scientists studied it and say it not only has a name, it’s also older than Earth itself. 

 

CDC staffers stage walkout 

Staffers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staged a walkout following the Trump administration’s firing of then-director Susan Monarez. Her lawyers say she was never formally notified. Employees also held a clap out for three of the four other senior leaders who resigned this week.

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