Oregon State Police served search warrants at West Coast Game Park Safari on May 14, 2025.( OSP)

From wildfire recovery to local government drama, and even a roadside zoo raid, we revisited the stories that shaped Southern Oregon and Northern California in 2025.

Here’s what we talked about:

• Five years after the Almeda Fire, some Royal Oaks residents return, some move on
• Roseburg’s private homeless camps blur business and charity
• After months in limbo, Josephine County Commissioners approve a new library lease
• New Shasta County Clerk supports handcounting ballots, despite state ban
• Lions, guns and meth: Inside the takedown of an Oregon roadside zoo
• Pineros in Southern Oregon: How Jackson County became a center for guest workers in forestry