IT'S HERE! Our massive year-in-review lookback at the top news stories of 2025 around Red Deer and central Alberta, as reported on by the crew at rdnewsNOW.com. And stick around until the end of the episode for our big reveal of the #1 news (non-sports) story of the year, as voted on by our dedicated readers. Plus, a surprise guest to talk about that top story. It's all contained in this penultimate episode of Season 3 of The Everything Red Deer Podcast. Watch for our year-in-review in local sports episode dropping December 31. You can find companion pieces for today's year-in-review, plus with our aforementioned guest, now at rdnewsNOW.com. Thank you to Sheldon Spackman, Jordan Rein, Ashley Lavallee-Koenig, and Jordan Rein for their help recording this episode.