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Spokane-based, local, worker-owned independent online media. We hold the powerful accountable and empower the people!
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Spokane-based, local, worker-owned independent online media. We hold the powerful accountable and empower the people!
Slide into our DMs with hot news tips, or send them anonymously to rangemedia4all@proton.me
From Erin Sellers: I love local politics, maybe a little too much. Between marathon city council meetings & analyzing campaign finances, I’m reminded every day that most people don’t get paid to stay informed. That's why at RANGE, our mission is to bring politics to the people.
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
From Erin Sellers: I love local politics, maybe a little too much. Between marathon city council meetings & analyzing campaign finances, I’m reminded every day that most people don’t get paid to stay informed. That's why at RANGE, our mission is to bring politics to the people.
UPDATE: Dixit just passed Bingle.
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
UPDATE: Dixit just passed Bingle.
Join us at our Office Hours session this week! We’ll be holed up at TayTay’s Cafe this Wednesday, October 22 from 2 to 4 pm to talk politics, elections, civics, journalism and really anything else you want to discuss. We hope to see you there!
507 S Howard St, Spokane, WA 99204
507 S Howard St, Spokane, WA 99204
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Join us at our Office Hours session this week! We’ll be holed up at TayTay’s Cafe this Wednesday, October 22 from 2 to 4 pm to talk politics, elections, civics, journalism and really anything else you want to discuss. We hope to see you there!
507 S Howard St, Spokane, WA 99204
507 S Howard St, Spokane, WA 99204
Join RANGE + our guests of honor - local electeds and candidates - for our second annual Politicrawl. The totally free politics-themed bar crawl starts at 6 pm tomorrow, tickets available at the link below: bit.ly/ThePoliticrawl
October 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Join RANGE + our guests of honor - local electeds and candidates - for our second annual Politicrawl. The totally free politics-themed bar crawl starts at 6 pm tomorrow, tickets available at the link below: bit.ly/ThePoliticrawl
TONIGHT (9/30) at 5 pm, Luke & Erin are going live on YouTube + Twitch and starting a Baldur’s Gate 3 campaign. They'll chat about local news like the upcoming election, the state of local media & a preview of a big story from Erin coming soon. Put your questions below so they can answer on stream!
September 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
TONIGHT (9/30) at 5 pm, Luke & Erin are going live on YouTube + Twitch and starting a Baldur’s Gate 3 campaign. They'll chat about local news like the upcoming election, the state of local media & a preview of a big story from Erin coming soon. Put your questions below so they can answer on stream!
Missed Spokane's Spiciest Candidate Forum? We're teaming up with Spokane Public Radio, The Inlander, KYRS and Spokane Public Library to bring you another candidate forum, featuring all 6 council candidates. Spotlight at Central: Oct 2, 6 to 8 pm, the Spokane Central Public Library.
September 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Missed Spokane's Spiciest Candidate Forum? We're teaming up with Spokane Public Radio, The Inlander, KYRS and Spokane Public Library to bring you another candidate forum, featuring all 6 council candidates. Spotlight at Central: Oct 2, 6 to 8 pm, the Spokane Central Public Library.
District 3 candidates, challenger Christopher Savage and incumbent CM Zack Zappone, who once sat on local student government together:
September 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
District 3 candidates, challenger Christopher Savage and incumbent CM Zack Zappone, who once sat on local student government together:
District 2 candidates Kate Telis and Alejandro Barrientos, who are both running to fill an incumbent-less seat:
September 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
District 2 candidates Kate Telis and Alejandro Barrientos, who are both running to fill an incumbent-less seat:
As a little teaser for tonight's live stream, here's one pic of each candidate + RANGE reporter
@merrywanderer.bsky.social
who suffered through Chef Brown's spicy wings not once but THREE times on Sunday!
First up, Sellers and District 1 candidate Sarah Dixit:
@merrywanderer.bsky.social
who suffered through Chef Brown's spicy wings not once but THREE times on Sunday!
First up, Sellers and District 1 candidate Sarah Dixit:
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
As a little teaser for tonight's live stream, here's one pic of each candidate + RANGE reporter
@merrywanderer.bsky.social
who suffered through Chef Brown's spicy wings not once but THREE times on Sunday!
First up, Sellers and District 1 candidate Sarah Dixit:
@merrywanderer.bsky.social
who suffered through Chef Brown's spicy wings not once but THREE times on Sunday!
First up, Sellers and District 1 candidate Sarah Dixit:
We're in the Inlander! Tickets have been flying out the door all week and it's very possible we sell out. Don't miss your chance to see Spokane's Spiciest Candidate Forum live and in person, this Sunday from 5 to 8 pm.
Tickets available (for now) here: rangemedia.co/spokan...
Tickets available (for now) here: rangemedia.co/spokan...
September 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
We're in the Inlander! Tickets have been flying out the door all week and it's very possible we sell out. Don't miss your chance to see Spokane's Spiciest Candidate Forum live and in person, this Sunday from 5 to 8 pm.
Tickets available (for now) here: rangemedia.co/spokan...
Tickets available (for now) here: rangemedia.co/spokan...
We've found the chosen one for Spokane's Spiciest ticket giveaway! Congrats to @/oggeda on Instagram!
September 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We've found the chosen one for Spokane's Spiciest ticket giveaway! Congrats to @/oggeda on Instagram!
A recent update to charts in our Flock story after receiving records requests from Cheney Police Department today: CPD, which says they have no cameras online yet, is already sharing their Flock network with two federal agencies, Idaho State Police and departments in Texas + Florida.
September 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A recent update to charts in our Flock story after receiving records requests from Cheney Police Department today: CPD, which says they have no cameras online yet, is already sharing their Flock network with two federal agencies, Idaho State Police and departments in Texas + Florida.
Meet the final candidate taking the stage for Spokane's Spiciest Candidate Forum: Sarah Dixit. Because incumbent Council Member Jonathan Bingle is dj-ing a wedding that evening, he's unable to attend (despite his best intentions - he said he had been practicing eating spicy food in preparation.)
September 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Meet the final candidate taking the stage for Spokane's Spiciest Candidate Forum: Sarah Dixit. Because incumbent Council Member Jonathan Bingle is dj-ing a wedding that evening, he's unable to attend (despite his best intentions - he said he had been practicing eating spicy food in preparation.)
Two relatively fresh faces to Spokane politics will be taking the stage for Spokane's Spiciest next Sunday to help District 2 voters decide who should fill the incumbent-less seat this November.
Get your tickets now: buytickets.at/rangemedia/1...
Get your tickets now: buytickets.at/rangemedia/1...
August 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Two relatively fresh faces to Spokane politics will be taking the stage for Spokane's Spiciest next Sunday to help District 2 voters decide who should fill the incumbent-less seat this November.
Get your tickets now: buytickets.at/rangemedia/1...
Get your tickets now: buytickets.at/rangemedia/1...
Spokane district 3 voters, both of the candidates running to represent you have agreed to take the Hot Seat! One of them requested milk be provided. We won't tell you who 😈
Get your tickets for the hottest event of the campaign season now at www.tickettailor.com/events/range....
Get your tickets for the hottest event of the campaign season now at www.tickettailor.com/events/range....
August 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Spokane district 3 voters, both of the candidates running to represent you have agreed to take the Hot Seat! One of them requested milk be provided. We won't tell you who 😈
Get your tickets for the hottest event of the campaign season now at www.tickettailor.com/events/range....
Get your tickets for the hottest event of the campaign season now at www.tickettailor.com/events/range....
Baumgartener is up there and protesters are saying "where's Mikey?"
Some of the fundraiser goers are yelling down to the protesters and laughing, but I can't hear what they're saying
Some of the fundraiser goers are yelling down to the protesters and laughing, but I can't hear what they're saying
August 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Baumgartener is up there and protesters are saying "where's Mikey?"
Some of the fundraiser goers are yelling down to the protesters and laughing, but I can't hear what they're saying
Some of the fundraiser goers are yelling down to the protesters and laughing, but I can't hear what they're saying
The terrace ppl are wearing name tags and WA Rep Suzanne Schmidt appears to be up there, so it's an easy bet that they're there for the fundraiser.
August 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The terrace ppl are wearing name tags and WA Rep Suzanne Schmidt appears to be up there, so it's an easy bet that they're there for the fundraiser.
It's hard to get pics from this angle, but when ppl on the Grand's terrace come to the edge and look down, the protesters yell things like "that's what a scab looks like" and "shame". The terrace ppl have smiled and waved with their drinks in hand and taken pics of the protest.
August 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It's hard to get pics from this angle, but when ppl on the Grand's terrace come to the edge and look down, the protesters yell things like "that's what a scab looks like" and "shame". The terrace ppl have smiled and waved with their drinks in hand and taken pics of the protest.
One speaker said that Baumgartener knew that voting Yes for the Big BB was a vote against his constituents. There's slips of paper where ppl can write a note to him.
August 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
One speaker said that Baumgartener knew that voting Yes for the Big BB was a vote against his constituents. There's slips of paper where ppl can write a note to him.
A lot of the protesters are nurses and doctors who are angry about the passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill". Signs say things like "Baumgartener, you work for us, not Trump"
August 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A lot of the protesters are nurses and doctors who are angry about the passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill". Signs say things like "Baumgartener, you work for us, not Trump"
We're outside the Grand Hotel, where Spokane Congressman Michael Baumgartener is holding a fundraiser with Rep. Jim Jordan and where healthcare workers are protesting the reps' votes cutting healthcare access.
August 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We're outside the Grand Hotel, where Spokane Congressman Michael Baumgartener is holding a fundraiser with Rep. Jim Jordan and where healthcare workers are protesting the reps' votes cutting healthcare access.
Following news reports about a young girl’s suicide at the Spokane facility, the Washington State Nurses Association is accusing Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center of retaliation after nurses were fired and disciplined.
Story by @investigatewest.bsky.social
Photo by @erickdoxey.com
Story by @investigatewest.bsky.social
Photo by @erickdoxey.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Following news reports about a young girl’s suicide at the Spokane facility, the Washington State Nurses Association is accusing Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center of retaliation after nurses were fired and disciplined.
Story by @investigatewest.bsky.social
Photo by @erickdoxey.com
Story by @investigatewest.bsky.social
Photo by @erickdoxey.com
Since January, we've published over 160 articles and we're not stopping there.
But first, we're taking a week-long break.
We'll be back on August 11, rested and ready for the fight ahead.
But first, we're taking a week-long break.
We'll be back on August 11, rested and ready for the fight ahead.
August 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Since January, we've published over 160 articles and we're not stopping there.
But first, we're taking a week-long break.
We'll be back on August 11, rested and ready for the fight ahead.
But first, we're taking a week-long break.
We'll be back on August 11, rested and ready for the fight ahead.
And the question of the moment: are most of Spokane's unhoused people actually from here? Color us shocked - the answer is still yes, despite the Spokane Business Association claiming otherwise in their survey, which had a MUCH smaller sample size and tried to make some really big claims.
July 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
And the question of the moment: are most of Spokane's unhoused people actually from here? Color us shocked - the answer is still yes, despite the Spokane Business Association claiming otherwise in their survey, which had a MUCH smaller sample size and tried to make some really big claims.
Here's the trendline, but with the caveat that the survey looked different during COVID
July 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Here's the trendline, but with the caveat that the survey looked different during COVID