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On this week’s episode, RANGE reporters Erin Sellers and Daniel Walters were joined by Lauren Pangborn to talk about all things urbanism, bike and pedestrian infrastructure projects, and how different infrastructure projects have been approached over the years. Lauren is RANGE’s Urbanism Columnist, serves as the Chairperson of Spokane’s Bicycle Advisory Board , and a member of the Transportation C...

On this week’s episode, RANGE reporter Aaron Hedge interviewed Daniel Walters about his most recent story, the process and reasoning behind it, and the work that went into it. Daniel’s story consists of follow up interviews with three formerly unhoused men, continuing his previous conversations with them from 2023. Stabbed. Frostbitten. Overdosed. Sheltered. Sober. Saved. (Daniel Walters, RANGE Me...

On this week’s episode, Aaron Hedge pre-recorded an interview with Tracy Simmons, the editor and Executive Director of FāVS News . FāVS is an acronym for “Faith and Values” news, which is an online publication that covers religion and ethics across Washington State and Idaho. Along with her role at FāVS, Tracy is a scholarly associate professor of journalism at Washington State University and writ...

Some may say that Seattle is not a four-hour car-ride from Spokane, but rather a whole world away. What even happens there? Is their mayor actually a communist? Does all authentic grunge music still emerge fully formed from its music scene? Does a Kraken actually live in the sound, or is that just the hockey team? While Seattle is WAY out of our coverage area, we're stepping out of our comfort zon...

On this week’s episode, RANGE reporter Aaron Hedge interviewed John Hancock, a clean water activist from the West Plains. John has made efforts to educate and bring clean water to his neighbors whose water wells are contaminated by PFAS. The two of them talked about the PFAS crisis in the West Plains and how it affects people, the advocacy and organizing around finding solutions, and John’s involv...

On this week’s episode, Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge went on the air to dive deeper into the Spokane 3 trial, the jury verdict, and the implications of the trial on free speech and protesting. The “Spokane 3” – Jac Archer, Justice Forral and Bajun Mavalwalla II – were charged by the federal government with conspiracy to impede a federal officer by using threats, force or intimidation to stop ICE a...

On this week’s episode, Aaron Hedge and Pascal went on the air to talk more about the Spokane 3 trial – which began earlier this week on Monday, May 18th – and provide an overview of updates from the courtroom. The two of them gave updates from days 1, 2, and 3 of the trial (which were Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday). The “Spokane 3” consists of Jac Archer, Justice Forral and Bajun Mavalwalla II,...

We have two segments for this week's episode! During the first segment, RANGE reporters Daniel Walters and Val Osier discussed the former Mayor Nadine Woodward's tort claim against the City of Spokane and the context around it. ( Long story short: Woodward is threatening a $10 million lawsuit in response to a 2023 resolution from Spokane City Council, saying the resolution violated her free speech...

On this week’s episode, Aaron Hedge and Pascal spoke with two Gonzaga students – Sandra Rivera and Abby Zappone – about journalism in Spokane and the collaboration, research, and work that goes into it. Sandra and Abby are part of the six-person staff that created Spoke , a magazine that showcases Spokane’s journalistic world through essays from the student perspective. Sandra is the Art Director...

On this week’s episode, Pascal and Val were joined by Frances and Fen from Asians for Collective Liberation in Spokane (ACL Spokane)! May is Asian American Heritage Month, and ACL is doing a month-long celebration full of events, workshops, and art. Frances and Fen talked about ACL’s Heritage Month events, the importance of organizing and creating intergenerational community spaces, and how people...

On this week’s episode, Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge went on the air to talk about a couple stories, one ongoing and one new. First, they talked about developments on the trials of Spokane protestors from June 11th, 2025 and the implications these trials have on free speech. In the weeds of Spokane’s federal conspiracy case (Erin Sellers and Valerie Osier, RANGE Media) Spokane protest coverage (RA...

On this week’s episode, Val and Aaron Hedge were joined by Kate Peterson and Mackenize Draper from the Get Lit festival ! The four of them talked about what goes into the festival, its impact on our region, and the ways it’s building up our communities. RANGE will be at the festival, so if you see us, say hi! Check out this week's Free RANGE episode on YouTube !

On this week’s episode, Aaron Hedge was joined by Debbie Novak, an activist with the Washington State Coalition for Police Accountability . They talked about the Law Enforcement Leaders’ Bill ( SB 5974 ), what it does, and the lawsuit by four Eastern Washington sheriffs – including Sheriff John Nowels of Spokane County – that opposes the bill. They also discussed some resources and ways to get inv...

Erin, Luke, and Daisy went on the air for this week’s episode! They talked about ethics in journalism, their reporting processes, the months-long, complicated nature of recent investigative reporting, and more. Find relevant articles below: The Work Isn't For Everyone (English) (Erin Sellers, RANGE Media) Why we investigated Latinos en Spokane (English) (Luke Baumgarten, RANGE Media) Este trabajo...

On this week’s episode, Val and Aaron went on the air to catch you up on local news! They talked about some items from this week’s CIVICS agenda, including: A $120,000 contract for Mujeres in Action to provide SPD with cultural competency training and language access services (which passed); Info on the Spokane County sheriff’s proposal to charge fees for requesting body camera footage from law en...

(* the fake, AI Gonzaga fan pages that spread false info ) On this week’s episode, Erin Sellers and Daniel Walters went on the air to talk about Daniel’s most recent article: John Stockton’s Not Dead . Daniel’s article title is a play on the clickbait “news headlines” from fake AI fan pages that have recently appeared on Facebook. More specifically, it’s a reference to a fake headline that claims...

We had a two-hour special show this week for the KYRS Spring Fund Drive, led by Erin and Pascal! During the first hour, Aaron Hedge and Daniel Walters joined to talk about their reporting processes. Daniel told a story about an interesting letter he found and how that led to him doing some journalistic work, while Aaron talked about his reporting processes for some of his early RANGE stories. Duri...

On this week’s show, Aaron and Daniel interviewed investigative journalist Michael Edison Hayden. The three talked about far-right extremism in Idaho, how the new strain of Kootenai County white nationalism differs from the Aryan Nations of the past, and the big fracture points within the North Idaho fringe. Michael is a former senior investigative reporter for the Southern Poverty Law Center. His...

Pascal joined Hedge and Val on the radio this week! The three of them talked about some recent news: The first was about an item on the East Valley School District’s Board of Directors agenda, which was included in our February 23rd CIVICS . They held a first reading of a revised board policy that would eliminate the district’s Affirmative Action Program. The second was all about the West Plains P...

Reporter Daisy Zavala Magaña and freelance reporter Daniel Walters were welcomed by Aaron for this week’s episode! They talk about their hopes, goals, and values in journalism, plus previous stories they’ve covered. Meet Daisy Zavala Magaña: Daisy previously covered immigrant labor for RANGE as a freelancer, and now she’s our newest full-time reporter! You can read her introduction in both English...

This week’s episode is all about the Housing and Homeless Advocacy Day, or “HHAD” for short. HHAD is organized by the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (WLIHA) and the Washington Housing Alliance Action Fund. They bring people across Washington state to Olympia to advocate for housing justice by meeting with their district’s representatives. This episode has 3 parts, and you’re going to hear...

This week, Val interviewed Erin and Aaron about their recent stories. Erin talks about their story on a new eviction prevention program that was passed by Spokane City Council. The ordinance passed by a vote of 5-2 and will create this new program by June 1, 2026. Find the story here . Aaron talks about a story he and Luke co-wrote about two masked SPD officers who stood in on a healthcare workers...

Erin and Luke were joined by two guests this week! Dawn Kinder is the Director of Housing and Human Services for the City of Spokane. Carl Segerstrom is the Communications and Storytelling Manager of Waters Meet . The four of them talked about housing insecurity, the impacts of homelessness, and how Spokane is fighting against it.

Aaron, Erin, Val, and Luke went on the air this week! The four of them talked about two stories they’re working on: The first story stemmed from a conversation Hedge had with a local police accountability advocate who put in a public records request for photos generated from Automated License Plate Readers — AKA FLOCK cameras — using the license plate number of a van used by ICE. The van is owned...

On Tuesday, Jan. 13, reporter Erin Sellers and producer Pascal Bostic went to Lewis and Clark High School to cover one of the six student-led walkouts planned in the area. These students were rallying to protest ICE’s harm and call for humane treatment of immigrants in our communities. Erin spoke with organizers from Spokane Students for Human Decency – who brought over 1,200 students together acr...