RANGE Media

RANGE is a media organization for people who love the Inland Northwest and want to make it better. We are building an anti-racist, equity-minded, class-focused newsroom striving to spotlight the perspectives and expertise of members of marginalized communities, from the ground up.

Failure to Thrive: A Spokane nonprofit housed 1,184 refugees. Now it’s fighting for its own survival.

A Spokane nonprofit providing housing for immigrants and refugees is in receivership after a multimillion-dollar legal battle with its landlord.

‘We don’t have the extra money to put food on the table’

As SNAP benefits stall in Congress, Spokane residents line up at food banks, facing hunger, health risks and political frustration amid deepening need.

Workplace complaints continue to grow against local Planned Parenthood

Three months after RANGE's report on Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, they have since uncovered rising union interest, toxic workplace allegations, unanswered donor concerns and a merger threatening union efforts.

Spokane migrant detained by ICE back with family

Spokane migrant reflects on his 45 days in an ICE detention facility, recalling its rigid structure. He said the government's treatment of immigrants is an "honest concern" but it is being done in a "brutal and inhumane" way.

A debrief: Why a protester was dragged out of Idaho GOP town hall

At a heated GOP town hall in Coeur d’Alene, protestor Teresa Borrenpohl was dragged out by security after opposing Republican policies, sparking outrage.

Employees support Planned Parenthood, ‘But the mission doesn’t pay the bills.’

Employees at the local Planned Parenthood are considering unionization over what they characterize as low pay and bad working conditions. The CEO is paying a union-busting firm the equivalent of 17 medical assistants’ hourly wages to persuade them not to.

Liberty Lake library trustee ousted for wanting board to set library policy

Shocking decision at Liberty Lake Library as librarian Kim Girard is voted off the Board of Trustees. Learn more about the surprising turn of events.

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