Erin Sellers, Author at RANGE Media

Erin Sellers

Erin moved to town from Idaho to attend Gonzaga University, fell in love with Spokane and hasn’t left yet. They are a queer storyteller, and when they’re not pounding Red Bulls (not sponsored) and typing frantically, you can find her on and off stage at a few of the theatres in town. She is passionate about increasing accessibility to public meetings, telling stories from underrepresented communities and pitching funny merch ideas.

Happy holidays! Here’s all our Flock data

By Erin Sellers ● Government ● December 23, 2025

Our gift to you: big ‘ol .csv files, a public records request guide and behind-the-scenes info from our investigative series on Flock cameras.

‘Operation Pimp Juice,’ ‘Serial Beer Thief,’ and Grand Theft Excavator

By Erin Sellers ● Government ● December 17, 2025

Some of the other weird sh*t local officers and agencies nationwide were searching for using Spokane County Flock cameras.

New City contract latest in Spokane’s scrap with SCRAPS

By Erin Sellers & Aaron Hedge ● CIVICS ● December 15, 2025

Plus, a new chair person for STA, city council commission appointments and an executive compensation conversation for the library director.

‘Alien.’ ‘Ice pick-up.’ ‘immigration violation.’

By Erin Sellers ● Government ● December 10, 2025

More than 1,000 immigration searches were made on Spokane County Flock cameras this year.

Spokane City Council poised to create an eviction diversion program

By Erin Sellers, Aaron Hedge & Valerie Osier ● CIVICS ● December 8, 2025

CIVICS: Spokane County set to spend millions on TASERs, body cameras and surveilling private drones.

Did you go to a protest this year? Local cops might’ve been searching for you on Flock cameras.

By Erin Sellers ● Government ● December 4, 2025

Newly obtained records show that the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office made 24 searches across thousands of cameras for cars at protests.

Hello CM Kate Telis, goodbye algorithmic rental price fixing?

By Erin Sellers, Aaron Hedge & Valerie Osier ● CIVICS ● December 1, 2025

CIVICS: Spokane City Council could ban software artificially inflating rents, set their legislative agenda and laying groundwork to ban kratom.

‘Had an abortion, search for female.’ Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras

By Erin Sellers ● Government ● November 25, 2025

Amidst nationwide and state scrutiny of the cameras, Spokane County’s Flock network was used by an out-of-state cop looking for a woman who had an abortion.

Big budget business for Spokane city

By Erin Sellers, Valerie Osier & Aaron Hedge ● CIVICS ● November 24, 2025

CIVICS: Plus, extra overtime on offer for SpoVal cops during holidays, Spokane Valley projects a deficit in 2026 and Spo City could declare 2025 the year of the Cooperative.

Spokane City Council keeps staff and the public alike in the dark at budget meetings

By Erin Sellers ● Government ● November 20, 2025

‘I shouldn’t have to take the day off in order to know what my government is doing’

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