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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: Mobster Ralph DeLeo strikes plea deal with prosecutors in murder plot case.

The octogenarian former crime boss was sentenced to two years in prison. w/ @elisherman.bsky.social

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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: Bob Craven is ending his campaign for AG after just four days.

His decision comes hours before Target 12 was set to air new details about his past legal troubles. w/
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Craven ends AG campaign ahead of Target 12 report

The Democratic AG candidate launched his campaign just four days ago.

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Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: A forensic audit the McKee administration has refused to release for more than a year shows state officials should have been aware of growing structural issues tied to the westbound Washington Bridge long before it abruptly closed in December 2023 www.wpri.com/target-12/fo...

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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · 16d

We're in the courtroom now. We are expecting a former NKHS student athletes to give a victim impact statement.

Thomas himself will be given the opportunity to address the court.

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 16d

Aaron Thomas will be sentenced today in the naked fat test case.

A jury cleared him of sex crimes earlier this year. He was convicted of misdemeanor battery.

Prosecutors want the max of two years behind bars; Thomas wants no prison time.

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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · 19d

NEW: RI Federal judge finds Trump administration policy denying arts grant money to applications that promote "gender ideology" is unconstitutional.

The ruling found the policy was viewpoint discrimination.

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 19d

NEWSMAKERS: State Rep. David Morales joins @timwhiteri.bsky.social + me to discuss his run for mayor, rents, police - and how he'd convince PVD retirees to accept pension cuts

Plus: two RI Republican leaders on Kirk and their 2026 strategy

Watch online now - tonight/Sunday on TV - or get the pod

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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · 21d

NEW: Nephew of Providence police chief loses appeal in major fentanyl case.

Josh Perez was sentenced to 22 years. 1st Circuit quickly rejected claims the punishment was unreasonable. w/ @elisherman.bsky.social

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 26d

NEWSMAKERS: @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social joins @timwhiteri.bsky.social and me to discuss her newly launched Gov campaign, the economy, criticism over opioids, Charlie Kirk - and what she'd have done differently on the Washington Bridge

Watch online now - tonight/Sunday on TV - or get the podcast

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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · 27d

UPDATE: The RI State Police confirm a third politician was targeted in the bomb threat. The agency declined to identify the person.

That was also deemed to be a hoax.

Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 27d

NEW: Nearly 20 state and local police cruisers were at RI Senate President Val Lawson's home today after a bomb threat sent by email - deemed a hoax by authorities

Majority Leader Ciccone also confirms a threat sent to him (w @timwhiteri.bsky.social @elisherman.bsky.social)

Bomb threats sent to top Democrats in RI Senate; authorities say they were hoaxes

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Police responded Tuesday to bomb threats targeting the homes of top Democrats in the R.I. Senate, Target 12 has learned. “We are aware of several hoax e-m…

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 27d

NEW: Nearly 20 state and local police cruisers were at RI Senate President Val Lawson's home today after a bomb threat sent by email - deemed a hoax by authorities

Majority Leader Ciccone also confirms a threat sent to him (w @timwhiteri.bsky.social @elisherman.bsky.social)

Bomb threats sent to top Democrats in RI Senate; authorities say they were hoaxes

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Police responded Tuesday to bomb threats targeting the homes of top Democrats in the R.I. Senate, Target 12 has learned. “We are aware of several hoax e-m…

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Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 29d

FULL STORY: @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social kicks off campaign for Rhode Island governor:

◘Promises better leadership
◘Slams @govdanmckee.bsky.social, bridge fiasco
◘Downplays opioid criticism after McKee attack ad
◘CVS claps back at gov
◘Shekarchi + Kalus weigh in www.wpri.com/news/electio...

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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW: Police details for the Washington Bridge crisis have topped $5 million.

With a new bridge slated for 2028, there are calls to reexamine staffing.

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Cost of police details for Washington Bridge crisis tops $5 million

RIDOT reimburses agencies for details related to the Washington Bridge crisis, including for police details and towing.

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WPRI 12 @wpri12.bsky.social · Sep 2

Some local schools have already put cellphone bans in place ahead of a new state law. Tonight at 5, Target 12 Investigator Alexandra Leslie shows you the impact they're having.

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WPRI 12 @wpri12.bsky.social · Aug 20

Beloved Judge Frank Caprio has died at 88, his family confirms. More on his legacy coming up at 4: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/judge-frank-caprio-known-for-caught-in-providence-dies-at-88/

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · Aug 19

NEW: An early shakeup in the McKee 2026 campaign

Rob Silverstein, hired with fanfare from NY in early June to serve as Gov's campaign manager, has left after they "mutually agreed to part ways"

No word yet on a replacement, with Foulkes in the wings

McKee campaign manager is out after less than 3 months

The unexpected departure of Rob Silverstein, a former political adviser to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, was announced Tuesday.

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · Aug 18

NEW: RI's 2026 campaign is starting to heat up

Keith Hoffmann, a 38-year-old Dem who recently stepped down as AG Neronha's chief of policy, filed this AM to run for AG himself

Neronha is term-limited and the Dem primary field could be crowded

Democrat Keith Hoffmann files to run for RI attorney general

The 38-year-old recently stepped down as Attorney General Neronha’s chief of policy.

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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · Aug 15

Update: McKee released a statement saying, "This generic, non-specific form letter lacks any meaningful detail and does not merit a response."

Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEW: US AG Pam Bondi sent a threatening letter to Gov. Dan McKee, warning of legal action and possible federal funding cuts over immigration policies.

Bondi gave McKee until Aug. 19 to reply.

RI AG Peter Neronha was cc'd, calls it "tactic of a bully"
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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEW: US AG Pam Bondi sent a threatening letter to Gov. Dan McKee, warning of legal action and possible federal funding cuts over immigration policies.

Bondi gave McKee until Aug. 19 to reply.

RI AG Peter Neronha was cc'd, calls it "tactic of a bully"
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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · Aug 14

WATCH: Inside the extraordinary crime that shook the underworld forever, the 50th anniversary of the Bonded Vault heist.

The case became the longest and most expensive trial in RI history. The fate of the lead gunman, remains clouded in mystery.

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Alexandra Leslie @alexandraleslie.bsky.social · Aug 14

BREAKING: A Utah jury just finished deliberating, and after more than eight hours, came to a verdict that Nicholas Alahverdian is GUILTY of rape.

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Alexandra Leslie @alexandraleslie.bsky.social · Aug 12

A rape trial for a RI fugitive, who authorities allege faked his own death to avoid criminal prosecution, began in a Salt Lake City courtroom.

The victim faced Nicholas Alahverdian, who went by Nicholas Rossi, for the first time in 17 years.

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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · Aug 7

TARGET 12: RIDOT budgeted $2 million to keep tow trucks on the Washington Bridge 24/7

The actual cost? $6.8 million so far - and rising fast

Here's a closer look at why the budget was so far off and how much more taxpayers are set to spend in the future

$6.8 million spent so far to keep tow trucks on Washington Bridge around the clock

RIDOT acknowledges the agency never updated its $2 million budget for towing, but says it has found the money from savings elsewhere.

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Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · Aug 7

NEW: The lawyers running the Providence Place mall have hired a real-estate broker with the goal of putting the massive downtown shopping complex up for sale next month, Target 12 has learned www.wpri.com/target-12/pr...

Providence Place mall going up for sale in September

The 1.4 million-square-foot mall has been under receivership since last October.

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Tim White @timwhiteri.bsky.social · Aug 7

NEW: Convicted former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia one step closer to freedom.

Correia was moved from a federal prison in Kentucky to the residential reentry program, which traditionally means a halfway house.

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Ex-Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia moved from prison to reentry program

The former mayor of Fall River was convicted in a sweeping corruption case in 2022 and sentenced to six years in prison.

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Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · Aug 4

NEW: The Connecticut Sun may be Boston-bound, but Providence is still in play to get a piece of the action www.wpri.com/target-12/wn...

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