NEW: Providence stands to gain millions in back taxes owed by the former owner of Roger Williams Medical Center, but it will be years before the city sees the money. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

Behind the Story: @thestoryshorey.bsky.social talks to Dan McGowan + me about his decision to leave The Valley Breeze after 20 years. Also, some hints at what's coming next. Shoutouts + full episode --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

NEW: A Rhode Island judge has appointed a veteran attorney to get a handle on the finances and operations at The Croft School in Providence, a move intended to help prevent the private school from closing after a massive financial scandal www.wpri.com/target-12/co...

R.I. Department of Administration officials are trying to sort out a $220,000 payment error that resulted in 9,000 state workers receiving union dues rather than those funds going directly to their labor groups. www.wpri.com/target-12/st...

NEW: More developments at The Croft School, which is poised to run out of money without help. A group of parents is now asking a Rhode Island judge to place the private school into receivership, a state-level version of bankruptcy www.wpri.com/target-12/cr...

NEW: A group of Croft School parents is trying to raise $1 million to keep the Providence location open for the rest of the school year, warning they don’t currently have enough money to make payroll beyond the end of this week. www.wpri.com/target-12/be...

A Croft School parent has filed a new lawsuit accusing the school’s founder of operating a “classic Ponzi scheme,” inducing families into purchasing so-called “Croft Bonds” using fabricated collateral. @elisherman.bsky.social breaks down the complaint: ⤵️

#WATCH: Croft School parents spoke with 12 News' Barbara Ron on Monday as the private school fights to avoid a total shutdown. Full story with @elisherman.bsky.social: https://www.wpri.com/target-12/croft-students-return-as-school-fights-to-avoid-shutdown/ 

NEW: A Croft School parent has filed a new lawsuit accusing the school’s founder of operating a “classic Ponzi scheme” that used millions of dollars in parent-funded loans to mask a massive financial collapse. www.wpri.com/target-12/cr...

NEW: Students at The Croft School returned to the classroom for the first time Monday since a massive financial scandal involving “two sets of books” and a $13 million hidden debt was revealed. PPSD is bracing for an influx of new students if the school shutters www.wpri.com/target-12/cr...

Who is the man buying up all your favorite restaurants in Rhode Island? I spent the past year trying to figure out why. My latest via @RIMonthly 👇 www.rimonthly.com/nick-schorsc...

NEW: Plant City in Providence is firing back at allegations of financial delinquency and property damage, calling a landlord’s attempt to freeze $1.5 million in assets an extraordinary and unjust overreach. w/ @alexandraleslie.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/pl...

NEW: A landlord is seeking to freeze $1.5 million in assets controlled by the owner of the now-shuttered Plant City in Providence, claiming she broke her lease, damaged the property and owes more than $1 million in unpaid rent and taxes. w/ @alexandraleslie.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/la...

Behind the Story: Patrick Anderson joins @kimkalunian.bsky.social + me to break down the ethics trial of Jim Thorsen. Shoutouts + full discussion --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

This is very wild. I toured Croft in July 2018 when we moved to Providence. Scott told me it was a B corp & had a 2.5 million endowment. Wonder if either of those statements were true.

NEW: A Boston bank manager called police on March 6 to examine a suspicious $500K document, per a new lawsuit. It marked the moment a high-stakes expansion plan for The Croft School collapsed into allegations of forgery and financial deception. The latest 👇 www.wpri.com/target-12/fo...

NEW: The Croft School needs at least $5 million to stay afloat through the end of the school year after its founder allegedly concealed about $13 million in debt and kept “two sets of books,” according to school officials. Wild story 👇 www.wpri.com/target-12/tw...

NEW: Vegan cheese, Italian sneakers and a $55 million deal gone sideways... Inside the infamous Philly trip now at the center of an ethics trial in Rhode Island 👇 w/ @timwhiteri.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/fr...

Behind the Story: @alexagagosz.bsky.social discusses the future of the Providence Place mall. Shoutouts + full discussion --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

R.I. Department of Administration Director Jonathan Womer resigned from his role "effective immediately" on Friday after the latest complication with state employees' 2025 W-2 forms came to light. Story by @elisherman.bsky.social.

NEW: Gov. Dan McKee has forced out a top cabinet member after the potential exposure of current and former state employees’ Social Security numbers on their W-2 forms — a mailing the state had already been forced to correct once www.wpri.com/news/politic...

TARGET 12: People in RI always complain about road conditions - and they have a point FHWA data shows RI had the nation’s worst state roads in 2024, with 32% rated poor It's so bad RI was literally off the chart in a study My deep dive on RI’s road woes www.wpri.com/target-12/wo...

Behind the Story: Crash course in #RHORI courtesy of @kimkalunian.bsky.social and 92 PRO-FM's Bekah Berger. Shoutouts + full episode --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

NEW: Rhode Island attorney general released a sweeping report detailing decades of child sexual abuse and systemic coverup within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. Diocesan officials stress it contains no new evidence of sexual abuse by clergy www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

. @elisherman.bsky.social has a comprehensive, and at times hard to read, rundown of just-released AG report about child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence from 1950 on. Comes nearly a quarter-century after Dallas Charter "zero tolerance" policy www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

Public records obtained by Target 12 reveal that state officials had multiple opportunities to catch the botched state seal on a brand-new $70,000 State House carpet. Details: https://www.wpri.com/target-12/documents-confirm-state-ordered-wrong-ri-seal-for-70k-state-house-carpet/ 

Gubernatorial candidate Helena Foulkes is pitching a $1 billion housing plan aimed at creating 20,000 units over eight years. Meeting the goal would require a sharp break from the status quo. The plan is drawing sharp criticism from political opponents www.wpri.com/news/electio...

NEW: @joeshekarchi.bsky.social announces his latest housing legislation package. It addresses subdivisions, parking requirements, protections for homeless encampments, emergency shelters, building codes, vacant property reuse and affordable housing tax incentives. www.wpri.com/target-12/sh...

Behind the Story: @wpri12.bsky.social news team discusses covering the Blizzard of '26. Full episode --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

Both ordinary community members and members of the RI National Guard have the same mission after the Blizzard of '26: make Providence walkable. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

PROVIDENCE!! Tell me where neighbors are helping neighbors, where you’re digging out. We’re getting video of the situation on day 3(?) of this blizzard mess. @wpri12.bsky.social

The governor's team wants people to know that "local parking bans are still in place and people should monitor that locally as each community will lift it when they are ready." Important context as the statewide parking ban lifts shortly www.wpri.com/weather/wint...

Latest from RI State Police: -269 spinouts -25 accidents -40 travel ban citations CT lifting its travel ban presented challenge for troopers, with tractor trailers coming into the state. Truck stop on 102 in Exeter is packed. www.wpri.com/weather/wint...

Amid widespread power outages caused by the winter storm, some Rhode Islanders who receive food assistance may be eligible for replacement benefits if they lost food www.wpri.com/news/what-sn...

Behind the Story: Dan McGowan and @kimkalunian.bsky.social examine the coverage of the deadly shooting at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket. Shoutouts + full conversation --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

NEW: What would rent control actually mean for Providence? Here's what the new estimates say about the economic impact: www.wpri.com/news/local-n... Story w/ @elisherman.bsky.social @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: Hockey rink shooter Robert Dorgan was the father of Kevin Colantonio, who was convicted of setting fire to a predominantly Black church in RI in 2024. Sources tell Target 12 Colantonio was influenced by Dorgan's far-right ideology. w/ @elisherman.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/pa...

A family member has identified Rhonda Dorgan and Aidan Dorgan as the mother and son killed Monday at the deadly shooting in Pawtucket. Two grandparents and a family friend are in the hospital. Rhonda is the shooter's ex-wife; Aidan is their son www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

#BREAKING: Police are responding to Lynch Arena in Pawtucket for reports of multiple people being shot, Target 12 has confirmed. We'll have more details as this story develops: ⤵️

"It’s as if the governor works for the fossil fuel industry and the climate crisis is a hoax." @ecorinews.bsky.social columnist Frank Carini hammers Gov. McKee for putting Act on Climate Act on chopping block ecori.org/gov-mckee-se...

Rep. David Morales is making his strong support for rent control a key theme in the Democratic primary for Providence mayor. Incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley has publicly spoken out against the idea throughout his first term. Story at 6 on @wpri12.bsky.social More: www.wpri.com/news/electio...

Behind the Story: Projo's Jonny Williams joins Dan McGowan + me to discuss new research that raises red flags around the use of AI chatbots for therapy. Full conversation + shoutouts: www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

TARGET 12: Rhode Islanders just spent $70,000 on a new rug for the State House's grandest room Only problem? The state got its own name wrong on the seal - twice (w/ @timwhiteri.bsky.social) www.wpri.com/target-12/70...

Hate crimes have been on the rise over the last decade in Rhode Island. More than two dozen were reported last year alone—yet community groups say the real number is much higher. My special report airs tonight at 5 & 6 on @wpri12.bsky.social www.wpri.com/on-air/tuesd...

NEW: While many were surprised by Plant City closing in Providence, the restaurant’s troubles were foreshadowed in legal disputes over the past year. Court records show slumping revenue predated the Washington Bridge closure. w/ @alexandraleslie.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/le...

NEW: Cranston taxpayers should brace for a difficult budget year. The city is on notice for “highly concerning” operating deficits across multiple departments last fiscal year. Its reserves were deemed "insufficient" for a city of its size www.wpri.com/target-12/hi...

NEW: Gov. Dan McKee said he disagreed with the tone of a letter written by outgoing RIDOT Director Peter Alviti. In the letter, Alviti warned that if anyone “lies or misrepresents” facts about his resignation, “they will hear from me — forcefully.” www.wpri.com/news/politic...

“If the Patriots win the Super Bowl, that will be a good news, bad news story for our sportsbook,” R.I. Lottery Director Mark Furcolo said Tuesday. @elisherman.bsky.social dug into why: https://www.wpri.com/target-12/good-news-bad-news-patriots-win-could-cost-rhode-island-millions/ 

"Rhode Island receives a cut of every sports bet lost at the state’s two casinos and through its Sportsbook RI app. Legalizing sports betting — once largely controlled by organized crime in Providence — has proven lucrative for the state, generating $37.8 million in revenue in fiscal 2025."