In Providence, three companies are competing for the winning bid to install sound camera technology in an effort to nab noisy drivers. Fines for violators are still TBD. Newport has been using similar technology, and police have seen results. www.wpri.com/target-12/pr... @wpri12.bsky.social

Behind the Story: The one and only @steveklamkin.bsky.social joins @kimkalunian.bsky.social + me to discuss his remarkable career in broadcast journalism. Shoutouts + full convo --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

I was happy to sit down to talk with @elisherman.bsky.social and @kimkalunian.bsky.social to talk about my long career in radio: Behind the Story: Steve Klamkin reflects on radio career covering RI’s biggest stories www.wpri.com/video/behind...

UPDATE: @WeAreUNAP blasts foundation holding onto $6M+ from RWMC/Fatima hospitals "It strains credibility that, after more than a month, [they] are saying that they’re still deliberating about how to use this money. Our health care system is in crisis" www.wpri.com/target-12/tu...

NEW: Time is running out on the deal to install a new owner for Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals - with $6M+ of their old charitable assets still at issue Buyer says nonprofit that holds the money won't meet Its leader hung up on my Qs about the cash www.wpri.com/target-12/tu...

Behind the Story: Kevin McNamara joins @danmcgowan.bsky.social + me to discuss college hoops and illegal gambling in sports. Shoutouts --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

Providence is putting its new Emergency Food Plan to the test in response to SNAP benefits being disrupted. Some local food pantries are already seeing a surge in visitors. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: Mayor Brett Smiley’s office released a new “housing progress report” which shows Providence issued permits for nearly 900 new residential units in FY2025, a pace city officials said “outperformed” larger cities like Boston and New York City. www.wpri.com/target-12/pr... @wpri12.bsky.social

Cunha, now in private practice, will be paid $600 per hour to help lawmakers with oversight of the Washington Bridge debacle www.wpri.com/target-12/la...

NEW: Now it's 3 in the race to be RI's next AG Kim Ahern, who just left as Cannabis Commission chair, jumped in today - she worked for McKee, Raimondo, Neronha, Kilmartin and Lynch Could soon be 4: Rep Joe Solomon Jr. says he's "leaning towards running" www.wpri.com/news/electio...

NEW: Target 12 has learned Providence police have launched an internal investigation after one of its off-duty officers was involved in an “incident” at Bally’s Twin River Casino on Sunday. www.wpri.com/news/investi... @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: The General Assembly’s leaders have enlisted former Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha to advise lawmakers ahead of a third oversight hearing into the Washington Bridge crisis. The hearing is scheduled for Nov. 13 www.wpri.com/target-12/la...

Behind the Story: Jim Hummel joins @danmcgowan.bsky.social + me to discuss new revelations tied to Washington Bridge audit. Shoutouts + full discussion 👇 www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

Behind the Story: Ethan Hartley joins @kimkalunian.bsky.social + me to discuss trolls, budgets and bridges. Shoutouts + full discussion👇 www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

NEW: The numbers are (finally) in at the State House RI ran a $250M budget surplus for FY25 - but over 90% of that money is already spoken for because lawmakers used it to balance *this* year's budget Now McKee faces a roughly $300M deficit in January www.wpri.com/news/politic...

NEW: Where is RI's closing budget statement? The document showing how much the state raised and spent in the last fiscal year is due Sept 1, but still isn't out - it hasn't been this late since 2005 State officials cite hiccups from a new $91M IT system www.wpri.com/news/politic...

Behind the Story: @benberke.bsky.social joins @danmcgowan.bsky.social + me to discuss police reform efforts in Rhode Island. Shoutouts: @nancyklavin.bsky.social @antoniafarzan.bsky.social @aelennon.bsky.social Full discussion 👇 www.wpri.com/wpri-12-orig...

NEW: The R.I. Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the law license of former Central Falls judge Joseph Molina Flynn, who’s under FBI investigation for allegedly duping clients and misusing funds www.wpri.com/target-12/ri...

NEW: Rep. Bob Craven has resigned as House Judiciary Committee chairman in the wake of revelations about his 2001 domestic-violence arrest Craven also says he won't seek reelection to the House, all in the wake of the NK Dem's disastrous 4-day run for AG

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 www.wpri.com/target-12/mo...

Behind the Story: @phileil.bsky.social joins @kimkalunian.bsky.social + me to discuss the role opioids are playing in Rhode Island politics. Shoutouts + more 👇https://www.wpri.com/original-and-local/wpri-original-local-shows/campaign-mudslinging-opioids-and-politics-in-the-race-for-ri-governor/ 

NEW: Rhode Island leaders agree the Washington Bridge forensic audit warrants another oversight hearing, but not on how it should play out. •McKee says officials won't answer questions tied to lawsuit •GA leaders say officials may be put under oath www.wpri.com/traffic/i-19...

Here's our chat. @kimkalunian.bsky.social and @elisherman.bsky.social are total pros!

Gov. McKee urges legislative leaders to hold oversight hearing after forensic audit shows state officials are partially to blame for Washington Bridge failure. But he says state official won’t answer questions about anything tied to ongoing litigation, which includes said audit

Thanks to @kimkalunian.bsky.social and @elisherman.bsky.social for having me on WPRI's "Behind the Story" podcast, to discuss my recent @rhodeislandcurrent.com op-ed on the emergence of opioids and overdoses as a McKee-v-Foulkes campaign issue. I'll share the link when the convo's online!

NEW: Brown Health is set to take an even larger role in RI medicine The state's top hospital group and largest employer today agreed to take on a lot more primary care patients in exchange for AG sign-off on the takeover of a major physicians practice www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

NEW: Legislative leaders will hold another oversight hearing about the Washington Bridge debacle after a forensic audit emerged showing state officials should have been aware of structural issues tied to the bridge long before it was closed in 2023 www.wpri.com/target-12/fo...

NEW: RI just got its first head-to-head test of the McKee/Foulkes primary, via the UNH Survey Center Foulkes 35% McKee 19% Undecided 40% Gov's job approval is 24% (up from 19% in May) And no signs of trouble for Jack Reed - 51% want him reelected in www.wpri.com/news/electio...

Turns out a forensic audit of the Washington Bridge failure was drafted nearly a year and a half ago. State officials just hid it - until now Great scoop by @timwhiteri.bsky.social @elisherman.bsky.social

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...

NEW: Providence Place mall officials are looking for a new movie-theater operator after learning Showcase Cinemas will not renew its lease in January www.wpri.com/target-12/th...

Breaking News: A federal grand jury is said to have indicted James Comey, after President Trump intensified his pressure campaign on the Justice Department.

NEW: Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio, the reputed boss of the Patriarca crime family, has died. He was 68 years old. w/ @timwhiteri.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/ca...

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. Details👇 www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

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[email protected], who filed the initiating complaint, says the conclusion was "incorrect" and that the investigation failed to examine Magee's lobbying *after* McKee became governor

NEW: Secretary of state officials have closed their probe into Gov. Dan McKee's former aide Michael Magee, ruling he didn’t need to register as a lobbyist when he helped steer a lucrative education contract to ILO Group www.wpri.com/news/secreta...

Don't forget you can listen to Behind the Story as a podcast. Here's our latest episode. Download it wherever you get your podcasts! https://behind-the-story.simplecast.com/episodes/cover-the-preps-like-theyre-pros-projos-eric-rueb-on-covering-high-school-sports 

NEW: RI leaders criticize Brown Health over multimillion-dollar severance payments to former CEO McKee: "misplaced priorities" Foulkes: "What a disgrace" Shekarchi/Lawson: "seems excessive" www.wpri.com/target-12/mc...

Really interesting talking with @ericrueb.bsky.social about the issue of parents getting angry at sporting events. It's just like I remember when I was a kid, but now everyone's got a camera. w/ @danmcgowan.bsky.social Full conversation --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

Behind the Story: @ericrueb.bsky.social talks with @danmcgowan.bsky.social + me about sports, angry parents and his new show on @wpri12.bsky.social. Shoutouts + full discussion 👇https://www.wpri.com/behindthestory/cover-the-preps-like-theyre-pros-projos-eric-rueb-on-covering-high-school-sports/ 

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 www.wpri.com/target-12/pr...

VIDEO + STORY: Two Providence bars are guinea pigs in a pilot program that was implemented earlier this year. The program aims to help businesses quiet down without killing their vibe. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

State police responded Thursday to "hoax e-mails" containing bomb threats targeting top R.I. Democrats. Story by @timwhiteri.bsky.social, @elisherman.bsky.social & @tednesi.bsky.social: https://www.wpri.com/target-12/bomb-threats-target-top-democrats-in-ri-senate-authorities-say-they-were-hoaxes/ 

NEW: Police responded Tuesday to bomb threats targeting the homes of top Democrats in the R.I. Senate. Deemed a hoax and state police are investigating www.wpri.com/target-12/bo...

Audit finds Rhode Island Energy overcharged the state by $2 million. Customers have raised billing concerns since RIE took over in 2022. But state officials only audited after seeing issues with their own accounts. The audit only examined state accounts www.wpri.com/target-12/rh...

Behind the Story: @alexagagosz.bsky.social‬ joined @kimkalunian.bsky.social‬ + me to discuss the Hasbro move to Boston. It's not sitting well with some employees. Full convo + shoutouts 👉 https://www.wpri.com/behindthestory/behind-the-story-9-10-25-alexa-gagosz-discusses-hasbro-move-to-boston/

NEW: A Providence man that was out on parole from a 2007 murder case is back behind bars after a narcotics investigation in Providence & Fall River. The RI AG's Office repeatedly asked the RI Parole Board to object granting David Mello parole. www.wpri.com/target-12/pr... @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: US Interior Secretary Burgum is keeping the door ajar to letting work resume on Revolution Wind, though he's not backing away from overall Trump admin skepticism toward the offshore wind industry

The race to be RI's next governor is already heating up, with candidates trading blows over CVS, Hasbro, and the Washington Bridge. @tednesi.bsky.social and @elisherman.bsky.social have more: https://www.wpri.com/news/elections/helena-foulkes-to-kick-off-campaign-for-ri-governor-at-noon/