NEW: Target 12 has learned that a Cranston man accused of being involved in a Providence murder has been granted surety bail with conditions, and can be released with electronic monitoring. www.wpri.com/target-12/pr... @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: A long-awaited report shows that the Mount Hope Bridge was in fair condition when engineers conducted a biennial inspection of the bridge in 2024. I'm reading through the 530-page report and will have details coming up starting at 4 on @wpri12.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/af...

NEW: Busy day in RI gov race New McKee ad hits Foulkes hard on CVS and opioids - Foulkes responds in her own new ad calling him "desperate" CEO group Partnership for RI wants McKee to lay off attacking state's biggest company Plus: mayor vs ex-mayor www.wpri.com/news/electio...

PROVIDENCE: Mayor Brett Smiley focused on public safety and targeted his primary challenger state Rep. David Morales when he released his first campaign ad of the election cycle today. www.wpri.com/news/electio... What @wpri12.bsky.social political analyst Joe Fleming had to say👇

NEW: RI has slipped even closer to the bottom of the annual @cnbc.com Best States for Business list RI fell 2 spots to 48th out of 50 - hurt in part by CNBC's decision to weight infrastructure bigger than any other factor MA rose to 15th and CT rose to 23rd www.wpri.com/business-new...

UPDATE: Sgt. Joseph Hanley’s second LEOBOR hearing has CONCLUDED. The panel now has 30 days to issue a written decision. Background: www.wpri.com/target-12/le... @wpri12.bsky.social

VIDEO NOW: Suspended Providence police Sgt. Joseph Hanley is now before a police misconduct board for the second time in a year in an effort to get his job back. www.wpri.com/target-12/le... @wpri12.bsky.social What his attorney and the city's attorney had to say prior to today's hearing👇

TODAY: Suspended Providence police Sgt. Joseph Hanley will go before a police misconduct board for the second time in a year in an effort to get his job back. www.wpri.com/target-12/le... @wpri12.bsky.social

Former Central Falls Judge Joseph Molina Flynn appeared in federal court Tuesday after reaching a deal to eventually plead guilty in an alleged scheme to defraud immigrant clients. More: www.wpri.com/target-12/fo... @wpri12.bsky.social

Behind the Story: The Nicholas Alahverdian saga told by reporters who covered him for years. @TimWhiteRI and I convinced reporting pro @Walt_Buteau to come back for the special episode www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

"Very bright kid. But the evil that he had in him overwhelmed the brightness.” With mixed emotions, former state rep. Brian Coogan reflects on the life of Nicholas Alahverdian, the RI conman who faked his own death. More tonight on @wpri12.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/ye...

NEW: As anticipated, attorneys for former House Speaker Joe Shekarchi have formally asked for an emergency hearing in R.I. Superior Court in an effort to resolve an ethics dispute over his pursuit of a R.I. Supreme Court judgeship. www.wpri.com/target-12/sh... @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: Rhode Island Pride is “strengthening” parade entry requirements after a float depicted what appeared to be a Mayor Brett Smiley doll hanging in front of a bloody steamroller. The back featured what looked to be a rainbow-colored guillotine. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

A man who police say attempted to kidnap two kids from Kennedy Plaza in Providence was ordered by a judge not to have contact with anyone under the age of 18. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: Two former RI mayors filed to make political comebacks ahead of today's 4pm deadline Allan Fung has left the GOP and will seek his wife's old state rep seat as an indy And in Woonsocket, Lisa Baldelli-Hunt has filed to run for City Council www.wpri.com/news/electio...

NEW: And then there were 12 The first of the Washington Bridge defendants is getting out of the lawsuit, and not with a settlement - state is voluntarily dropping its claims based on discovery www.wpri.com/target-12/ri...

VIDEO NOW: Former RI House Speaker, Rep. Joe Shekarchi, tells reporters that he’s going to court to resolve an ethics dispute over his pursuit of becoming a R.I. Supreme Court judge. More tonight at 6 on @wpri12.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/i-...

NOW: Former RI House Speaker, Rep. Joseph Shekarchi, is in attendance at today’s meeting of the RI Ethics Commission. His attorney, Thomas Dickinson, is arguing before the board now. Background: www.wpri.com/target-12/ri... @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: Christopher Woodley, the man injured in a recent motorcycle crash on Federal Hill, announced his candidacy for the Ward 5 seat on the Providence City Council. The seat is being vacated by Jo-Ann Ryan, who is running for state representative. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

Great news. Dorothy is now enrolled with a new health insurer and can keep going to her same physician/practice in Jamestown! She got a new letter in the mail from Brown on Saturday, called 1-800-MEDICARE, and is now all set. Background: www.wpri.com/12-responds/... @wpri12.bsky.social

Dorothy Thomas is one of nearly 2,000 enrolled in a UHC Medicare Advantage plan that come July 1, will no longer be accepted by Brown Health physicians in RI. New today, CMS approved a special enrollment period so impacted members can find a new provider. www.wpri.com/12-responds/...

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. cautioned Asst. U.S. Attorney Kevin Bolan that his errors in a recent immigration detention case were "serious," but ultimately decided that formal disciplinary proceedings “are not necessary.” www.wpri.com/target-12/ju... @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: Trump and Reed clash over Iran POTUS called RI's senior senator "either an outright fraud, or incompetent" after Reed criticized his Iran policy on Fox News Sunday Reed today says Trump "does not like to be questioned in any way, shape or form" www.wpri.com/news/politic...

Only @wpri12.bsky.social was in court when the man accused of throwing a trash can at a motorcyclist on Federal Hill was arraigned on 1 count of felony assault. Robert Maggiacomo's attorney says there will be a "substantial defense." www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

UPDATE: Police say the motorcyclist involved in a crash that injured one man on Federal Hill last week is now being charged with reckless driving, plus a slew of new citations. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

VIDEO NOW: Two years after Mayor Brett Smiley's veto of the Providence City Council's 8-Law ordinance, councilors will take up a new version that sets affordability thresholds that align with other low-income housing programs. MORE: www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

VIDEO NOW: I spoke with Council President Rachel Miller tonight about her decision not to run for reelection, who she is endorsing for Ward 13, and if she has ruled out running for office again one day. Updated story: www.wpri.com/news/electio... @wpri12.bsky.social

PROVIDENCE: City Council President Rachel Miller said she "made the difficult decision not to run for re-election" to "be more present for other parts of my life.” More: www.wpri.com/news/electio... @wpri12.bsky.social

A man accused of assaulting a Rhode Island Hospital nurse in 2023 changed his plea today in court. @alexandraleslie.bsky.social was there and has the details: https://www.wpri.com/target-12/ri-hospital-nurse-attacker-apologizes-in-court-takes-plea-deal/

EXCLUSIVE: Only Target 12 was in court when former RIH nurse, Scott Amaral, who was violently beaten by a patient in 2023, addressed his attacker. That man, George Bower, changed his plea and was sentenced. More details coming up on @wpri12.bsky.social. www.wpri.com/target-12/ri...

NEW: Bristol bristles at RIPTA's request for yet another delay in the Mt. Hope Bridge inspection report lawsuit. The saga began with a Target 12 investigation that revealed the agency was refusing to release the report on the nearly century-old span. www.wpri.com/target-12/br...

NEW: The judge overseeing the state’s Washington Bridge lawsuit has tapped a special master to resolve ongoing disputes over access to documents, including internal emails at the governor’s office. www.wpri.com/target-12/sp...

NEW: Court records show that a distracted driving violation has been dismissed against the man who previously hit and killed a woman while driving a snowplow. The April citation was the latest in a long string of driving issues for Lloyd Card. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

A night out on Federal Hill quickly turned into chaos Saturday night. Christopher Woodley tells me he is lucky to be alive after a motorcycle hit him after someone threw a trash can at the rider, making them lose control of the bike. @wpri12.bsky.social MORE --> www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

Tragic news today: the eminent historian Gordon S. Wood was struck and killed while walking in the Shaw's plaza in East Providence, his family confirms to me. No comment from Brown yet Wood was just featured in Ken Burns' American Revolution documentary www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

Months after a law enforcement misconduct board upheld the firing of a Tiverton HS SRO, new details about the officer’s behavior have been made public. The panel said it was also “troubled by what appear to be multiple failures by the department." www.wpri.com/target-12/re... @wpri12.bsky.social

#BREAKING: Providence police have blocked off a section of North Main Street at Branch Avenue. Get the developing details: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/police-investigating-near-providence-cemetery/ 

NEW: Search warrants obtained by Target 12 reveal disturbing new details in an investigation into a now former teacher and coach at Barrington Christian Academy. More details tonight on @wpri12.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/po...

A Central Falls police officer has been suspended amid misconduct investigation. Police are seeking to terminate him. www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

Incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley and state Rep. David Morales faced off in their first debate this week moderated by @globeri.bsky.social reporter, @stephmachado.bsky.social . I recapped some of the notable moments on @wpri12.bsky.social at 5. www.wpri.com/news/electio...

McKee is shrugging off his campaign's "sex yes" ad snafu, telling me today, "I don't think it's a big deal ... I'm glad we're still talking about the ad" Foulkes senior adviser slams McKee team, saying mistake "shows what a clown show his campaign is" www.wpri.com/news/electio...

Shekarchi: “I have no comment until the Ethics Commission completes its due diligence." @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: An unexpected theme of the first McKee reelection TV ad? Sex positivity Campaign just resent the spot to fix jokes on a gfx and bought another week of TV time - but stands by attacks Foulkes spox calls McKee campaign "not ready for prime time" www.wpri.com/news/electio...

NEW: The R.I. Ethics Commission voted to conduct a formal ethics investigation into former House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi on Tuesday. Developing details here: www.wpri.com/target-12/ri... @wpri12.bsky.social

NEW: The R.I. Supreme Court has denied Providence's petition to exclude a high-ranking Cranston police officer from sitting on a police misconduct board when the panel hears the case of a controversial police officer for the *second* time in years. www.wpri.com/target-12/ri... @wpri12.bsky.social

UPDATE: After meeting in executive session, the Foster-Glocester Regional School Committee approved a plan for retired U.S. District Judge William Smith to conduct an independent investigation into former Ponaganset HS teacher, Alisha Crins. www.wpri.com/target-12/ne... @wpri12.bsky.social

On Oct. 2 last year, Alisha Crins texted her friends that a relationship with her male student “started as just flirting but just got out of control.” The texts were shared in an arrest report obtained through a public records request by @wpri12.bsky.social MORE: www.wpri.com/target-12/ne...

BREAKING: The RI K-12 Council had the votes to approve RIDE Commissioner’s recommendation to end the state takeover of Providence Public Schools, return to local control July 1. Lauren Brill has live reports coming up on @wpri12.bsky.social www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

SOON: RIDE Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green will formally recommend to RI's K-12 Council that the state should relinquish control of PPSD by July 1. My colleague Lauren Brill is standing by at the meeting. Live updates to come at 6 on @wpri12.bsky.social www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

TODAY: RIDE Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green will formally recommended to the R.I. Council on Elementary and Secondary Education that the state relinquish control of PPSD by July 1. What to know before tonight’s vote With @elisherman.bsky.social: www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social