@TimWhiteRI

Investigative reporter/Managing Editor @wpri12 (CBS) in RI. Co-author: "The Last Good Heist" - https://xitter.cf/t.co/7CZW6j6IUG. Adjunct prof at @myrwu. Masters: @rwulaw

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PROVIDENCE: Retired federal judge William Smith has been asked to provide independent legal analysis related to a controversial citizen ballot initiative. wpri.com/news/local-news/pro… @wpri12

Providence asks retired federal judge for outside legal analysis on Question 7

The city is getting outside legal advice from retired federal judge William Smith.

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TARGET 12: Police said the suspect accused in a stabbing of two UMass Dartmouth football players, one of whom died, allegedly admitted to the crimes in an Instagram message. wpri.com/target-12/police-su… @wpri12

Police: Suspect admitted to Providence stabbing in Instagram message

Chukwunonso David Uzoma-Eze, 19, allegedly stabbed two players on the UMass Dartmouth football team in Providence last month.

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The two candidates running for Congress in RI's second district faced off Friday in the 12 News studios. Watch the full debate at 3 p.m. on FOX Providence and during Newsmakers (Fridays at 6:30 p.m., Sundays at 5:30 and 10 a.m., any time on 12+.) w/ @TimWhiteRI & @TedNesi
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EXCLUSIVE: A civil lawsuit brought by a Rhode Island Hospital nurse who was injured after a psychiatric patient attack has been settled one day after jurors watched video of the assault, Target 12 has learned. Story coming up on @wpri12 at 6P. More: wpri.com/target-12/lawsuit-o…

Lawsuit over 2023 attack on RI Hospital nurse settles

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For the first time, hospital security camera footage that captured a psychiatric patient attacking a nurse in Sept. 2023 has been viewed by individuals outside of law enforcement and attorneys. Only @wpri12 was in court. MORE: wpri.com/news/jury-shown-vid…
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Eli Sherman@Eli_ShermanOct 7
NEW: A steep tax break former Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt granted to a downtown apartment building is at the center of a federal lawsuit against the city. City officials now argue the deal is illegal because it never received City Council approval wpri.com/target-12/2925-tax-…

$2,925 tax bill on a $3.8M building at center of federal lawsuit against Woonsocket

A developer is suing after the city rejected a lucrative tax agreement signed by former Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt.

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Eli Sherman@Eli_ShermanOct 6
For decades, there’s been debate... Is it a pineapple? A pinecone? A hand grenade? Enjoyed reporting out this story with @TimWhiteRI and @JohnnyVillella. We tracked down the original blueprints 👇wpri.com/target-12/pineapple…

Pineapple, pinecone or hand grenade? The Federal Hill mystery in Providence

Target 12 uncovered original 1970s blueprints and spoke with the architect’s family about the iconic Providence landmark.

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NEW: Rhode Island has agreed to remove another defendant from its lawsuit against companies that worked on the westbound Washington Bridge before it failed in 2023 wpri.com/target-12/rhode-isl…

Rhode Island drops second company from Washington Bridge lawsuit

The decision comes as attorneys battle over discovery, responsibility and whether the troubled bridge was salvageable

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Anthony “Spucky” Spagnolo, a longtime New England mobster and onetime acting boss of the Patriarca crime family, has died at 84. @TimWhiteRI has the background: wpri.com/target-12/inside-th…
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Ted Nesi@TedNesiSep 30
NEW: RI's bridges improved substantially over the last decade, but secondary state roads paid the price, a @RIPEC_ study finds RI turns out to be an outlier on a host of transportation metrics - road quality, debt costs, maintenance share Details here wpri.com/?p=3180252

Study: RIDOT’s big spending on bridges left roads, maintenance neglected

Rhode Island is an outlier on a host of transportation metrics compared with other states, according to a new analysis by RIPEC.

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In Friday's episode of Newsmakers on @wpri12, @DavidMoralesPVD, the Democratic nominee for Providence mayor, told @TedNesi and @TimWhiteRI that he plans to start enforcing rent stabilization "towards the fall of 2027, if not the very start of 2028.” wpri.com/news/local-news/pro…

Morales: Rent control in Providence could be enforced by next fall at the earliest

State Rep. David Morales, the Democratic nominee for Providence mayor, had his first sit-down television interview since his stunning primary night win.

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Ted Nesi@TedNesiSep 14
NEW: Likely GOP nominee Aaron Guckian + indy Ken Block aren't getting state matching funds for their gov campaigns after all (both had initially said they would) Foulkes has raised $5M+ since start of 2025 and is now replenishing her coffers post-primary wpri.com/news/elections/guck…

Guckian, Block won’t get state matching funds for gubernatorial campaigns

The Republican and independent gubernatorial candidates will both rely solely on their own fundraising to keep pace with Democrat Helena Foulkes.

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Eli Sherman@Eli_ShermanSep 10
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NEW and BREAKING: Justice Department prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into revelations the Clippers helped arrange secret sponsorship contracts for the star player Kawhi Leonard that circumvented the salary cap. nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/po… w/@WRashbaum @SantulN

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Clippers’ Dealings With Star Player

The investigation, by the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn, is in its earliest stages, leaving it unclear whether criminal charges will ensue.

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Eli Sherman@Eli_ShermanSep 10
MAPS: Where voters rejected incumbents in Rhode Island’s biggest races. Interactive maps + breakdowns --> wpri.com/target-12/maps-wher…
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Ted Nesi@TedNesiSep 9
BOOM: Voter turnout in Providence has *already* passed the 2022 total turnout as of 5pm, with three hours of voting still to go 21,950 in 2022 (final) 22,327 in 2026 as of 5pm What everyone wants to know: what does that mean for the Smiley-Morales mayoral primary?
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Ted Nesi@TedNesiSep 9
One thing is becoming clear: this isn't going to be a low-turnout Rhode Island primary. Total turnout as of 3pm is just under 109,000 voters - that's 33% higher than at the same hour in 2022. And election-day turnout alone is running 12% higher despite much higher early vote.
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Ted Nesi@TedNesiSep 9
TONIGHT: @wpri12 will have full coverage of the RI primary results as soon as the polls close At 8p we will kick off our streaming special on our 12+ TV app, YouTube, our website and everywhere else Then at 9:30p we will go on the air @wpri12 Tune in! wpri.com/news/elections/vote…
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Ted Nesi@TedNesiSep 4
NEW: RI's overshadowed GOP gov primary now has its own air war, on the radio Pelino and Guckian are both on WPRO with closing-argument spots Either Republican would head into the general election underfunded, with only about $12,000 apiece right now wpri.com/news/elections/gop-…

GOP rivals Pelino, Guckian buy radio ads for final week of gov primary

The two Republican candidates for governor are both making their final pitch to primary voters.

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Eli Sherman@Eli_ShermanSep 1
NEW: The NCAA has replaced attorneys handling a case in Rhode Island after disparaging emails targeting a Villanova football player, his mother and the state’s judiciary surfaced in court filings. Emails included the phrases "poop man" and "dumb judge" wpri.com/target-12/dumb-judg…

‘Dumb judge’: NCAA lawyers mocked player, RI judiciary in emails

Court filings reveal unflattering messages exchanged by attorneys as a legal battle over NCAA eligibility unfolds.

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Ted Nesi@TedNesiAug 31
NEW: Out of the blue, a clean energy super PAC is dropping $500,000 into ads attacking McKee - a big sum in a week in RI He is group's first Dem target after prior GOP interventions (Chip Roy etc) But one ad already being recut - had wrong RIDOT director wpri.com/news/elections/mcke…

McKee faces $500,000 TV ad onslaught from clean-energy super PAC

In a news release, the group criticized McKee for his push to delay Rhode Island’s clean energy goals.

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