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.
06.03.2026 21:38 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0NEW: 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...
06.03.2026 21:03 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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...
Image 1
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/
As predictable as trading barbs, sparing at debates and firing shots across the bow
03.03.2026 16:35 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
25.02.2026 16:00 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 0
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...
23.02.2026 18:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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: ⤵️
16.02.2026 19:48 — 👍 12 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 11
"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...
