A Barrington man injured by police following a protest nearly six years ago reached a $300,000 settlement with the city of Providence this month. More: www.wpri.com/target-12/pr... I'll have the full story coming up at 6 on @wpri12.bsky.social

Have you noticed low flying helicopters in RI like I did in Pawtucket recently? Amtrak says it’s using helicopters to inspect overhead wires that send electrical power to trains. If damage is found, Amtrak says power must be shut down. More: www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

PROVIDENCE: Incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley and Rep. David Morales face off in the first @wpri12.bsky.social debate ahead of the Sep. 9 Democratic Primary. Watch: Fox Providence on Fri. 6:30 p.m./Sun. 10 a.m. or free 12+ TV app. Plus, watch/read the 3 key moments here: www.wpri.com/news/electio...

Councilor Miguel Sanchez says while $$ earmarked in the budget for emergency rent relief hasn’t been administered yet, the city council has every intention of providing emergency assistance. Mayor Brett Smiley says the council's delay is "a baseless political ploy." www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

NOW: Mayor Brett Smiley is calling the Providence City Council’s delay of passing an ordinance that would establish an emergency rent fund “a baseless political ploy.” Councilman Sanchez says he has concerns about tenant protections. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

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👇

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👇

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

"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...

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

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-...

The meeting is now in executive session to meet about the Shekarchi matter. @wpri12.bsky.social

RIEC Executive Director Jason Grammit: “Today will be the first time, ever, that a judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal is going to answer the question: ‘Can a sitting legislator move to the Supreme Court?’ It’s never been answered.” @wpri12.bsky.social Background: www.wpri.com/target-12/ri...

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

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/...

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...

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

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...

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...

BREAKING: RIDE just sent me this letter from R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green... she will be submitting her recommendation to RI K-12 Council to for a full return of PPSD to local control on July 1, 2026... in 42 days. w/ @elisherman.bsky.social www.wpri.com/target-12/rh...

Here's the breakdown of tonight's vote. Background: www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

UPDATE: ONLY 10 councilors are in attendance at the vote tonight. 5 of the 6 councilors who oppose rent control are not in attendance. Only Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan, who voted no last month, is in attendance. www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

UPDATE: Councilman John Goncalves, who has been eyed as a councilor that could flip his no vote on rent control to yes, is NOT attending tonight's override vote "due to a personal conflict and prior out-of-state commitment." Background: www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

A crucial vote that could override Mayor Brett Smiley’s veto of rent stabilization is set to happen at 6 PM. I’m here and will bring you updates on @wpri12.bsky.social tonight! Background: www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

VIDEO + STORY: Four terminated Pawtucket firefighters caught up in drug investigation will get their jobs back, including one who will get a promotion. Chief Goncalves was disappointed with an arbitrator's ruling. Union declined to comment. MORE: www.wpri.com/target-12/pa... @wpri12.bsky.social

INBOX: Providence City Council President Rachel Miller says the council WILL hold a vote to try and override Mayor Brett Smiley’s veto on rent control. Happening on an unusual Friday night, two days before the deadline. Background: www.wpri.com/news/local-n... @wpri12.bsky.social

Would you buy your groceries at Providence Place? One of the mall's new owners wants to bring a supermarket into the shopping complex and said he has his eye on Costco. MORE: www.wpri.com/business-new... @wpri12.bsky.social

Eight years on your TVs in Rhode Island today.