Tim White

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

[Tim White @TimWhiteRI]

NEW: Prosecutors say more victims have been identified in the case against a former Lincoln dance instructor accused of using AI to create child sexual abuse videos.

Three plan to speak at his detention hearing Thursday.
https://t.co/UMVCBew5cA

[Ted Nesi @TedNesi]

NEW: The insurer FM plans to close its Johnston HQ and moving to its recently purchased tower in downtown Providence https://t.co/FKD2R4sNQk

[Alexandra Leslie @AlexandraLeslie]

Mayor Brett Smiley says Providence will sign a friendship pact with Ayr, Scotland and host St. Andrew’s Weekend from Nov. 27-30.

Bagpipes kicked off the announcement.

The traffic cones are a nice touch and a nod to World Cup this summer. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
https://t.co/8hxYDyw4bJ @wpri12

[Tim White @TimWhiteRI]

NEW: Stephen Dambruch, chief of the RI Attorney General's criminal division and a former U.S. attorney, is retiring in January.

Dambruch is a career prosecutor who began in 1987.

https://t.co/p0ugPzOxFu

[Tim White @TimWhiteRI]

NEW: A woman who says she dated RI Supreme Court nominee Luis Matos in the 1990s is urging lawmakers to scrutinize his views on abortion.

Matos says he is pro-choice.

Legislative leaders say the email raises “serious questions.” w/ @AlexandraLeslie

https://t.co/3OpRAvHRUf

[Alexandra Leslie @AlexandraLeslie]

Catch part of my interview with Providence Mayor-Elect @DavidMoralesPVD coming up at 5:30 on @wpri12

[Ted Nesi @TedNesi]

This is the first time a bond question has been rejected by RI voters since 2006 (another blue wave year!) when they narrowly rejected $4 million for Fort Adams

[WPRI 12 @wpri12]

Our live Election Night coverage begins right as the polls close at 8 p.m. Join us on WPRI 12, the WPRI 12+ TV app or https://t.co/XeOnPcuEnU to get real-time results and analysis as races are called: https://t.co/pzUtPpZVbh

[Alexandra Leslie @AlexandraLeslie]

ONLY ON @wpri12 : PPSD Superintendent Javier Montañez talks to @JohnnyVillella about his decision to leave the district before the end of his contract.

Montañez is the fourth high-ranking district official to depart in just the last few weeks.

MORE: https://t.co/2etJH4w0gL

[Alexandra Leslie @AlexandraLeslie]

It's official.

"Today, as our district embarks on a new chapter under local control, I have made the deeply personal and difficult decision to step down," Javier Montañez sent in a letter to district families.

Developing story: https://t.co/2etJH4w0gL @wpri12

[Alexandra Leslie @AlexandraLeslie]

From Providence School Board President Ty’Relle Stephens: “The Superintendent is expected to make an announcement regarding his tenure at some point today.”

@wpri12

[Tim White @TimWhiteRI]

"It’s Puh-TUCKet, not PAW-tucket, jerk." 🔥 from @DanMcGowan
https://t.co/q8ogBEiiRL

[WPRI 12 @wpri12]

How many Flock cameras are currently being operated by police in RI? @AlexandraLeslie gives you an inside look at how they're being used and where: https://t.co/Lt2R0RBraS

[Alexandra Leslie @AlexandraLeslie]

PROVIDENCE: Retired federal judge William Smith has been asked to provide independent legal analysis related to a controversial citizen ballot initiative.

https://t.co/yTHXwErLgn @wpri12

[Alexandra Leslie @AlexandraLeslie]

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.

https://t.co/LooZhRno5J @wpri12

[WPRI 12 @wpri12]

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

[Alexandra Leslie @AlexandraLeslie]

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: https://t.co/SMUNKl0CUn

[Alexandra Leslie @AlexandraLeslie]

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: https://t.co/VIm0GTRz8F

[Eli Sherman @Eli_Sherman]

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 https://t.co/mejCdA0o9C

[Eli Sherman @Eli_Sherman]

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 👇https://t.co/e1XbZwnmV3