Tim White
@timwhiteri.bsky.social
Investigative reporter for the CBS affiliate in Providence, R.I. | Co-author of the organized crime book “The Last Good Heist.” | Adjunct professor of media law at Roger Williams University
NEW: “There were six credible death threats against my life."
U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell details threats and harassment as he presided over lawsuit against the Trump administration.
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U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell details threats and harassment as he presided over lawsuit against the Trump administration.
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August 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
NEW: “There were six credible death threats against my life."
U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell details threats and harassment as he presided over lawsuit against the Trump administration.
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U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell details threats and harassment as he presided over lawsuit against the Trump administration.
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VIDEO: Tree crashed on moving car in Bristol. Driver and passenger had to remain in the vehicle because of live wires.
Driver tells me they were on the way to carnival in town. They're OK. Power in the area is out.
Driver tells me they were on the way to carnival in town. They're OK. Power in the area is out.
July 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
VIDEO: Tree crashed on moving car in Bristol. Driver and passenger had to remain in the vehicle because of live wires.
Driver tells me they were on the way to carnival in town. They're OK. Power in the area is out.
Driver tells me they were on the way to carnival in town. They're OK. Power in the area is out.
NEW: The US Supreme Court has denied an appeal in a lawsuit challenging RI's high-capacity magazine ban. The law passed in 2022 prohibits magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch wanted to hear the case.
Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch wanted to hear the case.
June 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
NEW: The US Supreme Court has denied an appeal in a lawsuit challenging RI's high-capacity magazine ban. The law passed in 2022 prohibits magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch wanted to hear the case.
Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch wanted to hear the case.
NEW: Aaron Thomas has taken the stand in the “naked fat-test” trial. I’ve been covering (w/ @elisherman.bsky.social) and have not been sending live posts, but will be now as this is a key witness.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
NEW: Aaron Thomas has taken the stand in the “naked fat-test” trial. I’ve been covering (w/ @elisherman.bsky.social) and have not been sending live posts, but will be now as this is a key witness.
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UPDATE from Aaron Thomas trial in the so-called “naked fat test” case.
Key witness and evidence expected this afternoon. w/ @elisherman.bsky.social
Key witness and evidence expected this afternoon. w/ @elisherman.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
UPDATE from Aaron Thomas trial in the so-called “naked fat test” case.
Key witness and evidence expected this afternoon. w/ @elisherman.bsky.social
Key witness and evidence expected this afternoon. w/ @elisherman.bsky.social
Midday update from the Aaron Thomas trial:
>Two more former student athletes testify
>Former athletic director talks about seeing Thomas alone with a shirtless student
Full update tonight at 4p on @wpri12.bsky.social
>Two more former student athletes testify
>Former athletic director talks about seeing Thomas alone with a shirtless student
Full update tonight at 4p on @wpri12.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Midday update from the Aaron Thomas trial:
>Two more former student athletes testify
>Former athletic director talks about seeing Thomas alone with a shirtless student
Full update tonight at 4p on @wpri12.bsky.social
>Two more former student athletes testify
>Former athletic director talks about seeing Thomas alone with a shirtless student
Full update tonight at 4p on @wpri12.bsky.social
Update from the criminal trial of Aaron Thomas, in the naked fat-test case.
Defense attorneys cross-examined a former student athlete for hours today.
Latest tonight at 4p on
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Defense attorneys cross-examined a former student athlete for hours today.
Latest tonight at 4p on
@wpri12
April 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Update from the criminal trial of Aaron Thomas, in the naked fat-test case.
Defense attorneys cross-examined a former student athlete for hours today.
Latest tonight at 4p on
@wpri12
Defense attorneys cross-examined a former student athlete for hours today.
Latest tonight at 4p on
@wpri12
UPDATE from the criminal trial of Aaron Thomas in the so-called naked fat-test scandal.
I'll have the latest on opening statements and testimony at 4p on @wpri12.bsky.social
I'll have the latest on opening statements and testimony at 4p on @wpri12.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
UPDATE from the criminal trial of Aaron Thomas in the so-called naked fat-test scandal.
I'll have the latest on opening statements and testimony at 4p on @wpri12.bsky.social
I'll have the latest on opening statements and testimony at 4p on @wpri12.bsky.social
Update from the criminal trial of Aaron Thomas, in the so-called “naked fat-test” scandal.
Jury selection is underway.
Jury selection is underway.
April 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Update from the criminal trial of Aaron Thomas, in the so-called “naked fat-test” scandal.
Jury selection is underway.
Jury selection is underway.
Our @wpri12.bsky.social 70th Anniversary coverage continues tonight.
At 5p: A look at major Target 12 investigations over the years.
At 6p: 40+ years of covering organized crime in New England. Here's a snippet from a 1987 Inside the Mafia special.
At 5p: A look at major Target 12 investigations over the years.
At 6p: 40+ years of covering organized crime in New England. Here's a snippet from a 1987 Inside the Mafia special.
March 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Our @wpri12.bsky.social 70th Anniversary coverage continues tonight.
At 5p: A look at major Target 12 investigations over the years.
At 6p: 40+ years of covering organized crime in New England. Here's a snippet from a 1987 Inside the Mafia special.
At 5p: A look at major Target 12 investigations over the years.
At 6p: 40+ years of covering organized crime in New England. Here's a snippet from a 1987 Inside the Mafia special.
As Judge Bruce Selya was laid to rest Monday, we found this report from Nov. 24, 1986, on his swearing-in to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
This video unearthed as we prepare for @wpri12.bsky.social's 70th birthday later this month. (You might recognize the reporter.)
This video unearthed as we prepare for @wpri12.bsky.social's 70th birthday later this month. (You might recognize the reporter.)
March 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
As Judge Bruce Selya was laid to rest Monday, we found this report from Nov. 24, 1986, on his swearing-in to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
This video unearthed as we prepare for @wpri12.bsky.social's 70th birthday later this month. (You might recognize the reporter.)
This video unearthed as we prepare for @wpri12.bsky.social's 70th birthday later this month. (You might recognize the reporter.)
Target 12 caught up with Dean Faiola after his arraignment.
The suspended RIC employee is charged with video voyeurism, accused of hiding a camera in campus bathroom ceiling.
@wpri12.bsky.social's Shiina LoSciuto will have the latest throughout the day.
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The suspended RIC employee is charged with video voyeurism, accused of hiding a camera in campus bathroom ceiling.
@wpri12.bsky.social's Shiina LoSciuto will have the latest throughout the day.
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February 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Target 12 caught up with Dean Faiola after his arraignment.
The suspended RIC employee is charged with video voyeurism, accused of hiding a camera in campus bathroom ceiling.
@wpri12.bsky.social's Shiina LoSciuto will have the latest throughout the day.
www.wpri.com/target-12/ar...
The suspended RIC employee is charged with video voyeurism, accused of hiding a camera in campus bathroom ceiling.
@wpri12.bsky.social's Shiina LoSciuto will have the latest throughout the day.
www.wpri.com/target-12/ar...
NEW: Police have released the booking photo of RIC employee Dean Faiola.
The 49-year-old Cranston man is charged with video voyeurism after police say he hid a camera in campus bathroom.
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The 49-year-old Cranston man is charged with video voyeurism after police say he hid a camera in campus bathroom.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
NEW: Police have released the booking photo of RIC employee Dean Faiola.
The 49-year-old Cranston man is charged with video voyeurism after police say he hid a camera in campus bathroom.
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The 49-year-old Cranston man is charged with video voyeurism after police say he hid a camera in campus bathroom.
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NEW: Target 12 has obtained an image of what appears to be a camera tucked next to a sprinkler inside a RI College bathroom.
The camera was removed after a student reported it. Providence police are investigating.
Latest on @wpri12 at 5&6p
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The camera was removed after a student reported it. Providence police are investigating.
Latest on @wpri12 at 5&6p
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February 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
NEW: Target 12 has obtained an image of what appears to be a camera tucked next to a sprinkler inside a RI College bathroom.
The camera was removed after a student reported it. Providence police are investigating.
Latest on @wpri12 at 5&6p
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The camera was removed after a student reported it. Providence police are investigating.
Latest on @wpri12 at 5&6p
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Revered RI judge Bruce Selya, who served on the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals, has died.
He was nominated to the federal bench by President Reagan in 1982.
Selya was well known for his thoughtfully worded legal decisions.
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He was nominated to the federal bench by President Reagan in 1982.
Selya was well known for his thoughtfully worded legal decisions.
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February 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Revered RI judge Bruce Selya, who served on the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals, has died.
He was nominated to the federal bench by President Reagan in 1982.
Selya was well known for his thoughtfully worded legal decisions.
www.wpri.com/target-12/br...
He was nominated to the federal bench by President Reagan in 1982.
Selya was well known for his thoughtfully worded legal decisions.
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McConnell wants to know why the White House can’t tell agencies to direct agencies examine funding decisions based on DEI, green new deal, “woke something or other,” as long as it’s within the scope of the law.
February 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
McConnell wants to know why the White House can’t tell agencies to direct agencies examine funding decisions based on DEI, green new deal, “woke something or other,” as long as it’s within the scope of the law.
Again reading the complaint the AG's filed against the Trump administration's funding freeze, it looks like this case was going to be filed in NY (highlighted below).
Likely some discussion on venue up to the wire.
The AG's picked RI federal court late yesterday.
Likely some discussion on venue up to the wire.
The AG's picked RI federal court late yesterday.
January 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Again reading the complaint the AG's filed against the Trump administration's funding freeze, it looks like this case was going to be filed in NY (highlighted below).
Likely some discussion on venue up to the wire.
The AG's picked RI federal court late yesterday.
Likely some discussion on venue up to the wire.
The AG's picked RI federal court late yesterday.
“Christmas will never get here.”
December 24, 2024 at 10:45 PM
“Christmas will never get here.”
We put some chopped-up gourds in the backyard. Enjoy this moment of zen.
December 15, 2024 at 12:33 AM
We put some chopped-up gourds in the backyard. Enjoy this moment of zen.
COMING UP: A European satellite is giving new insight on the failure of the westbound Washington Bridge.
Data shows the bridge experienced "significant" movement months before it was abruptly closed.
Target 12's findings tonight at 5p on @wpri12
Data shows the bridge experienced "significant" movement months before it was abruptly closed.
Target 12's findings tonight at 5p on @wpri12
December 9, 2024 at 7:20 PM
COMING UP: A European satellite is giving new insight on the failure of the westbound Washington Bridge.
Data shows the bridge experienced "significant" movement months before it was abruptly closed.
Target 12's findings tonight at 5p on @wpri12
Data shows the bridge experienced "significant" movement months before it was abruptly closed.
Target 12's findings tonight at 5p on @wpri12
"President Trump is not trying to build a cabinet - he's trying to build a court."
On Newsmakers, Sen. Jack Reed said he fears recess appointments will be used to push through President-elect Trump's more controversial picks.
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On Newsmakers, Sen. Jack Reed said he fears recess appointments will be used to push through President-elect Trump's more controversial picks.
Watch: wpri.com/news/newsmak... (w/ @tednesi.bsky.social)
November 15, 2024 at 7:23 PM
"President Trump is not trying to build a cabinet - he's trying to build a court."
On Newsmakers, Sen. Jack Reed said he fears recess appointments will be used to push through President-elect Trump's more controversial picks.
Watch: wpri.com/news/newsmak... (w/ @tednesi.bsky.social)
On Newsmakers, Sen. Jack Reed said he fears recess appointments will be used to push through President-elect Trump's more controversial picks.
Watch: wpri.com/news/newsmak... (w/ @tednesi.bsky.social)
224 year-old door (I believe). Bristol, RI
May 26, 2024 at 2:41 AM
224 year-old door (I believe). Bristol, RI
Debating what is, and isn’t, protected speech and a free press. Media Law and Ethics at Roger Williams University. Great class!
March 24, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Debating what is, and isn’t, protected speech and a free press. Media Law and Ethics at Roger Williams University. Great class!