Lori Franchina previously won $706,000 in damages against Providence in a harassment and discrimination lawsuit.

Providence Police Col. Oscar Perez told city councilors that the next police training academy is set to get underway in the coming weeks.

won another $1.75 million recently from Providence over the denial of an accidental disability pension. A jury on April 11 awarded Franchina $1.75 million after a trial in U.S. District Court in ...