Providence NewsLocal news for Providence, RI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Buchholz still is learning his craft- July 8, 2008 Clay Buchholz was sent down to Pawtucket from Boston for a couple of reasons. The Red Sox wanted him to alter his arm slot.http://www.topix.net/city/providence-ri/2008/07/buchholz-still-is-learning-his-craft?fromr... ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk- July 7, 2008 Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are at a 50 percent higher risk for being overweight if they are not taking medication for the condition, a new study finds.http://www.topix.net/city/providence-ri/2008/07/adhd-might-raise-kids-obesity-risk?fromrss... Body of diver recovered off Jamestown shore- July 7, 2008 The body of a Newport man was recovered yesterday by a team of divers, Jamestown police confirmed last night.http://www.topix.net/city/providence-ri/2008/07/body-of-diver-recovered-off-jamestown-shor... PawSox 5, Chiefs 2- July 7, 2008 THE HIGHLIGHTS: Second baseman Joe Thurston rapped three hits and knocked in a pair, with a first-inning double and a fifth-inning single.http://www.topix.net/city/providence-ri/2008/07/pawsox-5-chiefs-2?fromrss=1 Armed man drives off in mother's car- July 6, 2008 The police yesterday were looking for a man who entered a home on Ten Rod Road on Friday, threatened a woman with a weapon and drove away in her car.http://www.topix.net/city/providence-ri/2008/07/armed-man-drives-off-in-mothers-car?fromrs... Court reversal stuns an advocate for lead poisoning victims- July 6, 2008 The first person attorney Jack McConnell called last Tuesday with news of the Rhode Island Supreme Court's big decision on the state's landmark lead paint case was Liz Colon.http://www.topix.net/city/providence-ri/2008/07/court-reversal-stuns-an-advocate-for-lead-... Psilocybin research shows participants feel, act better 14 months...- July 6, 2008 In 2002, at a Johns Hopkins University laboratory, a business consultant named Dede Osborn took a psychedelic drug as part of a research project.http://www.topix.net/city/providence-ri/2008/07/psilocybin-research-shows-participants-fee... Swimming safety tips- July 5, 2008 Stay at least 100 feet from piers and jetties. Permanent rip currents often exist along these structures.http://www.topix.net/city/providence-ri/2008/07/swimming-safety-tips?fromrss=1 Powell spurns talk of becoming vice president- July 5, 2008 Former Secretary of State and four-star Gen. Colin Powell yesterday said he has no interest in running for vice president should presumptive Republican nominee John McCain ask him to join the GOP ticket, as has ...http://www.topix.net/city/providence-ri/2008/07/powell-spurns-talk-of-becoming-vice-presid... More than 100 cyclists test their skills in Cox Classic- July 5, 2008 Vladimir Rodriguez came to Providence yesterday on his bicycle, wearing the Tour de La Paz uniform he wore in 2005 on his nearly 5,000-mile ride from Central Falls to Colombia.http://www.topix.net/city/providence-ri/2008/07/more-than-100-cyclists-test-their-skills-i... |