First Slice 5-15-13: Atlanta Police charge suspect in 26-year-old ‘maintenance man’ rape cases
Online courses, DUI laws, Proctor Creek, and more
Atlanta Police say they have solved cold cases for five different “maintenance man” rapes that happened between 1986 and 1987. The suspect, 61-year-old Daniel Wade, is currently serving time for an unrelated charge in a Kentucky federal prison. Authorities think he could be responsible for upwards of 29 metro Atlanta rapes.
Some state lawmakers have serious concerns about potentially adopting the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendation to make DUI laws tougher.
Georgia Tech will now offer a two-year online master’s degree in computer science. The price? Just under $7,000.
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens has joined top lawyers from more than 40 other states to call on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to place more warnings on prescription pain medications. They think drugs like OxyContin could increase the risk of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.
ICYMI: Mayor Kasim Reed, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and local eco-groups are expected to announce later this week that Proctor Creek will be included in an expansion of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership.