Right now, there's a major backlog of rape kits at the Fort Worth Police Department's Crime Lab. It's something Police Chief ...

According to David Rausch, the Director of TBI, the agency has added 50 scientists since 2022 to boost turnaround times on ...

NBC 5 Investigates has learned sex assault evidence testing delays have affected even more victims than Fort Worth police first acknowledged, Chief Neil Noakes says.

Ten years after her sexual assault, she discovered that the evidence in her rape kit hadn’t been tested — and neither had ...

Between 2018 and 2024, NBC 5 Investigates found 88 hospitals failed to properly treat victims of sexual assault, according to ...

Self-swab rape kits are being handed out to students at the University of Bristol campus. Enough is a charity hoping to end ...

In a move with hopes of helping victims, Metro Nashville Council passed a resolution to outsource rape test kits to a private ...

A statewide backlog was brought to light two years ago when Eliza Fletcher was attacked and killed in Memphis.

A law designed to ensure victims of sexual assault receive proper care inside hospitals allows transfers if hospitals can't provide services, but it can have unintended consequences.

Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes told NBC 5 that he wished he had done more to address the problems months ago, as he and ...

With the help of the Tarrant County medical examiner, the police chief says the department has been able to make progress.