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 ...

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.

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

Instead, she says he took advantage of her. Now, as a victim of rape, Latrice refuses to stay quiet. “I have to speak out for ...