Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger speaks with rape survivor Angela Wharton at a June 20, 2024, news conference ...

CHICAGO — Illinois State Police has launched a new tracking system for rape kits that will help sexual assault survivors. For survivor Bre'Anna Holcomb, it's empowering to hear the launch of the ...

Reporting a sexual assault can be difficult for victims, and for years in Idaho, some victims had no idea if the DNA rape kit they were screened for was actually tested. KTVB has extensively reported ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced an initiative to launch an online portal for survivors of sexual assault. Delays in testing evidence from those assaults have been a lost ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — An internet-based tracking system helped agencies in Kalamazoo County catch up on backlogged sexual assault kits. Officials said the “Track Kit” system helped them to process, ...

SEATTLE — Survivors of sexual assaults in Washington state can now track the progress of their kits being analyzed through a new online portal. The Washington State Patrol has implemented the online ...

Sexual assault survivors in Illinois now have the ability to track evidence in new cases. The Illinois State Police, which runs state laboratories that analyze DNA evidence, launched a long-awaited ...