VANCOUVER, Wash. — Advocacy groups see each untested sexual assault kit as a missed opportunity to find a victim justice and forensic scientists feel that weight. “It is hard to see the pile ...

(KPTV) - In a moment Washington state officials say has been a long time coming, the state’s crime lab in Vancouver is declaring its sexual assault kit testing backlog “essentially eliminated.” ...

VANCOUVER, Wash ... Right now, state representatives say Washington state has between 2,000 to 3,000 backlogged rape kits, making it extremely difficult for survivors to move on.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — An effort to clear the backlog of DNA rape kits in Washington state fell short of a deadline set by lawmakers. Washington State Patrol (WSP) was supposed to start processing ...

Forensic scientists work on DNA samples at the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab in Vancouver in 2019. The lab was instrumental in clearing the stat's backlog of sexual assault kits. (Nathan ...

(TNS) — The federal government has awarded Washington state nearly $5.3 million in grants to help clear the massive backlog in untested rape kits by ... section in the Vancouver crime lab.

SEATTLE — Washington state has received nearly $5.3 million in grants to cut down on the rape kit backlog and improve ... a new DNA section in the Vancouver crime lab. State patrol also got ...