NEW ORLEANS — With thousands of untested DNA samples in its warehouse, there is no question the NOPD needs a faster way to process forensic evidence. It is a problem almost two decades in the making ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department Crime Lab recently made history by becoming fully accredited. WGNO spoke with the lab’s director about what that means and the goals for the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Major DNA backlog improvements have been made six years after an I-Team investigation uncovered massive DNA delays and murder evidence sitting in Illinois labs. Robin Woolery, the ...

Lexington may soon use a private lab for its DNA testing for violent crimes due to a backlog at the Kentucky State Police crime lab. Mayor Linda Gorton’s proposed $531.8 million budget includes up to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Police Department announced they are officially launching a DNA Laboratory. The DNA lab has been accepting evidence since March 2025 following a multi-year ...

Alabama’s forensic lab is using DNA testing to solve old crimes, clear sexual assault kit backlogs and identify suspects in ...

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (WOIO) - New DNA testing may be happening as soon as this summer on evidence, specifically hair, in the Amy Mihaljevic kidnapping and murder case. It’s been 35 years since ...

The Guam Police Department plans to relaunch a dedicated cold case unit as early as July or August, targeting 110 to 130 ...

(TNS) — As more and more cold cases are solved using forensic genealogy, Connecticut’s forensic lab is offering funding to local police departments that are looking to take a fresh approach to ...

US Diagnostics Center reports that a growing number of families are using at-home DNA test kits to confirm biological ...

The Alaska state crime lab in Anchorage seen on May 6, 2024. State and local law enforcement officials announced a breakthrough on a more than 25 year old cold case in Juneau this summer, thanks in ...