Warning: Distressing content. A couple have been accused of torturing and killing their little girl who was found dead in a ...

Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte have been charged with first-degree murder, willful cruelty to a child, and torture ...

The Kern County Department of Human Services Child Protective Services Department shared its first statement regarding the ...

A protest was held Friday outside the Department of Human Services building. In attendance were members of Genesis Mata's ...

Years before he was arrested in the grisly slaying of his 8-year-old daughter, admitted gang member Ray Mata Jr. allegedly ...

Genesis’ father and stepmother hid their faces from a courtroom full of furious relatives Tuesday afternoon, as they pleaded ...

The family of 8-year-old Genesis Mata is speaking out following her death, calling for change within Kern County’s child ...

The suspects in the murder of an 8-year-old girl in central Bakersfield have been officially charged and made their first court appearance on Tuesday afternoon.

The horrific abuse inflicted on an 8-year-old girl found dead in the bathtub of a Bakersfield hotel including pouring scalding hot water on her and crushing her ...

The death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata has sparked renewed scrutiny of the child welfare system after reports confirmed the ...

Family and community members gathered outside Kern County Human Services early Friday morning, demanding an investigation ...

The April report showed CPS is underfunded, understaffed and has a high turnover rate. These factors, the report says, affects workers with high case loads.