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 ...

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 8-year-old girl found dead in a Bakersfield hotel bathtub endured disturbing acts of abuse before dying last week, according to police documents.

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

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

B AKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The horrific abuse inflicted on an 8-year-old girl found dead in the bathtub of a Bakersfield ...

A group of protesters gathered outside the Kern County Child Protective Services office on Friday following the death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata. The protest ...

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.

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