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

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 ...

Genesis Mata was set to start second grade at Pauly Elementary next week. She loved to dance, her grandmother said at a vigil ...

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

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.

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

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.

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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Court documents allege horrific abuse led to the death of an 8-year-old girl at the hands of her father and stepmother.

Georgia sentences journalist to two years in prison, drawing condemnation Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents over ...