Genesis Ariah Mata, 8, reportedly died on Friday night, but 911 wasn't called until the next day. Her father and stepmother ...

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

Family members and residents say alleged abuse by the girl's father was reported to the county’s Child Protective Services ...

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

The documents indicate Child Protective Services had an active case against Ray Mata because a boy had been missing school, ...

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

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

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

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.

On this episode of Kern County In Depth, a closer look at the ongoing investigation into the horrific death of an 8-year-old Bakersfield girl. Genesis Mata was found dead in a motel room with ...

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