A preliminary hearing for Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte, the couple accused of torturing and killing 8-year-old Genesis Mata, has been postponed until ...

The Kern County Board of Supervisors will consider an independent review of child welfare services which was requested by the ...

The couple accused of torturing and killing 8-year-old Genesis Mata had their preliminary hearing delayed to October after ...

The head of Kern’s Department of Human Services is proposing an external review of the county’s child welfare services. Lito Morillo will make the ...

Kern County Department of Human Services has proposed an independent review of Child Welfare Services as part of the death ...

Genesis Mata was a student at Leo G. Pauly Elementary School. We reached out to the Bakersfield City School District to see ...

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

While immediate response or change on the systematic level is unlikely to happen, there are actions that individuals in Kern ...

Bakersfield Police Chief Greg Terry said the death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata is one of the most horrific cases the ...

Hearings for the couple accused of the torture and murder of an 8-year-old girl were postponed to Oct. 14 and 16 following a ...

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 ...