Although Bakersfield police said they had no prior reports of abuse involving Genesis, some family members alleged that ...

An 8-year-old girl was found dead in a locked bathroom at the La Quinta Hotel on Riverside Drive over the weekend, according ...

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

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

A Bakersfield man and a Delano woman were arrested Saturday on suspicion of torturing and murdering an 8-year-old girl and leaving her body in a hotel bathtub. Police Department reported receiving a ...