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

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

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 death investigation is underway after a child's body was discovered inside the La Quinta Inn in central Bakersfield.

A man and woman are accused of murder, torture, and mayhem in the death of a 8-year-old Genesis Mata. A candlelight vigil was ...

Police have arrested two people after finding an 8-year-old girl with “substantial trauma” dead and abandoned in a bathtub at ...

Common sense makes good sense when the city of Bakersfield conducts business. Especially business which affects quality of life issues of its residents.

A suspect was arrested for DUI after a deadly car crash in East Bakersfield that left one person dead early Sunday morning.

Fallout Bakersfield is a new total conversion mod for Doom that brings the style of the original Fallout 1997 game into Id's first-person shooter.

Emma Gallegos covers equity in education and is based in the Central Valley. Emma has spent more than a decade in journalism, having worked at the Pasadena Star-News, LAist and Gothamist before ...