The stepmother of Genesis Mata — charged with torture and murder in the 8-year-old’s death — was assaulted in jail, according to ...

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

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 ...

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

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

As parents line up for drop-off and students resume their lives at school, we are reminded that school can be more than just ...

Over 3,000 people have signed a petition demanding an independent investigation into Kern County Child Protective Services after the death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata.

Greg Terry, Chief of the Bakersfield Police Department, joined 17 News at Sunrise to discuss recent tragic incidents that ...

Ray Mata Jr. was a convicted felon before his arrest Aug. 3, but nothing in his criminal record approaches the enormity of the charges he currently faces.

While the community is still grappling with 8-year-old Genesis Mata’s brutal death, 17 News spoke with Genesis’ biological ...

Ray Mata Jr. — the father and man charged in the murder of 8-year-old Genesis Mata — has a documented criminal history in ...

Statements made by Ray Mata and Graciela Bustamonte to police were self-serving and later inconsistent with their own ...