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

Years before he was arrested in the grisly slaying of his 8-year-old daughter, admitted gang member Ray Mata Jr. allegedly ...

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

The death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata has sparked renewed scrutiny of the child welfare system after reports confirmed the ...

The April report showed CPS is underfunded, understaffed and has a high turnover rate. These factors, the report says, affects workers with high case loads.

Court documents allege horrific abuse led to the death of an 8-year-old girl at the hands of her father and stepmother.

The tragic death of 8-year-old Genesis Ariah Mata has sparked a call to action for community vigilance against child abuse.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The horrific abuse inflicted on an 8-year-old girl found dead in the bathtub of a Bakersfield hotel included pouring scalding hot water on her and crushing her hand, ...

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.

Documents acquired by 23ABC give graphic descriptions of the alleged abuse the child underwent prior to dying. Please be advised, some viewers and readers may find the descriptions unsettling.

Warning that this article contains graphic material that may be disturbing to some readers.Court documents reveal gruesome details on the death of an eight-year ...

The Arizona Department of Transportation is thanking its maintenance workers who formed a human chain to rescue a woman from ...