A group of protesters gathered outside the Kern County Child Protective Services office on Friday following the death of ...

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

Some 1,250 custodians, all employed by private companies, received layoff notices Friday. CPS says it plans to rehire 750 as ...

After trims this summer, the school district's budget hole is $569 million. The options are few but include borrowing, ...

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

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

Jaron Woodsley was ordered detained by U.S. Magistrate Judge David Weisman on the basis that a third party custodian would ...