Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Decision 2024 – The Harris/Trump Debate

Decision 2024 – The Harris/Trump Debate

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sparring on politics and personality, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased their starkly different visions for the country as they met for the first time Tuesday for perhaps their only debate before November’s presidential election, a high-pressure opportunity for the candidates after a tumultuous campaign summer. The matchup offered Americans their most…MORE

State Investigation Finds Dallas County Juvenile Justice Center Employees Illegally Confined Kids, Falsified Documents

State Investigation Finds Dallas County Juvenile Justice Center Employees Illegally Confined Kids, Falsified Documents

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center is under renewed scrutiny after a state report released Monday confirmed disturbing allegations made over the summer. The Officer of Inspector General’s report found youth were held in their cells for multiple days in violation of state law and staff routinely falsified documents tied…MORE

Cleburne Police Searching for Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Teenage Girl

Cleburne Police Searching for Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Teenage Girl

CLEBURNE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Cleburne Police Department is searching for the suspect in the fatal shooting of an teenage girl over the weekend. An arrest warrant has been issued for 20-year-old Giovanni Diaz in connection with 18-year-old Kaylee Lanay Merchant’s death. A doorbell camera captured the gunshots in the 500 block of Poindexter…MORE

Most Students in a Georgia School District Hit by a Shooting Will Return to Class Tuesday

Most Students in a Georgia School District Hit by a Shooting Will Return to Class Tuesday

ATLANTA (AP) — Many students in Georgia’s Barrow County are headed back to class Tuesday. The return comes six days after a shooting killed two teachers and two students at the school district’s Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta. No return date is set for that high school. But Superintendent Dallas LeDuff says district leaders…MORE

Google Faces a New Antitrust Trial After Ruling Declaring Search Engine a Monopoly

Google Faces a New Antitrust Trial After Ruling Declaring Search Engine a Monopoly

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is defending against another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company. A judge heard opening statements Monday in the trial at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. The Justice Department and a coalition of…MORE

Apple Embraces the AI Craze With Its Newly Unleashed iphone 16 Lineup

Apple Embraces the AI Craze With Its Newly Unleashed iphone 16 Lineup

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Monday charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks the company’s latest attempt to latch on a technology trend and transform it into a cultural phenomenon. The four different iPhone 16 models will all come equipped with a special chip needed to power an…MORE

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer Has Died at Age 58

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer Has Died at Age 58

ATLANTA (AP) — Walt Ehmer, the president and CEO of Waffle House and a member of the board of trustees for the Atlanta Police Foundation, has died at age 58. The police foundation announced his death Sunday. The board of directors for Waffle House said Ehmer died after a long illness. According to his alma…MORE