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Leader of University Drug Ring 'Kkanbu' Receives Final 18-Month Prison Sentence On June 5, the Second Division of the Supreme Court (Justice Kwon Young-joon presiding) upheld the lower court's ruling, which sentenced a 32-year-old man surnamed Yeom to one year and six months in prison on charges including violations of the Narcotics Control Act, special injury, and illegal filming under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. SBS Jun 20, 2026 6:43 PM

Regional Healthcare Innovation Forum: Residents and Interns Seek Mutual Growth Solutions The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Medical Innovation Committee announced that they held a forum for regional healthcare innovation at Busan Paran City Hospital on June 20. SBS Jun 20, 2026 5:51 PM

Women's National Pension Benefits Half of Men's: Structural Gap Remains Severe The average National Pension benefit for women is only about half that of men, and analysis suggests that the majority of this disparity stems from structural environmental factors rather than individual qualifications. SBS Jun 20, 2026 5:47 PM

Fire Breaks Out in Empty 5th-Floor Apartment in Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province; No Casualties today . Fire authorities, dispatched after receiving the report, forcibly opened the locked front door to extinguish the blaze, fully putting it out at 4:43 p.m., 23 minutes after the report was made. SBS Jun 20, 2026 5:38 PM

Fire at Residential House in Daemyeong-dong, Daegu; One Found Dead today . Fire authorities brought the main blaze under control about 20 minutes after receiving the report. SBS Jun 20, 2026 5:15 PM

8-Month Sentence for 14.4 Billion Won Jeonse Fraudster? Judge's 'Slip of the Tongue' Sparks Controversy The Daejeon District Court's Criminal Division 2-2 overturned the original verdict in the second trial of the defendant, identified as A, who was charged with fraud. SBS Jun 20, 2026 5:06 PM

Heavy Rain of 207mm in Misiryeong, 23m/s Winds on Mt. Halla: Damage Reported Nationwide Heavy rain fell across the country on Saturday, coupled with strong winds, causing various damages nationwide. SBS Jun 20, 2026 4:48 PM

Tour Bus Overturns While Heading to Dora Observatory in Paju; 10 Injured Including Foreigners At approximately 11:25 a.m. today , the tour bus, which was heading to the Dora Observatory in Jangdan-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, overturned to the left side of the road before reaching the observatory's middle parking lot. SBS Jun 20, 2026 4:20 PM

Nurse in Her 20s Found Collapsed in Anyang Hospital Storage Room Dies The Anyang Dongan Police Station stated that the nurse, a woman in her 20s identified as A, was discovered collapsed in a storage room at a fertility clinic in Dongan-gu at approximately 4:30 p.m. SBS Jun 20, 2026 3:41 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Scrapyard in Cheoin-gu, Yongin; 2 Injured today . The fire authorities, dispatched after receiving a report from a passerby, deployed about 30 pieces of equipment and 90 personnel to battle the blaze. SBS Jun 20, 2026 3:36 PM