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Exclusive: "Team Leader Ordered to Leave It Alone"... Police Team Leader Arrested for Evidence Tampering It has been confirmed that a police officer at the scene who discovered cable ties in the vehicle of Jang Yun-gi, the perpetrator of the Gwangju high school girl murder case, testified that the investigation team leader at the time ordered him to leave them alone. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:21 AM

Flooding and Landslides Reported Across Honam and Gangwon Regions; 140 People Temporarily Evacuated Heavy rain fell overnight, particularly in the Honam and Gangwon regions. In the Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang provinces, 140 people were temporarily evacuated. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:16 AM

Heavy Rain of 73mm per Hour Hits Chungcheong Region, Causing Damage Heavy rain has been falling across the country overnight and continues to pour. The Chungcheong region, in particular, is experiencing intense rainfall. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:13 AM

Morning Wide: Today's Top News 1. Hourly Rainfall of 70mm Triggers River Flooding and Farmland Inundation Heavy rain reaching 70mm per hour has poured down on Gyeryong in South Chungcheong Province, as well as Damyang in South Jeolla Province and Imsil in North Jeolla Province. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:09 AM

Fire Breaks Out in Residential Area in Dong-gu, Daejeon; 3 Residents Injured A fire broke out in a residential area in Daejeon, leaving three people injured. SBS Jul 9, 2026 6:03 AM

"I Can Help You Buy Apartments Cheaply": Woman Sentenced to 18 Years for 27.8 Billion Won Fraud The Seoul Southern District Court (Presiding Judge Lee Jung-hee) sentenced Park , who was indicted on charges including fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. SBS Jul 9, 2026 5:44 AM

"Do Not Use Weight-Loss Injections Without Caution": MFDS Issues Warning In a press release issued yesterday , the MFDS stated, "GLP-1 obesity treatments are prescription drugs intended for adult patients with a body mass index of 30 kg/㎡ or higher, or for overweight adults with a BMI between 27 kg/㎡ and 30 kg/㎡ who have at least one weight-related comorbidity, such as hypertension." The ministry particularly emphasized that for adolescents, "as they are in a stage where growth is not yet complete, caution is required regarding potential nutritional deficiencies and weight loss." The MFDS requested that the public refrain from distributing these drugs through private sales or overseas direct purchases, noting that they are prescription medications that must be used under a doctor's prescription and a pharmacist's guidance. SBS Jul 9, 2026 5:42 AM

"Two Quarry Complexes in One Village? Re-examine the Approval Process from Scratch" Eighty residents of Gusu-ri, members of the committee, held a protest in front of the North Chungcheong Provincial Office yesterday , raising their voices by saying, "How can there be two quarry complexes in one village? Residents cannot possibly live amidst stone dust and noise." Currently, Company A, which has been operating a quarry in Gusu-ri, is pushing to expand its quarry complex to a scale of 280,000 square meters and is awaiting a designation review by the North Chungcheong Province Mountain Management Committee after completing an environmental impact assessment. SBS Jul 9, 2026 5:34 AM

Police Arrest Woman in Her 40s for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs On July 8, the Seoul Bangbae Police Station announced that they had arrested and were investigating a woman in her 40s, identified as A, for violating the Narcotics Control Act and driving under the influence of drugs in violation of the Road Traffic Act. SBS Jul 9, 2026 5:32 AM

Fire at House in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul Extinguished in 50 Minutes; 4 Injured A fire broke out at a house in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, leaving four people injured. SBS Jul 9, 2026 3:50 AM