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Apple Trees Withstand Wildfires Only to Fall Ill: Andong Farmers Face Despair It breaks my heart." Apple farmers in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, who suffered damage from wildfires last year, are now facing a double blow amid a heat wave as apple canker, a plant disease, spreads across their orchards. SBS Jul 23, 2026 8:25 AM

Fire Breaks Out in Wood Chips Stored at Gunsan Yard... Suspected Spontaneous Combustion No injuries were reported, but 300 tons out of the 1,000 tons of wood chips were burned. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:54 AM

Drunk Driver Flees, Injures 4 Police Officers; Arrest Warrant Rejected Late on the night of the 21st in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, a drunk driver attempting to flee rammed into police cars, injuring four police officers. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:47 AM

"Why Don't You Empathize with My Breakup?" 20s Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Appeal for Attempted Matricide The 1st Criminal Division of the Busan High Court Changwon Branch (Presiding Judge Park Kwang-seo) announced yesterday that in the appeal trial for the man in his 20s, identified as A, who was indicted on charges including attempted patricide and matricide, it overturned the lower court's ruling while maintaining the same sentence of 10 years in prison, and ordered five years of probation. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:23 AM

Elementary School Student Dies in Water Accident in Sangju Stream Fire authorities conducted a search and found student A about 1 hour and 40 minutes after the missing person report, 30 meters downstream from the point where she went missing. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:20 AM

Appeals Court Dismisses Appeal by Foreigner in His 40s Who Murdered Girlfriend, Upholding 14-Year Prison Sentence Previously, the court of first instance sentenced A to 14 years in prison. A was put on trial for charges that included flying into a rage while arguing with his girlfriend at his home in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, in December of last year, and stabbing her multiple times with a weapon, resulting in her death. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:18 AM

Endangered Sea Turtle Entangled in Abandoned Net Rescued off Jeju Waters At 2:11 PM yesterday , a report was filed with the Coast Guard stating that a sea turtle was trapped in a discarded net and unable to move off the waters near Yongsu Port, Hangyeong-myeon, Jeju City. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:17 AM

Water Vapor: The Key Tactic That Stopped the Spread of Fire at Incheon Coupang Logistics Center According to the Incheon Fire Headquarters yesterday , when a fire broke out at the Coupang 32 Logistics Center—an 8-story building above ground with a total floor area of 299,000 square meters—at 6:54 AM on the 18th, the fire authorities chose water vapor as their tactic to combat the flames. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:12 AM

What Is a 'Mezzanine' Structure? … Controversy Arises with Every Logistics Center Fire However, because it is not subject to mandatory reporting, the government reportedly lacks accurate data on how many domestic logistics centers have adopted mezzanine structures. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:08 AM

Finding a Path to Treat Resistant Hypertension Through Surgery A patient in their 50s with hypertension, who measured their blood pressure at home, could not put down the blood pressure monitor for a while in front of the unbelievable numbers. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:07 AM