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YouTuber Spreading False Rumors of "Lower-Body Remains Found in Korea" Announces Plan to Naturalize in Japan A YouTuber under investigation for spreading fake news that massive numbers of mutilated bodies were found in Korea has announced plans to seek naturalization in Japan. SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:17 PM

Police Open Formal Criminal Investigation Into Senior Officer Dubbed 'King of Geoje' Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations The Korean National Police Agency reportedly transitioned its internal inspection into a formal criminal investigation today regarding allegations that Superintendent A sexually harassed female police officers at private gatherings, assigning the case to the Women and Youth Crime Investigation Unit of the Daejeon Provincial Police Agency. SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:17 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Goyang Auto Repair Shop... No Casualties Reported today . No casualties have been reported so far, but thick black smoke billowed from the scene, prompting a flurry of related reports. SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:09 PM

Yeongcheon in North Gyeongsang Hits Daytime High of 40.5°C Yeongcheon in North Gyeongsang Hits Daytime High of 40.5°C as of 2:43 PM (SBS D… SBS Aug 3, 2026 3:03 PM

Nursing Hospital Staff Referred to Prosecution for Mistakenly Discarding Amputated Leg of Patient The Incheon Yeonsu Police Station announced today that it has booked three individuals—including a head nurse, a nursing assistant, and a volunteer at a nursing hospital in Incheon—without detention and referred them to the prosecution on charges of violating the Wastes Control Act. SBS Aug 3, 2026 2:51 PM

Two Seniors in Their 60s and 80s Found Dead While Working in Fields Amid Heatwave According to the Dangjin Police Station and other sources on the 3rd, Mr. A, in his 60s, was found dead at 3:50 p.m. SBS Aug 3, 2026 2:49 PM

Temperatures Soar Above 40°C in Four Regions Including Buk-gu and Seo-gu in Daegu, and Goryeong in Gyeongbuk Temperatures Soar Above 40°C in Four Regions Including Buk-gu and Seo-gu in Daeg… SBS Aug 3, 2026 2:47 PM

Man in His 40s Dies Amid Heatwave Warnings in Incheon's First Heat-Related Fatality This Year Incheon's first heat-related death of this year has been reported amid a heatwave warning. SBS Aug 3, 2026 2:42 PM

Final Appointment Ceremony for New Prosecutors Held at Prosecutors' Office: "Essential Role Will Never Change" The Ministry of Justice held an appointment ceremony this morning at the Government Complex Gwacheon for 19 new prosecutors who passed the 12th bar exam and were discharged from military service as legal officers. SBS Aug 3, 2026 2:37 PM

Two City Buses Collide in Cheongna-dong, Incheon... 12 Drivers and Passengers Sustain Minor Injuries today , a city bus driving through the intersection in front of Cheongna Middle School in Seo-gu, Incheon, rear-ended the side of another city bus. SBS Aug 3, 2026 2:35 PM