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Nets Pulled from the Sea Filled with Jellyfish... "Massive" Swarms Continue to Move In As water temperatures rise due to intense heat waves, jellyfish are running rampant off the coasts of South Jeolla Province and Gwangju. SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:56 PM

Father Who Concealed Son's Criminal Profits to Buy Luxury Apartment Stripped of 7 Billion Won The Criminal Proceeds Recovery Department of the Busan District Prosecutors' Office (led by Senior Prosecutor Choi Sang-hoon) announced yesterday that it has fully recovered about 7 billion won in criminal proceeds from a man in his 60s, identified as A, who hid the earnings generated from an illegal gambling site. SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:56 PM

Gyeonggi Province Job Growth Rate Slows... "Impact of Slowing Growth in Healthcare Sector" The Job Research Center under the Gyeonggi Labor Foundation announced on August 6 that it has published a GJF Employment Issue Report titled "Analysis of Causes for the Recent Decline in Job Growth Rates in Business, Personal, and Public Services in Gyeonggi Province," containing these findings. SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:51 PM

Gyeonggi Province Launches Crisis Response TF Following Governor Choo Mi-ae's Fiscal Emergency Declaration Gyeonggi Province announced on the 6th that it will launch a Fiscal Crisis Overcoming Strategy Task Force . SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:48 PM

Upstairs Neighbor Stabbed in Inter-Floor Noise Dispute Leaves Items in Front of Downstairs Home According to legal circles on August 6, the Suwon District Court Criminal Department 15 (Presiding Judge Jung Yoon-seop) sentenced the man in his 20s, surnamed A, to one year and six months in prison and ordered medical treatment custody on charges including criminal trespass and attempted arson of an inhabited building. SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:32 PM

Gang Indicted for Issuing Unauthorized Guarantee Policies and Pocketing 3 Billion Won in Fees The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (led by Senior Prosecutor Go Eun-byeol) announced today that it has indicted four executives and two employees of company K, an unauthorized guarantee insurance firm, on charges of violating the Insurance Business Act and fraud and embezzlement under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:14 PM

Nights Scarier Than Heatwaves: "Growing Heat Stress on Sleepless Nights" These days, even at night, moving around is not easy. Walking outside for just about 10 minutes leads to sweating and exhaustion from the sweltering humidity. SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:02 PM

Woman Steals from Store Amid Sillim-dong Fire Chaos, Returns the Next Day On August 2, a woman was caught stealing items from a mart next to a commercial building that had caught fire in Sillim-dong, Seoul. SBS Aug 6, 2026 3:07 PM

Fire Breaks Out on 11th Floor of Paju Apartment Building; 6 Hospitalized for Smoke Inhalation today . Six residents suffered from smoke inhalation and were transported to the hospital. SBS Aug 6, 2026 3:03 PM

Yongsan-gu Opposes Housing Supply in Yongsan Park Site, Calls for National Park for Citizens ▲ Yongsan-gu Office Yongsan-gu has expressed its opposition regarding plans to s… SBS Aug 6, 2026 2:53 PM