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Joint Investigation Body Raids Seoul, Gyeonggi, and North Chungcheong Election Commissions Amid Expanding Probe Into Vote Statistics Manipulation Pictured here is the Seoul Election Commission office being raided today. The joint prosecution-police investigation team looking into the National Election Commission's vote statistics manipulation scandal has launched additional raids on offices in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province suspected of involvement in the manipulation. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:58 AM

Cha Ga-won, Head of Entertainment Agency Accused of KRW 30 Billion Fraud, Sent to Prosecution Today Police have transferred Cha Ga-won, the head of entertainment agency One Hundred Label who is accused of fraud amounting to tens of billions of won, to the prosecution in custody. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:57 AM

Female-Exclusive Riot Unit Exempted From Overnight Shifts Amid Fairness Concerns It has been confirmed that female police officers under the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency experience different requirements for night and all-night shifts depending on their specific unit, even when performing similar riot police duties. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:55 AM

Exterior Terrace Collapses at Newly Built Apartment in Songdo, Incheon, Just 1.5 Years After Completion According to the management office of the apartment complex in Songdo International Business District, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, on August 7, an exterior terrace structure on the second floor of one of the apartment buildings fell to the ground at 6:02 a.m. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:40 AM

Water Park Upended After Man in Sunglasses Enters Women's Locker Room Police have launched an investigation following a report that a man entered a women's locker room at a water park and fled. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:31 AM

Wedding Venue Construction Halts Month Before Ceremony, Outraging Engaged Couples A newly built wedding venue in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, which was scheduled to open in September, has cast uncertainty over its opening due to suspended construction, sparking fierce protests from engaged couples who had booked their ceremonies there. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:31 AM

Computer Science Loses Appeal at Seoul National University as AI Era Boosts Philosophy The popularity of computer science, which was once chosen by one in four students in the College of Liberal Studies at Seoul National University, is cooling down rapidly. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:25 AM

Joint Investigation Team Conducts Additional Raids on Seoul, Gyeonggi, and North Chungcheong Election Commissions Over Vote Statistics Tampering The Joint Investigation Team for Truth-Finding on the Infringement of Citizens' Right to Vote announced today that it is conducting raids on the National Election Commission, the election commissions of Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, and North Chungcheong Province, as well as the regional election commissions of Gimpo, Uiwang, Jincheon, Seocho-gu, and Gangnam-gu. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:21 AM

Exterior Terrace Collapses at Newly Built Apartment Complex in Songdo, Incheon, Just 1.5 Years After Completion The apartment's management office stated that at around 6:00 a.m. today, an exterior terrace structure on the second floor of one of the buildings fell to the ground. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:12 AM

Woman in 20s Arrested for Smashing YG Office Doors With Golf Club in Hapjeong-dong According to police on August 7, the Seoul Mapo Police Station arrested a woman in her 20s, identified as A, at the scene in front of the new YG office building in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, at around 9:00 PM on August 6. SBS Aug 7, 2026 10:07 AM