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Over 200 Sent to ER, 3 Dead Amid Scorching Heat Due to the successive scorching heat, more than 200 people sought emergency medical treatment for heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion yesterday . SBS Aug 8, 2026 5:44 PM

Holding Incubator and Crying For Help... Miracle Saves 2-Day-Old Newborn According to police, at around 6:00 PM on July 3, an urgent 112 emergency call was received from private ambulance driver Kang Min-ho , stating that a two-day-old newborn needed to be urgently transferred from Suwon Deoksan Hospital to a tertiary hospital in Dongtan. SBS Aug 8, 2026 5:39 PM

Sanitation Worker Working Alone Dies After Being Struck by Garbage Truck A sanitation worker collecting waste has died after being struck by a garbage truck. SBS Aug 8, 2026 5:39 PM

Surge in Heat-Related Illnesses: Over 200 Emergency Room Visits and 3 Deaths Reported in a Single Day As scorching heatwaves continue, more than 200 people sought treatment at emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion yesterday . SBS Aug 8, 2026 5:38 PM

Teen Son Arrested for Murdering Mother with Weapon During Argument at Home According to the Incheon Samsan Police Station, 18-year-old A is accused of stabbing and killing his mother in her 40s, identified as B, with a weapon from inside their apartment in Samsan-dong, Bupyeong-gu, at around 8:30 PM yesterday . SBS Aug 8, 2026 5:25 PM

Court Orders State and Gyeonggi Province to Jointly Compensate Victims of 'Seongam Academy' The 30th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Seok-bum) recently ruled in a damages lawsuit filed by three plaintiffs, including victims detained at Seongam Academy and their bereaved families, against the state and Gyeonggi Province, ordering that "the defendants shall jointly pay a total of 228.88 million won to the plaintiffs." Seongam Academy was a facility for vagrants established on Seongam Island, located in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Aug 8, 2026 5:17 PM

2-Day-Old Newborn Suffering Breathing Difficulties Saved by Police Escort At 6:00 p.m. on July 3, a police car races ahead of an ambulance. Inside the ambulance was a newborn baby who had suddenly shown symptoms of breathing difficulty. SBS Aug 8, 2026 5:03 PM

KFA Apologizes Amid Controversies Including Referee Sexual Entertainment Allegations, Vows Reform ▲ Korea Football Association headquarters at Korea Football Park in Ipjang-myeon… SBS Aug 8, 2026 2:50 PM

Woman Lying in Middle of Nighttime Road Remains Calm Even After Being Run Over by Car In an alleyway in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, a car drove over the legs of a woman who was lying on the road. SBS Aug 8, 2026 2:41 PM

Two SUVs Collide on Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway in Goryeong, North Gyeongsang Province; 6 Minor Injuries At around 11:05 a.m. today , a collision occurred between two SUVs near Yongsocheon Bridge on the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway toward Yangpyeong, located in Seongsan-myeon, Goryeong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province. SBS Aug 8, 2026 2:38 PM