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Horse Stranded in Mudflat Rescued Just in Time According to the Pyeongtaek Coast Guard in Gyeonggi Province on the 11th, a horse was found stranded in a mudflat near Goonhang Port in Manse-gu, Hwaseong-si at 10:25 a.m. SBS Aug 12, 2026 5:40 AM

Jeju Office of Education to Take Action After Investigating Elementary Student's Suicide Attempt Based on the results, the office plans to prepare necessary follow-up measures and improvement plans. SBS Aug 12, 2026 5:38 AM

80-Year-Old Wife Gets 5 Years in Prison Again in Appeal for Killing Husband of 7 Years Suffering from Dementia The 3rd Criminal Division of the Suwon High Court (Presiding Appellate Judge Cho Hyo-jung) dismissed the appeals from both sides and upheld the lower court's sentence of five years in prison for the 80-year-old defendant A, who was indicted on murder charges. SBS Aug 12, 2026 5:36 AM

Chinese Nationals Arrested for Leaking Military Secrets: Why General Treason Instead of Espionage? Air Forces conduct the 2026-2 Soaring Eagle exercise. Foreign suspects caught collecting and leaking military secrets near military bases in South Korea have avoided the application of the espionage charge under the Criminal Act. SBS Aug 12, 2026 5:35 AM

"Filial Son Living with Brain-Lesioned Mother"... Tragedy as Mother and Son Fall from 15th Floor in Apartment Fire They were found dead together in the apartment complex's flowerbed. Fire and police authorities presume that they jumped and died as the fire spread to their 15th-floor home at 4:55 PM that day. SBS Aug 12, 2026 5:31 AM

Telegram Drug Ring Leader 'Ma Seok-do' with 3,000 Members Arrested and Indicted The Government-Wide Joint Investigation Headquarters for Drug Crimes announced on the 11th that it has formally indicted and detained two individuals, including a 24-year-old surnamed A, who served as the primary leader of the Telegram drug channel "Ma Seok-do," and a 22-year-old surnamed B, who acted as a manager, on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. SBS Aug 12, 2026 5:30 AM

Truck Overturns on 3rd Gyeongin Expressway, Driver Injured The accident left the driver, a man in his 50s, with injuries to his head and other parts of his body, and he was transported to a hospital. SBS Aug 12, 2026 4:35 AM

Fire at Pyeongtaek Hazardous Materials Storage Warehouse Completely Extinguished After Over 21 Hours... No Casualties According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters, the fire broke out at 12:03 AM yesterday at a 1-story warehouse building with a total floor area of 937 square meters, among seven buildings within the PJK Pyeongtaek Center located in Tojin-ri, Cheongbuk-eup, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Aug 12, 2026 4:11 AM

Truck Fire Causes 3 km Tailback on Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway in Gimcheon At around 9:10 PM yesterday , a fire broke out on a moving truck along the Yangpyeong-bound lanes of the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway near Gimcheon Tunnel 3 in Apo-eup, Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province. SBS Aug 12, 2026 3:22 AM

Exfiltrating Classified Data and Eavesdropping on Communications... Two Former Chinese Military Personnel Arrested Chinese nationals have been arrested for eavesdropping on combat aircraft control communications at a South Korean military airport and gathering military intelligence near a U.S. SBS Aug 12, 2026 12:59 AM