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Body Believed to Be 70-Year-Old Woman Missing for a Month Found Near Wangsukcheon Stream A body believed to be that of a woman in her 70s, who went missing after leaving her home early in the morning in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, last month, has been found. SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:22 AM

"College Student Who Vowed Loyalty to ISIS Also Planned Explosive Attack" During the first trial of the defendant, identified as A , held yesterday before Judge Choi Ji-heon of the 4th Criminal Single Division at the Cheongju District Court, prosecutors disclosed the charges containing these details. SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:21 AM

Teen Who Tried to Abduct Elementary School Student on Way Home Gets Heavier Sentence in Appeal The 13th Criminal Division of the Suwon High Court (Presiding Judge Heo Yang-yun) overturned the lower court's ruling—which had sentenced the defendant, A, indicted for violations of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, to 2 years and 4 months in maximum prison and 2 years in minimum prison—and instead sentenced him to 4 years in maximum prison and 2 years and 6 months in minimum prison yesterday . SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:20 AM

Family of Four Arrested for Seizing Disabled Person's Home and Embezzling 100 Million Won in Illegal Subsidies The Pyeongtaek Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced yesterday that it has forwarded four individuals, including a person in their 40s surnamed A, to the prosecution without detention on charges including quasi-fraud, occupational embezzlement, and violations of the Act on Assistance for Persons with Disabilities. SBS Aug 21, 2026 5:17 AM

Prof. Hwang Yong-seok and Constitutional Court Decision on SBS 'Unanswered Questions' Win Cheol-woo Press Law Award The Korean Society for Media Law and Ethics has selected a paper by Konkuk University Department of Media and Communication Professor Hwang Yong-seok and the Constitutional Court's decision on the "SBS 'Unanswered Questions' Child Abuse Victim Broadcast Case" as the winners of the 25th Cheol-woo Press Law Award. SBS Aug 21, 2026 3:38 AM

Drunk Driver Crashes SUV into Tow Truck on Seohaean Expressway in Buan, North Jeolla Province Late last night at around 11:10 PM, an SUV crashed into a 30-ton specialized tow truck that was preparing to transport a broken-down vehicle near the Julpo Interchange on the Seoul-bound Seohaean Expressway in Julpo-myeon, Buan-gun, North Jeolla Province. SBS Aug 21, 2026 3:36 AM

Cheong Wa Dae Leaning Toward Rejecting Son Bong-ki's Nomination; Kim Sung-su Expected to Be Accepted Cheong Wa Dae is reportedly leaning toward rejecting the nomination of Senior Judge Son Bong-ki, whom Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae nominated to succeed former Supreme Court Justice Noh Tae-ak. SBS Aug 21, 2026 2:05 AM

Two Months Wasted Before Massive Search Deployment in Missing Person Case The case of Jang Mi-ran, who went missing in Jeju last May, was closed by the detective in charge, who claimed to have made contact with Jang. SBS Aug 21, 2026 1:59 AM

"It's Our Livelihood," But Streets Are Empty... Torrential Rains Hit Downtown Tongyeong The downtown area and tourist spots in Tongyeong, which were battered by torrential rains just as fierce as those in Geoje, are now immediately worried about their livelihoods. SBS Aug 21, 2026 1:58 AM

What Were They Doing for Two Months? Massive Search Deployed Late in Missing Person Case In the case of Jang Mi-ran, who went missing in Jeju last May, the assigned detective closed the case after claiming to have "made contact with the individual," resulting in a two-month investigation vacuum. SBS Aug 21, 2026 12:30 AM