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Heat Wave Warnings Persist Past Cheoseo… Citizens Enjoy Late-Summer Vacations in the City Making the phrase "Cheoseo magic" meaningless, heat wave advisories and warnings were issued across most of the country today . SBS Aug 23, 2026 11:44 PM

Mucking Out in the Sweeping Heat... Why Disinfectants Are Being Sprayed Despite the Scorching Weather Over the weekend, volunteers continued to visit Geoje and Tongyeong in South Gyeongsang Province, which suffered heavy damage from record-breaking torrential downpours. SBS Aug 23, 2026 11:38 PM

Family's Anguish After Police False Case Closure: "What's the Point of Finding Him Dead?" The police officer who falsely closed the missing person case of Jang Mi-ran in Jeju has been found to have falsely closed another missing person report as well, and that missing person was ultimately found dead. SBS Aug 23, 2026 10:54 PM

Teen Son Arrested for Fatally Stabbing Father While Trying to Stop Parents' Fight The suspect, identified as Teen A, is accused of fatally stabbing his father in his 40s with a weapon at an apartment in Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, at around 1:00 a.m. SBS Aug 23, 2026 10:03 PM

Fewer Drinks for South Koreans: Beer, Soju, and Makgeolli Shipments Fall Domestic alcoholic beverage shipments totaled 2.988 million kiloliters last year, falling below 3 million kiloliters for the first time in 27 years since 1998. SBS Aug 23, 2026 9:57 PM

Closing Have a healthy week. This concludes the 8 O'Clock News. Thank you for watching with us tonight. SBS Aug 23, 2026 9:56 PM

Today's SBS 8 News Preview (August 23) Tonight on SBS 8 News, ▶ Ruling party and government form consensus on expanding 'actual residency recognition' for single-home owners who are non-residents ▶ Push to transfer authority for promoting redevelopment and reconstruction of complexes with 500 households or fewer to heads of local governments ▶ Family of missing person found dead in Jeju visits police station in protest: "Even when we asked for help, they told us to find them ourselves" ▶ Amid botched investigation controversy, police belatedly launch full-scale investigation into closed missing persons cases nationwide ▶ 42% of expensive corporate homes used as 'luxury private residences'.. SBS Aug 23, 2026 7:44 PM

"Look Down on Me?" Attack by Man in His 70s With Brick After Inn Manager's Warning According to the legal community on the 23rd, the Suwon High Court dismissed the appeal filed by a man in his 70s, identified as A, who was indicted on charges of attempted murder and property destruction, upholding the 8-year prison sentence handed down in the first trial. SBS Aug 23, 2026 5:38 PM

570,000-Subscriber YouTuber Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Multi-Billion Won Used Car Loan Fraud and Extortion According to the legal community on Sunday, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced a person surnamed A, who was indicted on charges including fraud, blackmail, and extortion under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, to 7 years in prison. SBS Aug 23, 2026 4:51 PM

Gang Impersonates Police, Robs and Beats Online Gambling Operator in Daejeon According to the Daejeon Seobu Police Station on August 21, police have forwarded six suspects, including a man in his 30s surnamed A, to the prosecutors' office under arrest on charges of robbery resulting in injury. SBS Aug 23, 2026 3:42 PM