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Gang Arrested for Running 60 Billion Won Illegal Gambling Site Using Fake YouTube View Counts The Cyber Investigation Unit of the Ulsan Provincial Police Agency announced today that it has transferred 12 out of 17 key members of the gambling site gang, including a domestic mastermind in his 20s, to prosecutors under detention on charges of opening gambling spaces and violating the National Sports Promotion Act. SBS Aug 24, 2026 9:38 AM

Fraudster on the Run for 7 Years Arrested by Prosecutors 3 Days Before Statute of Limitations on Prison Sentence Expires The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office announced on the 21st that it had apprehended a 58-year-old male fugitive identified as A, whose eight-month prison sentence for fraud had been finalized. SBS Aug 24, 2026 9:09 AM

2.5-Meter Anti-Fall Barriers to Be Installed on Incheon Bridge... Aiming for Construction Next Year According to data submitted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Huh Jong-sik (Incheon Dong-gu/Michuhol-gu 갑) today , a 2.5-meter-high wire-type railing will be installed along a 4-kilometer one-way section (8 kilometers round trip) spanning from the western approach bridge to the cable-stayed bridge and the eastern approach bridge of Incheon Bridge. SBS Aug 24, 2026 8:37 AM

Park Wiz Apologizes Over CCTV Footage Release Amid Criticism for Scolding Helper YouTuber Park Wiz, who runs the YouTube channel Weracle, has apologized after facing backlash for releasing video footage of himself falling while getting off a KTX train. SBS Aug 24, 2026 8:27 AM

Fire Breaks Out on 3rd Floor of Jeonju Villa; No Casualties Reported yesterday . While there were no casualties, nine people, including three who were inside the fire-affected unit, evacuated the building on their own. SBS Aug 24, 2026 7:39 AM

Public Enterprise Casino Employee Booked for Sneaking Smartphone Under Women's Restroom Partition According to the police and other sources today , at around 4:00 PM on the 20th, a female employee at a casino branch in Seoul discovered a smartphone being pushed in under the partition while using a stall in the 5th-floor women's restroom. SBS Aug 24, 2026 7:32 AM

"Killed Father in the Heat of the Moment While Stopping Parents' Fight"... Turns Himself In A foreign teenager has been arrested by police in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, on charges of fatally stabbing his father with a weapon. SBS Aug 24, 2026 7:23 AM

Permeable Paving Blocks Fail to Drain Rainwater: Testing New Products We previously reported that permeable paving blocks installed to prevent flood damage are failing to perform their intended function. SBS Aug 24, 2026 6:54 AM

Nationwide Full Inspection Launched Into Closed Missing Persons Cases Prime Minister Han Sung-sook has ordered measures to prevent a recurrence following a case in Jeju where a police officer repeatedly attempted to falsely cover up missing persons cases. SBS Aug 24, 2026 6:39 AM

Volunteers Flock to Restore Flood-Hit Regions Amid Growing Disease Concerns Flood recovery efforts continued through the weekend in Geoje and Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. SBS Aug 24, 2026 6:24 AM