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Oil Slick Discovered Near Gunsan's Jangja Bridge; Coast Guard Investigating Potential Intentional Discharge According to the Gunsan Coast Guard on the 29th, a report was received at around 3:36 p.m. SBS Aug 29, 2026 10:48 AM

"I'll Change, Let's Meet Again"... 60s Man Avoids Prison with Suspended Sentence After Confining and Assaulting Ex Within 10 Days The Jeonju District Court announced on the 29th that it has sentenced A , who was indicted on charges including special injury and special confinement, to 1 year and 2 months in prison suspended for 3 years, along with 200 hours of community service. SBS Aug 29, 2026 10:35 AM

Court Rules Demotion Lawful for Senior Police Officer Involved in Fake Employment of Sons, Embezzlement Aiding The 14th Administrative Division of the Seoul Administrative Court (Presiding Judge Lee Sang-duk) ruled against the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by A seeking to cancel the demotion disciplinary action against the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency. SBS Aug 29, 2026 10:12 AM

Railway Worker in His 50s Dies During Work at Uiwang Station on Gyeongbu Line today . At the time of the accident, the worker was reportedly carrying out "shunting operations," which involve connecting, disconnecting, or moving railcars to form a train. SBS Aug 29, 2026 9:40 AM

Legal Void in Platform Labor: How Other Countries Set Separate Standards Watch Broadcast A ruling recognizing a delivery rider as an employee under South Korea's Labor Standards Act was recently finalized. SBS Aug 29, 2026 9:22 AM

Sisters Who Hired Actor to Pose as Fair Trade Official Handed Heavy Prison Terms The Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Settlement Division 22 (Presiding Judge Cho Hyung-woo) recently sentenced sister A and her younger sister B to 10 years and 7 years in prison, respectively. SBS Aug 29, 2026 9:22 AM

Fire Breaks Out on 14th Floor of Apartment in Usan-dong, Jeonnam-Gwangju; One Resident Seriously Injured today , a fire broke out on the 14th floor of an apartment building in Usan-dong, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju. SBS Aug 29, 2026 8:59 AM

Fire at Multi-Family Housing in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon... One Person in Their 50s in Cardiac Arrest Last night, a fire broke out at a multi-family housing building in Incheon, leaving a resident in their 50s in cardiac arrest and hospitalized. SBS Aug 29, 2026 8:44 AM

It Wasn't Just Water... Why the Devastating Flood Caused So Much Destruction The recent massive flood, which was powerful enough to swallow entire buildings in an instant, is fundamentally different from floods caused simply by heavy rain. SBS Aug 29, 2026 8:44 AM

Delivery Worker in His 50s Killed in Crash Involving Foreign Car Driven by Drunk Driver Late at night in Gangnam, Seoul, a foreign car collided with a motorcycle and multiple passenger cars one after another. SBS Aug 29, 2026 7:26 AM