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Fire Breaks Out on Mountain in Daegu; Two Helicopters Deployed today . Forestry authorities have mobilized 73 personnel and two helicopters to battle the blaze. SBS Sep 13, 2026 2:21 PM

Preventing Chuseok Trash Buildup... Intensive Crackdown on Excessive Packaging During the holiday period, local governments nationwide will operate household waste response teams and mobile cleaning units. SBS Sep 13, 2026 2:17 PM

Suicides Among Elementary, Middle, and High School Students Up Nearly 65% Over 5 Years, Reaching Record High of 244 Last Year According to parliamentary audit data submitted by the Ministry of Education to Representative Kim Moon-su of the National Assembly's Education Committee, a total of 244 elementary, middle, and high school students died by suicide nationwide last year (6 in elementary school, 92 in middle school, and 146 in high school). SBS Sep 13, 2026 1:08 PM

Job Coaching Costing 12 Million Won and SK Hynix Prep Classes: Job-Seeking Youths Sigh These have recently become a hot topic among job-seeking youths as a new employment consulting trend. SBS Sep 13, 2026 1:08 PM

Club Members Stung by Wasps While Night Hiking in Jeonbuk, Hospitalized Fire authorities were dispatched after receiving a report stating, "We were stung by bees while hiking," and rescued six individuals—including a woman in her 30s exhibiting symptoms such as swelling and difficulty breathing. SBS Sep 13, 2026 11:33 AM

12th Day of Search Underway for Missing Crew in Busan Tugboat Capsizing The Busan Coast Guard announced that it would begin the 12th day's daytime search operations this morning , focusing on the waters near the accident site. SBS Sep 13, 2026 11:05 AM

Over 1,000 Fire Engine and Ambulance Accidents in 5 Years, Leaving 2,151 Casualties Including Civilians According to data submitted by the National Fire Agency to Representative Lim Ho-sun of the Democratic Party of Korea, a member of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee, a total of 1,073 traffic accidents involving fire engines and ambulances occurred from 2021 until last year. SBS Sep 13, 2026 11:04 AM

"190 Counts of Sexually Exploitative Material" and Student Sexual Assault: Only 7 Years for 'Devil Teacher'? A man in his 40s working as a teacher has been sentenced to prison for psychologically controlling his high school student for years, producing sexually exploitative material, and subjecting her to assault, threats, and sexual violence. SBS Sep 13, 2026 10:50 AM

"Needed 3 Months More to Recover" But Returned to Work... Died from Work Stress The 8th Administrative Division of the Seoul Administrative Court (Presiding Judge Yang Soon-joo) recently ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by the bereaved family of a person identified as A against the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service to cancel the refusal to grant survivor benefits and funeral expenses. SBS Sep 13, 2026 10:26 AM

Supreme Court: Workers' Right to Expect Reemployment Recognized If Company Has Practice of Rehiring Retirees The Supreme Court's Second Division (presiding Justice Um Sang-pil) overturned the lower court's ruling in favor of the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by local bus company Naju Transportation against the National Labor Relations Commission seeking the cancellation of a retrial ruling on unfair dismissal relief, and sent the case back to the Daejeon High Court. SBS Sep 13, 2026 10:20 AM