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Appeals Court Overturns Acquittal, Convicts Man Who Received W100 Million Extra Due to Casino Staff Mistake The Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 1-1 (Presiding Judge Lee Geun-young) announced on the 24th that it overturned the lower court's ruling, which had acquitted a 38-year-old defendant, identified as A, on charges of embezzlement, and instead sentenced him to one year in prison suspended for two years. SBS Sep 24, 2026 11:22 AM

Stealing Test Papers While No One Was Around... Audacious Cheating by Tax Accountant Test Prep Student A test-taker who stole preliminary official English test papers, used artificial intelligence to find the answers, and took the exam with the answers written on their palm has been sentenced to prison with a suspended execution. SBS Sep 24, 2026 10:48 AM

Supreme Court Rules Acquittal in Perjury Case Over Shincheonji Church Denial, Citing Subjective Evaluation The Supreme Court's First Division (presiding Justice Ma Yong-joo) overturned the lower court's ruling, which had sentenced a defendant identified as A to a 2 million won fine on perjury charges, and sent the case back to the Uijeongbu District Court. SBS Sep 24, 2026 10:23 AM

Severe Highway Congestion on First Day of Holiday... Seoul to Busan Up to 9 Hours 30 Minutes As the exodus for the Chuseok holiday continues on the morning of today , the first day of the holiday, severe traffic congestion is occurring in various parts of the highways. SBS Sep 24, 2026 9:48 AM

"Make Sure to Wear Seatbelts on the Way to Your Hometown!"... Over 4 in 10 Teens Fail to Wear Seatbelts in Backseat More than 4 out of 10 teenagers riding in the backseat of a passenger car or taxi do not properly wear seatbelts. SBS Sep 24, 2026 9:38 AM

Fire at Rooftop Apartment in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on First Day of Holiday Leaves 1 Dead At around 3:20 a.m. today , a fire broke out in a rooftop room of a multi-family house in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, and was extinguished in about 20 minutes. SBS Sep 24, 2026 9:32 AM

Gained 1-2kg Over Chuseok? Experts Say Don't Starve Yourself: It Might Not Be Body Fat This is because holidays provide an environment where weight gain is easy: high-calorie foods such as galbi, japchae, and rice cakes are encountered more frequently than usual, and lifestyle patterns change, such as reduced physical activity and eating late-night snacks during the holiday break. SBS Sep 24, 2026 9:30 AM

Suspected Flu Patients Increase for 8th Consecutive Week, Reaching 4 Times Last Year's Level The spread of an early flu continues, with suspected influenza patients centered around infants and toddlers increasing for the eighth consecutive week. SBS Sep 24, 2026 9:27 AM

Fire Breaks Out at Incheon Villa on First Day of Chuseok Holiday... 2 Injured At around 5:50 a.m. today , a fire occurred at a four-story villa in Gajwa-dong, Seohae-gu, Incheon. SBS Sep 24, 2026 9:07 AM

Massive Fire at Incheon Cosmetics Factory Sends Thick Smoke All the Way to Seoul A massive fire broke out at a cosmetics factory in Geomdan-gu, Incheon, last night . SBS Sep 24, 2026 8:37 AM