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Autumn Festivals Abound Across Incheon: Sorae Pogu Festival Kicks Off on the 2nd of Next Month First, the Sorae Pogu Festival in Namdong-gu and the Bupyeong Pungmul Festival in Bupyeong-gu will be held concurrently from the 2nd to the 4th of next month. SBS Sep 30, 2026 2:16 PM

Man Who Insulted Police Officers as 'Dogs of Yoon Suk Yeol' Receives Suspended Prison Sentence in 1st Trial Judge Seo Young-hyo of Criminal Division 11 at the Seoul Northern District Court sentenced the man, surnamed Lee, to six months in prison with two years of probation last month. SBS Sep 30, 2026 2:08 PM

NHRC: Inmates Attending Civil Trials Should Be Allowed to Wear Regular Clothes According to the NHRC today , a petitioner identified as A, who is being held at a detention center, applied to wear civilian clothes to attend a court appearance for the inspection and copying of records related to a damages lawsuit. SBS Sep 30, 2026 1:58 PM

Debris on Highway Damages 10 Vehicles on September 29, at the 12.5-kilometer point of the Namhae Expressway Branch 2 toward Changwon, located in Gangseo-gu, Busan. SBS Sep 30, 2026 1:28 PM

Former KTV Head Lee Eun-woo Receives Suspended Prison Sentence Again in Appeal Over Deletion of Martial Law Criticism Subtitle On the 30th, the 1st Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Yoon Sung-sik) sentenced Lee to one year in prison with a two-year suspension of execution during the sentencing hearing for his appeal on charges of abuse of authority and obstruction of the exercise of rights, maintaining the same sentence as the first trial. SBS Sep 30, 2026 1:28 PM

Former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung Denies Charges of Complicity in Insurrection and Giving Up Immediate Appeal for Yoon Suk-yeol During the first preparatory hearing held on the 30th for the charges of important mission participation in an insurrection, presided over by Panel Division 38-3 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judges Choi Young-gak, Chang Sung-jin, and Jung Soo-young), Shim's defense counsel stated, "We deny all of the public charges." The defense attorney for Jeon Mu-gon, the former head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Planning and Coordination Department (prosecutor general rank) who was indicted alongside Shim, also denied all allegations. SBS Sep 30, 2026 1:26 PM

Even Film Critic Lee Dong-jin's Review Disappears... Industry on High Alert Amid Growing Fallout As the film "The Assassin" becomes embroiled in a historical distortion controversy, the backlash is even spreading to lead actor Yoo Hai-jin. SBS Sep 30, 2026 1:21 PM

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon: 'Honoring Young Soldiers Injured Defending the Nation Is Our Shared Responsibility' Ahead of Armed Forces Day on October 1, the Seoul Metropolitan Government held a meeting with five young injured veterans at the Garden of Gratitude in Gwanghwamun Square. SBS Sep 30, 2026 12:59 PM

"Package Arrived" Peels Off with Sticky Residue... A Shocking Phone Call Did you know that the "notice of arrival of postal mail" left by delivery workers at the front door is being exploited as a phishing tool? The Korea Post announced that forged notices, made to look almost identical to actual mail arrival notices, have been discovered in some regions. SBS Sep 30, 2026 12:39 PM

Picked Up a Few Off the Ground Carelessly... "50,000 Won Fine" When you go hiking around this time of year, it is easy to see acorns or chestnuts fallen on the path. SBS Sep 30, 2026 12:39 PM