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Man receives suspended sentence for striking driver, defecating on bus in Daegu

A man who struck a city bus driver in the eye and defecated inside the vehicle has received a suspended prison sentence, according to legal sources Friday.

2026-05-01

Daegu suitcase murder suspect indicted, wife released without charges

Prosecutors in Daegu on Tuesday indicted Cho Jae-bok on charges of killing his mother-in-law and dumping her body in a suitcase, but released his wife without filing charges after finding that she had been forced to act as his accomplice.

2026-04-28

People Power Party nominates three-term lawmaker Choo Kyung-ho for Daegu mayor election

The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Sunday nominated three-term lawmaker Rep. Choo Kyung-ho as its candidate for the mayor of Daegu, a major conservative stronghold, for the upcoming June 3 local elections.

2026-04-26

PPP Rep. Joo Ho-young to not run for Daegu mayor after court sides with party over his exclusion

PPP Rep. Joo Ho-young announced Thursday he will not run for mayor of of Daegu after a high court dismissed the conservative heavyweight's injunction request to suspend the party's decision to exclude him from the primary.

2026-04-23

Daegu gears up to welcome 11,000 athletes to over-35 world championships in August

More than 11,000 amateur athletes aged 35 to 100 from 90 countries will gather in Daegu this August for the World Masters Athletics Championships Daegu 2026, transforming the city into a global stage for the competition.

2026-04-22

'I like it here': Students, parents warm up to Daegu's merged school policy

The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education’s “hub school policy,” which has been in effect since July 2024 and consolidates smaller schools in Gunwi into a single elementary, middle and high school — the first initiative of its kind in the country.

2026-04-16

Police release personal information of suspect in Daegu suitcase murder

Police on Wednesday disclosed the identity of 26-year-old Cho Jae-bok, who allegedly beat his mother-in-law to death and then abandoned her body in a suitcase in a stream in Daegu.

2026-04-08

After losing PPP primary for Daegu mayoral race, ex-auditor carves out independent run

After former Dalseong County Saemaul Undong Center auditor Kim Han-gu was eliminated in the People Power Party's primary for the Daegu mayoral race on Monday, he declared an independent bid — while wielding a chainsaw.

2026-04-08

Death of premature twin after mother rejected from hospital highlights health care shortages

A twin born prematurely to a 28-week pregnant American woman died after she struggled for hours to find a hospital that could deliver her children in Daegu before eventually giving birth more than 175 miles away in Seongnam, Gyeonggi.

2026-04-08

Man receives eight-month prison sentence for wielding weapon in public in Daegu

A man received an eight-month prison sentence for wielding a weapon, damaging the trees along the streets and causing a disturbance after police arrested him in Daegu, legal sources said on Sunday.

2026-04-05