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Jarasum Jazz Festival returns with Grammy winner Nate Smith

The three-day Gapyeong festival returns this Hangul Day weekend with 64 Korean and international acts.

2026.10.6

Gangster jailed for beating underage members over drinking game, rule infractions

A Suwon court sentenced a gang member to 20 months in prison for repeatedly assaulting underage subordinates over a drinking game and alleged rule violations.

2026.8.4

Army honors pilots killed in helicopter crash in funeral service

The Army on Thursday held a funeral service, led by its chief of staff, to honor two pilots killed in a helicopter crash during a training flight earlier this week. On Monday, a helicopter carrying two Army warrant officers fatally crashed.

2026.2.12

Military authorities are seen inspecting the site of a helicopter crash that killed two warrant officers in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi on Feb. 9. [NEWS1]

Two Army officers die in Gapyeong helicopter crash

Two warrant officers who were killed in the crash of a Cobra helicopter, an AH-1S, were recognized as having died in the line of duty, the Army announced Tuesday.

2026.2.10

Military authorities are seen inspecting the site of a helicopter crash in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, on Feb. 9. [YONHAP]

Military helicopter crashes in Gapyeong, leaving 2 dead

Two people died after a military helicopter crashed in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, at around 11 a.m. Monday.

2026.2.9

A fire breaks out at a restaurant in Cheongpyeong-myeon, Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi, on Oct. 11, killing a family of four. [GYEONGGI-DO BUKBU FIRE HEADQUARTERS]

Gyeonggi restaurant fire Saturday night kills family of four

A fire broke out at a restaurant in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, on Saturday night, killing a family of four.

2025.10.12

A search for the people who went missing during the July torrential rain in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, takes place on Aug. 2. [NORTHERN GYEONGGI-DO PROVINCIAL FIRE & DISASTER HEADQUARTERS]

Final body recovered after devastating torrential rains in northern Gyeonggi

The body of the last remaining missing person from last month’s torrential rain in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi, has been identified as a man in his 50s.

2025.8.11

A firefighter searches for the missing person in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, on Aug. 9. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Body found in Gapyeong believed to be person missing from floods

A body believed to be the last person who went missing during recent torrential rains in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi, was found Saturday afternoon.

2025.8.9

Police and fire authorities search the area where an body, presumed to be one of the missing people who were swept away by floods due to heavy rainfall on July 20, was discovered near Sincheongpyeong Bridge in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, on July 31. [GYEONGGI NORTHERN FIRE AND DISASTER HEADQUARTERS]

Unidentified body found near Sincheongpyeong Bridge, 11 days after flooding

The body of an unidentified woman was found in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, increasing the flood death toll to seven. One person remains missing.

2025.7.31

Firefighters conduct a search operation for missing persons in Mail-ri, Jojong-myeon, Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi, on July 22. [YONHAP]

Body found in Gapyeong County believed to be person missing from heavy rains

A body believed to be one of the individuals who went missing during recent heavy rains in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi, was found Thursday morning. A rescue dog discovered the body at around 9:33 a.m. near a valley close to a resort.

2025.7.24