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High school student unresponsive after crashing motorcycle while fleeing police

The student was taken to a hospital after his unregistered motorcycle struck a parked car in Yangpyeong County. He was not wearing a helmet.

2026.8.12

Lawyer Park Kyung-ho, center, speaks during a news conference at a memorial altar for a Yangpyeong county official in downtown Seoul on Oct. 14 in this file photo. [YONHAP]

Rights watchdog to file complaint against special counsel team over Yangpyeong official's death

The state human rights watchdog said Monday it has decided to file a complaint against a special prosecutor team member over allegations of abuse of power in connection with the death of a county official in Yangpyeong.

2025.12.2

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Comedian Lee Jin-ho walks into Seoul Gangnam Police Precinct in southern Seoul on Oct. 22, 2024. [NEWS1]

Comedian Lee Jin-ho questioned on suspicions of drunk driving

Comedian Lee Jin-ho, currently under investigation for illegal gambling, is being questioned by police on suspicion of drunk driving, according to police on Wednesday.

2025.9.24

A truck is seen slowing down in front of a Maserati driven by a drunk driver while a police vehicle gives chase on July 17, in this photo provided by the police. [YANGPYEONG POLICE PRECINCT]

Truck driver blocks road to help police apprehend speeding drunk driver

A drunk driver speeding down the highway in a Maserati at 170 kilometers per hour (106 mile per hour) was brought to a halt thanks to the quick thinking of a truck driver, leading to the suspect’s arrest by police.

2025.8.26

How to be as light as a feather

The minister is currently not a political fighter, but a public servant.

2023.8.15

Locals victimized by both political parties

Political circles must stop partisan calculations immediately and the government must come up with the best possible construction plan.

2023.7.9

I'll flip it over as you said it smells!

Residents in Yangpyeong County are embarrassed after Land Minister Won Hee-ryong abruptly announced the scrapping of plans to build a highway between Seoul and the county.

2023.7.9

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and first lady Kim Keon-hee applaud after a luncheon marking the opening of the Yongsan Children's Garden in central Seoul on May 4. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Yoon's brother-in-law referred to prosecution in land scandal

Police referred President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brother-in-law to the prosecution on Friday for his involvement in the land development scandal in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi, marking an end to the 18-month-long investigation.

2023.5.12

Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police discovered a pile of animal bones at a dog farm in Gwangju, Gyeonggi on Friday. [GYEONGGI PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT]

Gyeonggi to combat animal abuse after grisly cases

Gyeonggi Provincial Government said Tuesday it will draw up measures to prevent animal cruelty after a series of animal abuse cases in Yangpyeong and Gwangju, Gyeonggi this month.

2023.3.28

In hot pursuit

Apache, Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters take off for tactical maneuvers in Icheon, Gyeonggi on Monday in the largest air exercises held by the Korean Army in two years.

2022.7.26