Drivers have complained that a narrow access road and sharp turn at HSR Zuoying Station leave little room for error. THSR has agreed to repair damaged protective tubing, but no wider reconstruction has been announced.

Taiwan-based lawyer and political analyst Ross Feingold (方恩格) observed to Kaohsiung Times that “The length of time this case has taken to make its way through the litigation process is normal in Taiwan for a case that involves dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries, and that involves a dispute over whether corporates or local/central government agencies also might bear responsibility due to negligence in public works or regulatory oversight of the companies involved. Often, both the criminal and civil side of these matters can take this long.”

Kaohsiung plans to spend NT$160 million on a new bridge beside Fongshan’s historic Dongfu Bridge, providing a safer route across Fongshan Creek.

Siaogang’s new NT$562 million sports center is scheduled to open by the end of October with a heated pool, gym and multipurpose court.

A Kaohsiung court extended the detention of a man charged in a 2024 fatal shooting, citing the risk that he could flee to avoid retaliation and legal liability.

The skeleton of a Formosan black bear that lost a paw to a trap is on public display for the first time at Shoushan Zoo’s renovated education center.

Four incumbent councilors face no challengers in Kaohsiung’s District 6, but each must still clear a minimum vote threshold to be elected.

A recent Facebook post about a strange, dome-like structure beside Feiji Road (飛機路) has drawn new attention to one of Kaohsiung’s less visible World War II legacies: concrete shelters built to hide military aircraft.

AmCham Kaohsiung, Formosa Files and Kaohsiung Times will present 30 Years of Democracy: How Taiwan Has Changed Since 1996 at The Hub, Wukuaicuo Park (五塊厝公園), on Friday, Sept. 18.

Unsecured banquet tables flew from a pickup on Provincial Highway 88 near Daliao Interchange, prompting emergency braking and a collision.