A Kaohsiung woman’s 40-day detention term and NT$200,000 fine became final after an appeal panel upheld her conviction over a dog’s death in a rented apartment.

Kaohsiung police have arrested three suspects and are searching for a fourth following a violent dispute over a suspected drug debt that left one man dead and two hospitalized in Fongshan District.

The Aozihdi project, also called Kaohsiung Star (高雄之星), includes a tower planned to reach 235.7 meters. If completed at that height, it would become the city’s third-tallest building, behind 85 Sky Tower and Farglory The One.

Known as the Zhongzheng Gate (中正哨), the old entrance stands near the intersection of Zhongzheng Road (中正路) and Jieshou Road (介壽路). It dates to around 1950, shortly after the naval command moved to Zuoying. Once the navy has transferred operations to the new gate, the city plans to incorporate the old site into the road project. The new section of Highway 17 is scheduled to open in late October, according to the report.

Gangshan Eye is expected to reopen in early 2027 after a NT$42 million renovation, with auditors flagging weaknesses in past contracting and oversight.

A New Year’s Day sunrise run at Jialeshui will offer Pacific coastal scenery, local food, free transportation and optional ecological tours.

The new track replaces a dirt surface built in 1992. Years of wear had left it with holes and uneven sections, while poor drainage caused water to collect after rain, the Pingtung County Government said.

An ophthalmologist urges early eye checks and more outdoor play after citing a high nearsightedness rate among city schoolchildren.

A garden-style KTV that opened in 1996 will close early Monday, though the company’s Dashun branch remains in business.

Two irrigation canals built more than a century ago in Pingtung have been recognized together by a Japanese civil engineering society.