Sardinia

Healthcare

From Olbia to La Maddalena, Gallura's emergency department collapsed during the holidays.

A young patient experienced this ordeal of moving, suffering from unbearable pain.
Samugheo, il punto di soccorso avanzato per le ricerche di Franco Demelas (nel tondo)
Samugheo, il punto di soccorso avanzato per le ricerche di Franco Demelas (nel tondo)
The alarm

Samugheo, the search for the missing elderly man is still unsuccessful.

Franco Demelas, 69, disappeared into thin air yesterday morning
Carabinieri (Ansa)
Carabinieri (Ansa)
The flames

Oristano: Unemployed woman's car caught on fire

The arson attack occurred in Donigala. The Carabinieri are investigating.
the investigation

Ettore Garau, the electrician who died in Sassari on New Year's Eve morning: two people under investigation for manslaughter.

They are Lorenzo Sale, owner of Teknika srls and employer of the victim, and Pietro Vincenzo Murgia, owner of the Dac Alimentare sardo spa group.
transportation

The Antitrust Authority's report on the high cost of flights to the island: "No collusion between airlines."

The Authority had been called to express its opinion on the price increases around the holidays, which have been repeatedly denounced by consumer associations.
Roberto Mura (Foto archivio)
Roberto Mura (Foto archivio)
The controversy

Waste in Cagliari, Mura (Alleanza Sardegna): "Which bin should we throw away the truth of the facts and intellectual honesty?"

The minority councilor recalls that the contract currently in force was designed and financed by the penultimate Zedda administration.
Ales in festa: Andrea Scanu di Guspini ordinato sacerdote nella cattedrale della Marmilla
Ales in festa: Andrea Scanu di Guspini ordinato sacerdote nella cattedrale della Marmilla
the ceremony

Ales celebrates: Andrea Scanu of Guspini ordained a priest in the Marmilla Cathedral

Twenty-nine years old, she said yes to the call and embraced her life choice
the accident

Cagliari, a man hits a pedestrian in Largo Carlo Felice and flees: man injured in the face

The victim was rescued by 118 and transferred to the Santissima Trinità hospital. The driver fled on his scooter.
Sassari, cestino divelto in via dei Gremi (foto concessa)
Sassari, cestino divelto in via dei Gremi (foto concessa)
the complaint

Sassari, residents are desperate on Via dei Gremi: "Drunk minors, loud noises, and bottles being thrown."

A nightmare that repeats itself every weekend, from afternoon to late at night
I sub durante le fasi di recupero del tesoro ad Arzachena
I sub durante le fasi di recupero del tesoro ad Arzachena
the joke

Treasure found at the bottom of the sea in Arzachena, the ministry (and the Regional Administrative Court) said: "No reward, no chance discovery."

Diver Davide Azara had discovered 50,000 ancient coins at a depth of three meters and immediately notified the authorities. The Superintendency declared them "extraordinary value." But a metal detector had been used.
Un'immagine simbolica della cella di un carcere italiano . ANSA
Un'immagine simbolica della cella di un carcere italiano . ANSA
the complaint

Prisons: "2025 will be a year to forget for Sardinia."

Overcrowding, a record number of inmates under the 41bis regime, and staff shortages: the SDR report raises the alarm.
Il materiale sequestrato a casa del bracconiere
Il materiale sequestrato a casa del bracconiere
the operation

Caught setting snares in the Sarroch mountains, he has the perfect poacher's arsenal at home.

Sixty-nine-year-old found with modified rifles and pistols, as well as hundreds of birds and a wild boar: arrested
Andrea Cossu (L'Unione Sarda)
Andrea Cossu (L'Unione Sarda)
the decision

The TAR confirms the 4-year ban for Andrea Cossu.

The provision issued after the plea bargain in the proceedings against the violence of the Cagliari ultras
weather forecast

Sardinia, the Scandinavian cold arrives: after Epiphany, frost, rain, and snow.

Temperatures plummet, reaching zero degrees even in the plains: worsening until the 8th, then a (very short) truce before a new disturbance
Il bar chiuso da carabinieri e polizia a Silanus
Il bar chiuso da carabinieri e polizia a Silanus
the provision

Attack on police in Silanus: Two perpetrators banned from bars for two years.

On Christmas night, after the explosion of firecrackers and fireworks, the officers who intervened in the square were surrounded and attacked
Il gasolio ora costa più della benzina (Ansa)
Il gasolio ora costa più della benzina (Ansa)
consumers

Diesel prices have overtaken gasoline, making Sardinia one of Italy's most expensive regions.

Excise duty effect, Mimit's survey on the average prices among the various distributors: diesel costs 1.68 euros per litre and green 1.65
Castelsardo (foto carabinieri)
Castelsardo (foto carabinieri)
drug

Marijuana, heroin, and cocaine in cars and homes: one arrest in Castelsardo

Also in the house were two precision scales, a grinder and 2,400 euros in cash.
La folla al funerale di Alessandro Zizzaro (nel tondo)
La folla al funerale di Alessandro Zizzaro (nel tondo)
The drama

"A tragedy, I'm not looking for anyone to blame": the strength of Alessandro's mother

The mother of the young man killed in the Villasimius accident: "He was wonderful; remember him this way."
L'ex villaggio militare abbandonato a Porto Tramatzu
L'ex villaggio militare abbandonato a Porto Tramatzu
servants

Teulada, the rubble of the former military village of Porto Tramatzu by the sea: "Everything has been at a standstill since 2018."

Decommissioned by the Ministry of Defense after the beach was cleared following the State-Region agreement, the structures are falling to pieces and no one uses them for tourism purposes.
Insularità
Tyrrhenian Link (foto Terna)
Tyrrhenian Link (foto Terna)

Terna: installation of the western branch of the Tyrrhenian Link completed

In just over three months, approximately 480 km of submarine cable was laid between Termini Imerese (Palermo) and Terra Mala (Quartu).