Sardinia

Domenico Iannacone sarà tra gli ospiti di Bimbi a bordo
Domenico Iannacone sarà tra gli ospiti di Bimbi a bordo
The appointments

Kids on Board: A festival dedicated to children's literature from August 25th to 30th

The fourteenth edition kicks off in Guspini: 90 events, 50 guests, and workshops on the theme "Bodies. Maps for Inhabiting the World." Stops also include Oristano and Assemini.
L'incidente in via Roma a Lotzorai (Secci)
L'incidente in via Roma a Lotzorai (Secci)
The accident

Head-on collision in Lotzorai, four injured taken to hospital

It happened at the entrance to the town on Via Roma
the emergency

Cabras: People dive despite the red flag and risk drowning; rescued by swimmers.

A father and two children adrift in the waves at San Giovanni di Sinis.
the tragedy

A 49-year-old woman is brain dead after a head-on collision on the Olbia-Arzachena highway.

The accident occurred yesterday, the victim is a tourist: her family members are all hospitalized
energy

Quartu, new power outages in the Santo Stefano area: appliances damaged.

Yet another night of disruption: no longer a problem linked to exceptional events, but to a chronic fragility of the network.
Auto della polizia di Stato il giorno della rapina
Auto della polizia di Stato il giorno della rapina
safety

Sassari: The "gentle" robber is under house arrest.

He was arrested on August 13th. Before fleeing with the cash register, he apologized to the store's employees.
Sosta selvaggia al Poetto
Sosta selvaggia al Poetto
traffic

A flurry of fines at Poetto Beach in Quartu: illegal parking even on flowerbeds.

The one hundred new parking spaces opened in front of the Lido Mediterraneo are useless: too many bathers prefer to risk a fine rather than pay the ticket.
Folla davanti al murale di Marco Mameli
Folla davanti al murale di Marco Mameli
the tribute

A mural commemorates Marco Mameli, the murder victim.

The work of artist Aldo Marongiu was inaugurated in Via Roma: the 22-year-old is portrayed in traditional clothing riding his horse.
The virus

Oristano, new case of West Nile fever: infections rise to twenty-one

A man over eighty was admitted to San Martino Hospital.
I funerali di Michela Rubiu (foto Serreli)
I funerali di Michela Rubiu (foto Serreli)
The funeral

Solanas, a packed church for the final farewell to Michela Rubiu: "A special woman, a shocking tragedy."

The ceremony, officiated by Don Diego Zanda, was "a tragedy whose causes are still unclear."
Il denaro sequestrato a Elmas
Il denaro sequestrato a Elmas
Police

Anti-drug raid in Elmas: 2 arrests and €16,000 seized.

The Cagliari Flying Squad stops a suspicious car: the subsequent house search reveals the doses ready for dealing and the cash
Migranti nel centro di Monastir
Migranti nel centro di Monastir
the protest

Monastir, 800 guests at the migrant reception center: the mayor raises the alarm.

Paola Ugas requests a formal meeting at the Prefecture: "The situation is unsustainable; it cannot become the new normal for the area."
Caffè al bar
Caffè al bar
Prices

Cagliari, a cup of coffee at the bar costs €1.52: controversy over the high price of coffee

Confcommercio's analysis of purchasing power: "An increase of just a few cents, while groceries and electricity costs have risen up to 70%."
La spiaggia di Porto Alabe, nel riquadro il sergente maggiore Massimo Deligia
La spiaggia di Porto Alabe, nel riquadro il sergente maggiore Massimo Deligia
The intervention

Porto Alabe: A tourist nearly drowns in the sea; he is saved by a member of the Sassari Brigade.

Sergeant Major Massimo Deligia was on the beach with his family when he noticed the man in difficulty and immediately took action to save him and give him first aid.
Cinema sotto le stelle
Cinema sotto le stelle
The initiative

Arbus, in Porto Palma, "Cinema Under the Stars" becomes a lesson in inclusion.

The screening of the short film "Pappagani", with a reflection on themes such as prejudice, diversity and the responsibility of words
Financial Police

Tax fraud in Cagliari, false invoices worth over €345,000: a shopkeeper in trouble.

A precautionary seizure of €160,000 has been ordered. Fictitious invoices issued by 11 shell companies based in Lombardy, Lazio, and Tuscany were used to "inflate" accounts.
Manifestazione a Saccargia per difendere la basilica dal repowering di Nulvi-Ploaghe (foto L'Unione Sarda)
Manifestazione a Saccargia per difendere la basilica dal repowering di Nulvi-Ploaghe (foto L'Unione Sarda)
The assault

Pale a Saccargia, the Permanent Presidium of the Sardinian People requests access to the documents: "The Region must provide us with the documents."

Between Nulvi and Ploaghe, 27 new 180-meter-high turbines are planned to replace the current 51 76-meter-high ones. The power will increase from 43 to 121 megawatts.
L’aeroporto di Cagliari (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
L’aeroporto di Cagliari (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Elmas

Cagliari Airport: The Finance Police are not the only investigators involved; the Carabinieri are also investigating the incident.

The military's initiative has been kept strictly confidential, with the findings to be submitted to prosecutors. And regarding the merger, the center-right is insisting: "It's a shady operation."
The tragedy

Michela Rubiu, Solanas mourns her final farewell. Investigation nearing completion: phone records under investigation

The city is preparing to host the funeral of the woman killed by her husband with a gunshot to the back of the head in the parish church.
Insularità
(foto San Giuseppe Calasanzio)
(foto San Giuseppe Calasanzio)

Cagliari holds a mass in memory of Saint Joseph Calasanzio, but his church remains unusable.

A friend of Galileo Galilei and Tommaso Campanella, in 1597 he founded the first free public school in Europe for the children of the less well-off families.