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Snow attacks Gennargentu: weather respite, few disruptions

The white blanket is not thick but families from the north and south of the island have flocked to the hills of Fonni
bad weather

Anas is working with snowplows on Sardinia's roads after the cold snap.

The main interventions in the territories of Seui, Ussassai, Fonni and Gavoi
epa12637498 French owners of the bar in Crans-Montana, where the deadly fire happened on New Year's Day, Jacques and Jessica Moretti (C) arrive with their lawyers for questioning by the Valais public prosecutor's office in Sion, Switzerland, 09 January 2026. Swiss authorities have confirmed 40 fatalities, mostly teenagers and young adults, and 116 severe injuries following a fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana. The blaze occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day. EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
epa12637498 French owners of the bar in Crans-Montana, where the deadly fire happened on New Year's Day, Jacques and Jessica Moretti (C) arrive with their lawyers for questioning by the Valais public prosecutor's office in Sion, Switzerland, 09 January 2026. Swiss authorities have confirmed 40 fatalities, mostly teenagers and young adults, and 116 severe injuries following a fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana. The blaze occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day. EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
Crans Montana

Moretti's admissions: "I installed the flammable foam myself, with the service door closed and inexperienced staff."

The investigation is being extended to the Municipality, which in the last 5 years has not carried out the necessary safety checks, by the Mayor Nicolas Féraud's own admission.
the accident

Car runs red light, crash overnight in Cagliari: three injured in critical condition

It happened around 5.30am at the intersection of Piazza San Michele and Via Is Maglias
Luna Rossa e New Zealand (foto Ansa/Epa)
Luna Rossa e New Zealand (foto Ansa/Epa)
Sail

America's Cup, it's official: the 38th edition starts in Sardinia.

Councilor Cuccureddu announced: "The agreement to host the first preliminary regatta has been signed."
Un'auto della polizia locale di Cagliari
Un'auto della polizia locale di Cagliari
Trieste Avenue

Cagliari, mobile bollards on the sidewalk to manage entry: a venue closed

Local police checks and fines for occupying public land: another business also faces a fine.
Controlli dei carabinieri all'Asinara
Controlli dei carabinieri all'Asinara
the complaints

Fires at construction sites and garbage trucks in the protected area: uncivilized people in paradise on Asinara.

Illegal activities discovered by the Carabinieri inside the park
the controls

Cagliari: Six foreigners removed from the "red zone"

The reinforced protection zone is in force until February 28 in various areas of the city centre.
I carabinieri in servizio nella provincia di Nuoro
I carabinieri in servizio nella provincia di Nuoro
In the Nuoro area

Budoni, Torpè, and Dorgali: reports of drunk driving and illegal possession of weapons.

Several licenses were revoked. A man was found in possession of cocaine.
Intervento dei vigili del fuoco (Ansa)
Intervento dei vigili del fuoco (Ansa)
the intervention

Fordongianus, house fire: 68-year-old hospitalized

The man was treated for the onset of poisoning
Il materiale sequestrato dai carabinieri
Il materiale sequestrato dai carabinieri
the investigations

Usini, gun in the face of the shopkeeper: reported

He had burst into the shop with his face covered by a balaclava and hood: the weapon, it emerged, was a modified blank gun.
Peppina Corona in occasione del 105esimo e ultimo compleanno
Peppina Corona in occasione del 105esimo e ultimo compleanno
the centenarian

Lotzorai, Peppina Corona passed away on the threshold of her 106th birthday.

A woman of deep faith, she ran the grocery store for a long time
Annabella Martinelli
Annabella Martinelli
the alarm

A Paduan student has been missing for five days, prompting a massive search effort.

Annabella Martinelli, 22, is enrolled at the University of Bologna: there has been no news of her since January 6, when she left home on her bicycle.
World

Protests in Iran leave more than 100 dead and 2,600 arrested. Tehran: "If the US attacks, we will target their bases."

Israel on high alert for possible US intervention: Trump's options include a large-scale air strike
curtain

A security guard freezes to death while checking the Olympic construction sites at night: the thermometer read -12

An investigation has been opened. Pietro Zantonini, 55, had left Brindisi to take on this job; his fixed-term contract was set to expire at the end of January.
Esposto lo striscione al termine della conferenza �Libertà per Alberto subito� per chiedere il rilascio del figlio Alberto Trentini detenuto in Venezuela da un anno presso palazzo Marino a Milano, 15 novembre 2025. ANSA/MOURAD BALTI TOUATI
Esposto lo striscione al termine della conferenza �Libertà per Alberto subito� per chiedere il rilascio del figlio Alberto Trentini detenuto in Venezuela da un anno presso palazzo Marino a Milano, 15 novembre 2025. ANSA/MOURAD BALTI TOUATI
Caracas

Diplomacy and 007 at work for Alberto Trentini: a turning point is awaited.

Contacts are underway, and three more have been released from prison, including the Italian-Venezuelan Buzzetta Pacheco.
(foto Jarrad Henderson)
(foto Jarrad Henderson)
A book to discover

The modern “treasure islands”

Tax havens, free ports, and secret accounts: where the powerful hide their money.
(foto Matteo Ortu)
(foto Matteo Ortu)
The show

"Adeus" also stops in Sanluri: the performance will take place at the Akinu Congia Theater.

The hybrid performance that subverts stereotypes about the female body and aging, in recent days in Sassari and Ozieri
Filomena Scarpa tra il sindaco di Macomer e il primo cittadino di Bolotana
Filomena Scarpa tra il sindaco di Macomer e il primo cittadino di Bolotana
Big party

In Macomer, Filomena Scarpa's 100th birthday, a local cultural institution, is celebrated.

She was a teacher and principal of entire generations of students
David Bowie (Ansa)
David Bowie (Ansa)
the memory

Ten years ago, timeless icon David Bowie died.

From Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke, 50 years of success. A documentary chronicles the last few years.
Il coro dell'ente de Carolis (foto di Elisa Casula)
Il coro dell'ente de Carolis (foto di Elisa Casula)
the hearings

Call for opera singers from the Marialisa de Carolis Foundation

A selection process has been announced for artists interested in collaborating with the Sassari choir.
Il centro Vincini e il coach Mrsic (foto G. Marras)
Il centro Vincini e il coach Mrsic (foto G. Marras)
basketball

Dinamo out of the Coppa Italia Final 8

The defeat in Reggio Emilia effectively sanctions the exclusion of the Sassari team
Beliauskas è rimasto a Sassari perché infortunato (archivio-foto G. Marras)
Beliauskas è rimasto a Sassari perché infortunato (archivio-foto G. Marras)
basketball

A halved Dinamo loses badly in Reggio Emilia 90-68

The Sassari team practically says goodbye to the Italian Cup
Il rigore di Diakite per il 2-2 (foto G. Marras)
Il rigore di Diakite per il 2-2 (foto G. Marras)
soccer

Serie C, Torres equalizes with Campobasso in the 95th minute on a penalty.

Molisani took the lead in the 92nd minute with Celesio, but Diakite converted the penalty for the deserved equaliser
Anelli nella gara di Coppa Italia Olbia-Ilvamaddalena (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)
Anelli nella gara di Coppa Italia Olbia-Ilvamaddalena (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)
soccer

Serie D, Olbia calls up 18 players for the away match against Valmontone

Anelli recalled, out of the squad since the start of the championship
In Parlamento

229 years of the Tricolor, Mattarella: "A symbol of unity, freedom, democracy, and cohesion."

Born on January 7, 1797, it was chosen as the flag of the new State and today embodies the values of the Constitution
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).