Sardinia

The investigations

Olbia, a fugitive for nearly nine years, turns himself in to police and must serve three and a half years for drug charges.

A 39-year-old Albanian man was arrested and taken to prison in Sassari: he was caught with a kilo of cocaine on New Year's Eve 2016.

La piantagione a Dolianova (foto carabinieri)

Maxi plantation

Dolianova: Ten thousand cannabis plants hidden in a greenhouse: two arrests

The Carabinieri's discovery has resulted in the arrest of a local farmer and a shepherd from Pimentel.

the initiative

Naturist picnic in Monastir: "Naked in nature, this is freedom."

More than 200 people applied to attend the event organized by Diana De Luca and Simone Muscas at their farm: "It's not an exhibition."

Proseguono le indagini sull'omicidio di Cinzia Pinna commesso da Emanuele Ragnedda

the crime

Cinzia Pinna's murder investigation closed: Ragnedda charged with voluntary manslaughter, prosecutors rule out self-defense.

The aggravating circumstance of abject motives has been contested: the entrepreneur risks life imprisonment, the defense aims to demonstrate that he reacted to the victim, who allegedly stabbed him in the mouth.

Purtroppo inutile il trasferimento in ospedale (Ansa)

the accident

A man in Muravera loses control of his car and crashes into a gate, leaving three seriously injured.

It happened around 4am, three young people in their twenties were in red code

Roberto Carta

administrative

Elections: 148 municipalities vote in Sardinia: polls open until 3 p.m., turnout at 46.45%.

This figure is up from the last election, when 44.2% of voters turned out. Among the large municipalities, Tempio exceeds 50%, while Quartu is below 35%.

the vote

Local elections: 57 mayors elected in Sardinia: all the names

There are 62 small towns where only one candidate has presented himself: only in five has the quorum not yet been reached.

L'incidente a Stintino (foto vigili del fuoco)

the crash

Accident on Provincial Road 57 in Stintino: Six injured, two of them minors.

It happened at the Pozzo San Nicola intersection. Three cars were involved, two of which went off the road.

Mariangela Pala

Un allenamento dell’Olbia nell’ultima stagione al Nespoli (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)

LND

Olbia, race to be relegated to Serie D: applications due by July 8th.

The regulations for non-eligible clubs have been published, including those relegated at the end of the 2025/26 season.

Ilenia Giagnoni

Un intervento dell'elisoccorso (L'Unione Sarda)

Mount Nai

Costa Rei: A San Vito businessman dies after falling ill while at the beach with his family.

The air ambulance also intervened on the spot, but for the fifty-six year old the rescue proved to be useless.

Antonio Serreli

La nuova Casa di comunità (Foto concessa)

Healthcare

A new community home has been built in Tramatza, but there's no on-call medical service.

Misadventure for a citizen of Milis with her child

Sara Pinna

elections

The 2026 local elections have received their first verdicts: here are the mayors already elected.

In the 62 Sardinian municipalities with only one list, the challenge was to overcome abstentionism. Once the legally required quorum was reached, the proclamations of new mayors began.

Veronica Fadda