Sardinia

Il carcere di Bancali (Archivio)
Il carcere di Bancali (Archivio)
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)
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
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)
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
Elezioni comunali (L'Unione Sarda)
Elezioni comunali (L'Unione Sarda)
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)
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.
Un allenamento dell’Olbia nell’ultima stagione al Nespoli (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)
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.
Un intervento dell'elisoccorso (L'Unione Sarda)
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.
Elezioni comunali (L'Unione Sarda)
Elezioni comunali (L'Unione Sarda)
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.
I due artisti (foto Instagram)
I due artisti (foto Instagram)
the performance

Surprise performance on the Malpensa-Olbia flight: Aka7even and LDA perform their new single "Santa."

Having left Milan and landed at the Costa Smeralda, the two artists surprised the passengers heading to Gallura
La piccola Coco con la sua nuova famiglia (foto concessa)
La piccola Coco con la sua nuova famiglia (foto concessa)
Quartu

From Hell to Happily Ever After: The New Life of Dogs Seized from the Santu Lianu Kennel Camp

Some of the 223 specimens have managed to find a family and are now living a new life
Un'ambulanza in spiaggia
Un'ambulanza in spiaggia
Muravera

Man collapses and dies on the beach: the tragedy at Costa Rei

The air ambulance even took off for a fifty-six year old: all in vain.
Donori, centro del paese
Donori, centro del paese
The initiative

Donori: Children's Art on Display at the Ex-Montegranatico

The exhibition of works scheduled from 18 to 20 June
the exhibition

Senorbì: The forest becomes art in Anna Maria Congiu's solo exhibition.

A research that intertwines drawing, painting and graphic art
Le bombole abbandonate /Foto: Daga)
Le bombole abbandonate /Foto: Daga)
degradation

Uncivilized people are at work in downtown Quartu: oxygen tanks abandoned in the street.

It happened under the three-arm containers for the collection of glass, paper and plastic in Via Marconi
Un'immagine del progetto del nuovo stadio. Nel cerchio Giuseppe Farris
Un'immagine del progetto del nuovo stadio. Nel cerchio Giuseppe Farris
Common

Cagliari, the unknowns surrounding the new stadium: "Mysterious silence, transparency is needed."

City Councilor Giuseppe Farris calls for clarity on the numbers and terms of the operation.