Sardinia

the clash

Motocross accident in Alghero: 16-year-old recovers, track released from seizure

The girl was taken to her home country on a private plane, on December 28th she was hit by another vehicle during the tests
Traffico in tilt in via Cadello, a destra le segnalazioni su Google Maps (L'Unione Sarda)
Traffico in tilt in via Cadello, a destra le segnalazioni su Google Maps (L'Unione Sarda)
the crash

Cagliari, double accident on the Asse Mediano: miles of cars stuck in traffic jams.

A long line of vehicles from the Via Berlino junction to Is Corrias. Roads also blocked toward the city center, from Is Mirrionis to Via Cadello.
Gli operai di Forestas in azione (foto concessa)
Gli operai di Forestas in azione (foto concessa)
the announcement

Forestas is hiring 104 permanent positions: here are the positions sought.

62 municipalities involved, applications from January 20th to 26th
The investigation

Nizzi on trial for the Golfo Aranci villa: but the preliminary hearing judge says no to confiscation.

Olbia's mayor indicted for changing the intended use of a basement
Sbarco di migranti nel Sulcis in una foto d’archivio
Sbarco di migranti nel Sulcis in una foto d’archivio
Bull Island

Boat carrying 11 migrants rescued in southern Sardinia

Also on board were two women and a baby of a few months old.
Il cammino di Santa Barbara (Foto archivio Us - Fabio Murru)
Il cammino di Santa Barbara (Foto archivio Us - Fabio Murru)
Portixeddu

Santa Barbara Way: A new 'posada' in Fluminimaggiore along stages 4 and 5

In the former Gulf of Lion hotel there are 24 beds
transplants

Nuoro, multi-organ harvest at San Francesco: a young woman's generosity saves five lives.

A loving gesture turns into hope for patients on the waiting list. Medical teams from Cagliari, Modena, Turin, and Bari are working together.
La Mem di Cagliari
La Mem di Cagliari
the decision

Cagliari, Mem tunnel "privatized" without authorization: the municipality closes Wakanda for eight days.

The council's decision follows a local police check on Via Mameli.
Giovanni Casali e i documenti della Procura austriaca
Giovanni Casali e i documenti della Procura austriaca
the investigation

Materials paid for but never arrived: Sardinian engineer investigated (again) for fraud in Austria

Not just in Italy, Giovanni Casali, a native of La Maddalena, is also facing trouble for unfinished operations in Klagenfurt. He's charged with €42,000. The defense: "I'm the victim; I only provided professional advice."
La recinzione
La recinzione
Roads

Work in San Benedetto, removing another 120 parking spaces in Cagliari's city center: "The situation is absurd."

Market redevelopment, new restrictions: parking areas closed on Via Pacinotti and Via Tiziano, the ban will be in effect until December 31st. Councilor Marcialis: "We are protecting citizens' safety."
Un equipaggio del 118
Un equipaggio del 118
The accident

Bonorva, man crashes car on provincial road 43: serious injuries

Transported in red code to Sassari
Parte del prodotto sequestrato (Foto concessa)
Parte del prodotto sequestrato (Foto concessa)
the controls

Expired tuna and fish in freezers: 26 tons seized between Sassari and Nuoro

A large company based in Predda Niedda and Prato Sardo was involved
La neve sul massiccio del Gennargentu (Ansa/Tore Moro)
La neve sul massiccio del Gennargentu (Ansa/Tore Moro)
weather forecast

Snow persists on the Gennargentu, with a minimum of -5.2 degrees Celsius in Fonni: temperatures rising over the weekend.

Temperatures near freezing in the Cagliari countryside: further deterioration next week, with possible very heavy rains.
the analysis

Earthquakes in Sardinia, 19 in 2025: "Tremors in Berchidda and at sea, the others were explosions."

The INGV report on seismic phenomena in Italy: "This phenomenon is not absent on the island."
the operation

Record-breaking marijuana plantation in the Nuoro area: names of those arrested

Approximately 50,000 plants are irrigated with 23 kilometers of pipes: water theft is also a concern. The operation was launched under the guise of industrial hemp production.
Giardino dei Papi in via Cilea
Giardino dei Papi in via Cilea
Environment

Sassari: The Popes' Garden has been cleaned and secured.

Green maintenance continues in the Santa Maria di Pisa neighborhood.
fight against drug dealing

Hashish blocks and ready-made doses: 32-year-old drug dealer arrested in Quartu

The man, stopped by the Carabinieri in the middle of the night, was placed under house arrest
Immagine simbolo, foto Ansa
Immagine simbolo, foto Ansa
The alarm

Cattle on the tracks, Forestry Corps intervenes: tragedy averted on the Cagliari-Golfo Aranci highway.

Livestock along the Macomer-Abbasanta route, where several passenger trains were due to pass shortly thereafter. The immediate blockade of the trains prevented the worst.
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).