Sardinia

the program

Cagliari, a summer of events and culture to liven up the city and revitalize Piazza del Carmine.

Thirteen events are planned as part of the "Si muove la città" festival, plus another 18 in what is one of the most talked about places in the historic center.

Umberto Zedda

the assault

San Teodoro: Man enters house with knife and causes panic; arrested

Dressed in dark clothes with a cap and visor, he entered a private property brandishing a blade and threatening those present

Fabio Ledda

Da Sardegna Ricerche fondi per l'innovazione delle imprese

the announcement

Innovative projects: Sardegna Ricerche is providing €7 million to support business networks and SMEs.

The new announcement is ready. Director General Atzori: "The speed of technological transformation demands a change of pace, and we are ready for the challenge."

expensive fuel

Self-service diesel fuel: Sardinia is the region with the highest prices after Calabria.

On the island, the price is €2.025 per liter. Codacons: "After the latest excise duty discount, a new wave of increases."

The initiative

Arzachena, volunteers take action against cigarette butts: waste is collected from the town's iconic locations.

Cleanup operations at the Roccia del Fungo, in Piazza Risorgimento, and in the bastion area with the Santa Lucia steps

Claudio Modesto Ronchi

the crash

Muravera: Three seasonal workers injured in Colostrai accident

On board the Fiat Punto were a 17-year-old from Vasto, a 21-year-old from Bra and an 18-year-old from Turin

Antonio Serreli

L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco in via Canelles (foto Vigili del fuoco)

Cagliari

Flames from the stovetop, the intervention of a retired firefighter: fear in Castello, three saved

At home there was a disabled person, an elderly woman and a young man: the arrival of the former firefighter on Via Canelles was providential.

Roberto Carta

the episode

Scano Montiferro: Dog shot in the head and abandoned in the countryside

Rescued and transferred to the Duemari clinic in Oristano in very serious conditions

Valeria Pinna

Il carcere di Bancali, nel riquadro Emanuele Ragnedda (Archivio)

the crime

Ragnedda's lawyers: "He's not the monster the prosecutor's office portrays him as; he defended himself from an armed attack."

The investigation has been closed, and the businessman has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, aggravated by base motives. The defense, who are arguing for self-defense, expresses "dismay" at the prosecution's case.

Andrea Busia

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.

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%.