Sardinia

Sassari, Polizia locale (foto Floris)
Sassari, Polizia locale (foto Floris)
the norm

Sassari, ban abandoned cars: new legislation speeds up removals

In 2025, 80 vehicles were recorded as having been left on city streets
the intervention

Padru, a hiker in difficulty saved by firefighters

The woman had gotten stuck in a difficult area while taking a walk
Neonelio (foto concessa)
Neonelio (foto concessa)
the appointment

NeonElio and the Tenores of Neoneli to celebrate fifty years of tradition

A show in which ancestral rhythms of Sardinian tenore singing coexist with vocal inventions and ironic reinterpretations
the international study

Extreme rainfall and severe weather: Sardinia's number of events has quintupled in 35 years.

Short but very violent thunderstorms are increasing, capable of putting pressure on waterways, slopes and drainage networks
L'area del serbatoio di Serra Lurdagu (foto Murru)
L'area del serbatoio di Serra Lurdagu (foto Murru)
the alarm

Huge sinkhole beneath the Serra Lurdagu reservoir: fears in Carbonia

The Lotto B district was at risk of being overwhelmed by 1,500 cubic meters of water. The warehouse has been emptied.
La casa di Antonietta Piras a Villasor (L'Unione Sarda)
La casa di Antonietta Piras a Villasor (L'Unione Sarda)
the yellow

Villasor: Ninety-six-year-old woman found dead at home; investigation underway

Antonietta Piras's body was found by her niece in her ransacked house. No theory has been ruled out, not even that of murder.
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SOS Sardinia

Energy speculation: "This is how we can stop the onslaught."

Pili: "The key is the Pratobello plan: urban planning changes in municipalities and the shield of the new EU regulation."
Tonino Pireddu, 38 anni, ucciso davanti alla sua abitazione a Orani
Tonino Pireddu, 38 anni, ucciso davanti alla sua abitazione a Orani
The crime

Murder in Orani: Thirty-eight-year-old shot dead

The victim is Tonino Pireddu: the killer killed him in front of his home.
University

Which degree program should you choose? Three days to figure it out.

Orientation at the University of Cagliari: hundreds of high school students arrived at the Citadel of Monserrato to learn about the program offerings.
Tribunale di Sassari (foto Pala)
Tribunale di Sassari (foto Pala)
in court

"I'll make you end up like Giulia Cecchettin": A 44-year-old man from Porto Torres has been sentenced on appeal.

The arrest in December 2024: the man had attempted to enter his ex's apartment and had a switchblade with him.
the party

Donkeys, goats, and Rodolfo the camel parade in Ovodda: this year's Carnival will be free of controversy.

An edition marked by normality and celebration, which put the tensions of the previous edition to rest
Il tribunale di Tempio Pausania, 30 giugno 2025. ANSA/ANTONELLA BRIANDA
Il tribunale di Tempio Pausania, 30 giugno 2025. ANSA/ANTONELLA BRIANDA
Olbia

Forced into prostitution at 16, names of other clients emerge in court: new investigations opened

The alleged exploiter and three men to whom she was allegedly sold are already under accusation
Un'ambulanza (foto Archivio)
Un'ambulanza (foto Archivio)
the accident

Guasila, elderly couple hit by a car while crossing the street: red code

The woman was hospitalized at Brotzu Hospital in Cagliari with serious facial trauma. The man was transported to Santissima Trinità Hospital.
the accident

Cagliari, collision on the former 131 Dir: two injured and traffic at a standstill

Three cars were involved at the entrance to the capital. Emergency services and traffic police were on site.
the investigation

Skipper dies on yacht in Olbia: first suspects are under investigation

Giovanni Marchionni, found dead in Portisco, is suspected of manslaughter. The young man may have been killed by fumes emanating from the battery compartment.
Carabinieri
Carabinieri
The drama

Sassari: 55-year-old man found dead on Via Donizetti

The discovery in the Santa Maria neighborhood of Pisa: the most likely hypothesis is that the person lost his life due to drug abuse.
Il Tribunale di Cagliari, a sinistra Chiara Carta (Archivio)
Il Tribunale di Cagliari, a sinistra Chiara Carta (Archivio)
in the assize court

Chiara Carta's murder: her mother's trial begins three years after the tragedy.

The experts are divided between semi-infirmity and total incapacity of the woman to understand and want.
Il pronto soccorso del Policlinico
Il pronto soccorso del Policlinico
on the margins

Two and a half months in the Policlinico emergency room: the story of the elderly "ghost"

It's not medical malpractice. She arrived on December 5th, was released only a few hours before Christmas Eve, but the next day she was back at the Duilio Casula Hospital: at 72, she can't be discharged, and there's no one outside to care for her. Meanwhile, she's been stretchered for so long that she can no longer walk.
Corso Pascoli a Sassari (foto Floris)
Corso Pascoli a Sassari (foto Floris)
Tragedy averted

Sassari, a man threatens to blow himself up with a gas canister: "It could have been a massacre."

The alarm was raised in a complex housing several families, and police intervention averted the worst. The man, a 43-year-old from Sassari, was taken to Bancali prison.
Insularità
L'incidente prima della Sartiglia (frame da video)
L'incidente prima della Sartiglia (frame da video)

Horse dies before the Sartiglia. LAV: "Animals are exploited and stressed. Enough with these events."

The animal rights group points the finger at "screams, noise, firecrackers, and confusion."