Club captain Kike Torrent has signed on for a ninth season at Atlético Saguntino, the local football club based in Sagunto, standing just one match short of 250 official appearances.
Staff at Sagunto's municipal swimming pools, backed by trade union Intersindical Valenciana, unanimously rejected the council's latest shift-schedule proposal at a workers' assembly on 25 June and are considering industrial action.
The Valencian agriculture ministry has restarted Sagunto's tiger mosquito biological control programme for the third consecutive year, releasing sterilised male insects across three city locations.
The Premios Literarios Ciutat de Sagunt (City of Sagunto Literary Prizes) received 242 works of prose, poetry and theatre for their 29th edition — a 65 % rise on 2025 and the third consecutive participation record.
Four people face trial at the Valencia Provincial Court over an alleged contract killing attempt in Puçol in December 2022, with a reported fee of €30,000.
Environmental group Ecologistas en Acción has included the beaches of Puerto de Sagunto and Canet d'en Berenguer in its 2026 Black Flags report, blaming port works by the Valencia Port Authority for damaging the local coastline.
Sagunto City Council started levelling work on 26 June at the Almardà, Corinto and Malvarrosa beaches to remove a dangerous sand ledge left by a recent coastal restoration project.
Opposition group Compromís has tabled a motion for Sagunto's July plenary session to examine how far the City Council and the Valencia Port Authority are honouring their mutual agreement.
Mayor Darío Moreno and Culture Councillor Ana María Quesada presented the Música al Port festival, which will offer six free concerts in Puerto de Sagunto (coastal district) between 4 and 25 July 2026.
Authorities are asking for maximum public cooperation to locate Mia Cortés Gaia, an 11-month-old baby girl reported missing last Friday in Puerto de Sagunto (coastal district).
