Selma

A portion of Highway 99 in Selma was closed off after a gas tanker semi-truck exploded on Saturday morning. The explosion caused a fire at the location.

Residents in a rural Alabama community face challenges with basic sanitation, including inability to flush toilets, while developers plan to build a state-of-the-art data center nearby. The area is historically significant as the route of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march.

A US Supreme Court ruling threatens to eliminate two majority-Black congressional districts in Alabama, potentially entrenching Republican control. The decision follows historical events like the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march, where Jimmie Lee Jackson's death galvanized the movement.

A court rejected Alabama's congressional map, ruling it discriminatory against Black voters. The decision coincided with a voting rights march in Selma, Alabama.

Thousands attended protests in Selma and Montgomery on May 16, 2026, to oppose southern Republican efforts to eliminate majority-minority districts through redistricting. The 'All Roads Lead To The South' campaign highlighted concerns over voting rights following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, requiring plaintiffs to prove intentional racial discrimination in redistricting cases.

The Supreme Court's decision to gut the Voting Rights Act has been met with criticism from civil rights activists, who see it as a setback in the fight against Black disenfranchisement. The ruling is viewed as an attack on the voting rights of marginalized communities. Activists argue that the decision undermines the progress made towards achieving equal voting rights.

Mark Sanfratello, 73, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to the 1983 first-degree manslaughter of his girlfriend Teresa Peroni in Oregon. The case, reopened in 2024, was solved using new DNA evidence and modern forensic techniques, leading to his extradition from California in 2025.