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On today's show, Rachel Keith gives us a behind-the-scenes look at SparkNC, a program that gives students some real-world preparation for the technology industry. And, Kelly Kenoyer unpacks what’s going on with the confusion around Wilmington Housing Authority’s rent increases — and how we got here. Plus, a preview of WHQR’s latest limited series podcast, Re-Education Nation with Logan Kennedy.

On Wednesday night, community members and elected officials gathered at a downtown Wilmington vigil for Renee Nicole Macklin Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week.

As of Thursday, all UNC System professors’ syllabi are now officially designated as public records and the property of the university, not the individual. This new policy was a directive from System President Peter Hans; however, some professors who belong to the American Association of University Professors are not pleased with the change.

An employee died at the Smithfield Pork Processing Plant in Bladen County over the weekend, the second fatality in seven months. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer brought in reporter Connor Smith from our partners at WECT to talk about it.

A dozen counties, including Jackson and Madison countie,s brought non-unanimous early voting plans before the state Board of Elections on Tuesday. NC Local explains what happened.

The Pender County Clerk of Court is set to stand trial on several criminal charges just over a week before she goes up for primary elections.

On this edition of The Newsroom, we're speaking with Rebecca Trammel, a nonprofit founder, community organizer, and advocate for public education funding who aims to run as an unaffiliated candidate for North Carolina’s Senate District 7. We asked about her decision to run without major party support — and where she lands on some contentious state-level policies.

SparkNC is a non-profit that provides students with knowledge and skills for the technology industry. New Hanover County has four ‘Spark’ Labs at SEA-TECH High School, Communities in Schools of Cape Fear, Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern North Carolina, and New Hanover High, whose official ribbon cutting is slated for next month.

Vaccination provides the strongest guard against the disease, which can cause deadly complications in children and other vulnerable people. Here's an explainer from NC Local.

The Wilmington Housing Authority has offered some clarification of its plans to raise rents on many of its units. The increases should have taken place over a decade ago, WHA said, and are necessary to remain in compliance with tax-credit regulations.