Yamilet Padilla describes Family Abuse Services and their resources as a "blessing" after she survived an abusive marriage.

Yamilet Padilla tells her story of domestic violence before she found Family Abuse Services.

It's back-to-school time, which for many families means trips to the doctors office for vaccinations. Kindergarteners need a list of vaccines before they can enter public schools in North Carolina. Williams looked into trends around vaccinations as fears of disorders believed to be linked to vaccines has spread. Those fears aren't warranted, and no scientific evidence has been found linking things like autism to vaccines.

Just after 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, a resident of the Brittany apartments off of Huffman Mill Road in Burlington called 911 to report shots fired into her apartment. The shots came in through a back window and shattered it, she said. Burlington police continue to investigate.

"Y'all are safe. That is all that matters. I don't care about the car."

The good news: The thief dropped off the children near Holly Hill Mall. A passerby picked them up and took them back to their parents at Academy Sports.

The SUV was later found on Trail One near Trail Eight in Burlington.

Burlington police redacted this call to omit the victims' names.

A caller reported Wednesday night that a man stole a SUV from the parking lot at Burlington's Academy Sports on Huffman Mill Road. Two children were inside. The 2015 Ford Explorer was stolen while items were being loaded into the vehicle.

Burlington police released Monday, July 1, partial audio from two 911 calls received from the scene of a triple homicide.

Due to the nature of these calls, some will find it disturbing. Discretion is advised. The Times-News has attempted to edit out expletives in the recordings, but some may still be audible.

You can still recycle glass in Alamance County, at least for a while.

But our neighbors in Greensboro no longer can. Reporter Isaac Groves looked into why that is, and how Alamance County is handling glass recyclables.

Christopher Lee Neal and his former girlfriend are accused of attempted murder after a Rockingham County DSS worker was shot at in summer 2017. The bullets barely missed her.
Neal defended himself in the trial, which has spanned the course of several weeks in Alamance County Superior Court due to scheduling conflicts. The jury was expected to hear closing arguments Tuesday afternoon, June 25.

Audio from the discussion about adjourning the meeting early -- after a prolonged closed-session discussion about personnel -- without addressing the public meeting's agenda.