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

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"It’s a blessing"

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

Yamilet's Story

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.

Reporter Jessica Williams talks about the science, fears around 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.

LISTEN: 911 call from shooting at Burlington's Brittany apartments

"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.

LISTEN: Mother's frantic 911 call reporting SUV stolen with children inside; joy at being reunited with them

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.

LISTEN: 911 call of stolen SUV with children inside from Burlington Academy Sports

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.

[Warning: Graphic Content] 911 calls from Burlington triple homicide, June 30

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.

Glass recycling is becoming scarce as the market shrinks. How is that affecting Alamance County?

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.

Alamance County trial of attempted murder of Child Protective Services worker wraps up

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

Alamance-Burlington school board cancels public meeting June 4

Under state law, we're all required to report child abuse to the authorities. Reporter Isaac Groves explains why officials think an increase in reported cases is a good sign for the health of our children and families.

Reports of child abuse and neglect are up in Alamance County. Here's why that's a good thing.

Some students and even some teachers are chronically absent from school. Reporter Jessica Williams looks at how large that problem is and how Alamance-Burlington School System is addressing it. Sometimes the solution is as simple as letting a student's family or teacher know that their absences are noticed.

School attendance in Alamance County: What are the numbers? How can we improve?

Reporter Kate Croxton spent months learning about the process of collecting rape kits and what goes into prosecuting sexual assaults. Why are so many kits in N.C. untested? What's been done to change that? And why is so much of the responsibility of prosecution placed on victims?  

(Caution: Graphic Content) Rape kits, sexual assault prosecutions in NC, Alamance County

Burlington Economic Development Director Peter Bishop sheds light on Burlington's long-range plans for downtown Burlington and attracting business to other areas from the city council's recent Goal-Setting Workshop. 3:50 - An overview of city priorities outlined at the meeting 6:20 - Economic development priorities 7:00 - What goes into site development for business growth 9:30 - Shovel-ready matters. "Sites not dirt." 12:00 - UNC School of Government's Development Finance Institute and how it can help downtowns and other areas 16:00 - The future of parking in downtown Burlington 18:00 - Burlington Downtown Corp.'s vision plan: Reuniting Main Street, creating a plaza downtown if the police department headquarters is relocated 20:00 - "A bold plan." 24:30 - A vision, a path, but not set in stone 28:00 - National OnDemand headquarters coming to downtown Burlington 29:40 - N.C. Commerce Department's Building Reuse Grants 32:50 - May Hosiery Mill's transformation into loft apartments is happening 34:00 - Rep. Steve Ross' proposed extension, expansion of N.C.'s Historic Tax Credits, which enabled May Hosiery project 39:00 - Belong in Burlington session is 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Municipal Building

Bold plans for downtown Burlington: Main St., police HQ, development and more

It was a busy weekend for law enforcement. Here's brief information about: - a road rage incident and arrest; - an undercover prostitution sting; - a couple arrested on drug and child abuse charges at a Burlington hotel; - a business owner accused of taking money but never performing construction; - and a woman crashing into the Burlington Dunkin' Donuts restaurant.

Weekend crime and mayhem round-up, March 25

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