Kate Capodanno is a Weekday Anchor at WDBJ7. She focuses on themes such as health and wellness, medicine and healthcare, and the intersection of media and press, often exploring topics related to police, journalism, and mental health care. Kate has been featured in WKYT-TV, Wsaw-TV, and WVUE-TV Fox 8.
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After an optimistic start to the week, negotiations appear to have stalled with state senators taking to social media to share their frustrations. A key point of the conflict centers around tax exemptions for data centers in Virginia.
Each poem stirs its own emotions depending on the words chosen. It’s those feelings paired with the imperfections of the typewriter that shine a light on the human that is both writing and reading the art.
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia's attorney general made a stop in the Roanoke Valley Tuesday and sat down with WDBJ7 to talk about the first six months on the job.
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Two giraffe calves have been found and are safe after disappearing from Natural Bridge Zoo more than a year ago. The Virginia Office of the Attorney General shared that information exclusively with WDBJ7 Monday evening.
By: Kate Capodanno, Dorothy Sedovic
/Gray News) - Two giraffe calves were found safe after they disappeared from a Virginia zoo more than a year ago.
Birthing hospital closures leave expectant mothers with fewer options as one family's roadside birth highlights growing crisis
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia's two-year spending plan is now in effect and Governor Abigail Spanberger tells WDBJ7 she is pleased with how the budget turned out. Meanwhile she is also speaking for the first time on her decision to remove the Rector from Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors.
DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - A house in Danville is damaged after a fire sparked Friday evening at a home on Leemont Court. The Danville Fire Department responde
By: Kate Capodanno
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke City has enacted new zoning restrictions on vape and tobacco stores, and Virginia's Attorney General is backing a new state law giving his office more power to hold businesses accountable for illegal sales.
