Kaitlyn Dillon
Digital Producer
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Kaitlyn is a recent graduate of Virginia Tech and a Roanoke native. She joined the WDBJ7 team in March 2023 and is excited to cover her hometown station.
Kaitlyn is the weekend and nightside digital news producer; she creates content for the web and social media.
Kaitlyn received her degree in Communications from Virginia Tech in December 2022, majoring in Multimedia Journalism with a minor in sociology. She previously worked for Getty Images through the Emmy’s fellowship program, where she edited photos and created content for the Getty Images social media profiles.
When not at work, she enjoys photography, video games, and playing with her pet corgi.
Please feel free to say hello through email!
Updated: Sep. 17, 2023 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Kaitlyn Dillon
A person was found dead in a car that was fully submerged in Claytor Lake on Saturday evening.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 7:50 PM EDT
|By Kaitlyn Dillon
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival has issued a statement amid community outcry.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 4:26 PM EDT
|By Kaitlyn Dillon
A Lynchburg man has been arrested after police seized drugs and firearms while serving a search warrant.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2023 at 2:59 PM EDT
|By Kaitlyn Dillon
The Liberty University Athletics Department shared that an offensive lineman Tajh Boyd, 18, had passed away Sunday.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Kaitlyn Dillon
VCU students received an active shooter alert for the Monroe Park Campus Tuesday after a shooting at the Altria Theater.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 7:22 PM EDT
|By Kaitlyn Dillon and WDBJ7 Staff
The Danville Police Department says a suspect has been arrested in the Sunday homicide at the Purdum Woods apartments.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Kaitlyn Dillon
The pipeline will span across a 3.5-mile corridor of the Jefferson National Forest.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 3:46 PM EDT
|By Kaitlyn Dillon
The Radford University Board of Visitors voted on tuition and fees for the 2023-2024 academic year on Friday.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 6:57 PM EDT
|By Kaitlyn Dillon
Steven Repasi is charged with abduction, domestic violence, strangulation, violation of a protective order by assault, and malicious wounding.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 5:57 PM EDT
|By Kaitlyn Dillon
The Lynchburg Police and Fire Departments are still investigating the threat.