Marissa Tansino
Video journalist
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Marissa Tansino joined the WMBF News Team in June of 2017 as a Reporter/Multimedia Journalist. Born and raised right outside of Boston, Marissa has aspired to be a broadcast journalist ever since she can remember. At the tender age of five, her aspirations began when her parents started taking home videos of her at her kitchen table pretending to be a news anchor.
After graduating high school, Marissa packed up and moved to the Ocean State and took her passion for storytelling with her to the University of Rhode Island. She began her career as a journalist writing for the school newspaper, The Good 5 Cent Cigar. During her junior year of college she interned at WJAR in Providence where she learned the skills that helped her begin producing a weekly newscast as a spinoff to the newspaper called 5 Cent Cigar News.
Looking back on her yearlong internship at WJAR and experience producing, anchoring and reporting for 5 Cent Cigar News, she deems it one of the most valuable experiences she had during her time at URI.
Although she is a Boston girl at heart, she is excited to begin her new chapter down South, exploring the city of Myrtle Beach and getting to know the community.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2019 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
County leaders said recreation centers in the western part of Horry County are necessary but where the funding will come from is the question.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2019 at 5:21 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The search is on for a new Horry County emergency management director after Randy Webster announced he will be retiring from his position on July 31.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2019 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Plans for an interchange connecting SC 31 with Carolina Forest will go before the planning commission on Thursday for a recommendation.
Updated: May. 31, 2019 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Work on the new Myrtle Beach Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic officially started Friday morning.
Updated: May. 29, 2019 at 7:16 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
A young girl who sought asylum in Horry County will have to take her request to a federal courthouse, according to 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.
Updated: May. 24, 2019 at 3:20 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
A portion of land is now preserved for flood mitigation after grants were obtained through a partnership between the city of Conway, the Open Space Institute and others.
Updated: May. 22, 2019 at 2:10 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
A sea turtle was spotted nesting on Garden City Beach Wednesday morning, and community members say they got a chance to see it in person, thanks to Horry County Public Works.
Updated: May. 22, 2019 at 5:52 AM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The fight against mold at St. James Elementary School continues, even months after testing cleared the school of amplified mold levels.
Updated: May. 20, 2019 at 6:50 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
One voting district shows overwhelming support for I-73 after five members on county council wanted to find out how their constituents feel.
Updated: May. 17, 2019 at 7:57 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Some visitors wished the outcome of the Spring Harley Rally would be what it used to be decades ago, but others don’t mind the calm lull they have seen on the Grand Strand this past week.
Updated: May. 15, 2019 at 9:54 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The jury heard testimony Wednesday from more friends and family of the man convicted in the Sunhouse murders and robberies back in 2015.
Updated: May. 13, 2019 at 10:02 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The sentencing phase is underway in the death penalty case against the man convicted in the Sunhouse convenience store murders and robberies.
Updated: May. 12, 2019 at 8:42 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Both sides rested their case just before noon today for Jerome Jenkins trial. He’s one of the men charged in connection with the 2015 Sunhouse convenience store robberies and murders.
Updated: May. 10, 2019 at 11:36 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
It took nearly a week, but 12 jurors were finally seated in the trial of a man accused in the Sunhouse convenience store murders and robberies.
Updated: May. 8, 2019 at 8:53 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Jury selection continued into it’s third day for the accused in connection to the Sunhouse convenience store murders and robberies.
Updated: May. 7, 2019 at 8:09 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Several potential jurors were deemed qualified on day two of jury selection for the trial of a man accused in the Sunhouse convenience store robberies and murders.
Updated: May. 4, 2019 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Conversation in Washington, D.C. is giving local officials hope that federal funding for I-73 could be on the horizon.
Updated: May. 3, 2019 at 7:37 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Murrells Inlet-Garden City firefighter Robert Shubert passed away last Friday after a motorcycle accident.
Updated: May. 1, 2019 at 7:21 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Seeing a 10 foot, 4 inch alligator in between two homes in a Murrells Inlet neighborhood was the last thing neighbors expected to see Tuesday afternoon.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2019 at 4:54 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
St. James Elementary School is next in line for a major upgrade: a new roof.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2019 at 10:12 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Homeowners in the Fairway at Wild Wing want to see change after some say they’ve been kept up until the early morning hours due to parties in what they were told was a family community.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2019 at 7:57 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
An old golf course could soon be home to more than 400 single family and town homes if the Horry County Planning Commission gives the green light.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2019 at 11:22 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Thursday marked a somber anniversary for the family of Brittanee Drexel.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2019 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The Springmaid Pier in Myrtle Beach is closer to being rebuilt.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2019 at 5:21 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Officials with DHEC want the public to know swim advisories shouldn’t deter people from enjoying the beach.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2019 at 7:50 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The Home Depot Foundation and Operation Blessing renovated and furnished a home for the family after they were flooded again last September.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2019 at 10:01 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The city of Conway will officially start collecting all of its own hospitality and accommodations tax money starting July 1.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2019 at 7:14 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
After regrouping from the effects of Hurricane Florence, local businesses are happy to see people out and about well before the Memorial Day weekend.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2019 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
It’s been one-year since a devastating three-alarm fire destroyed the Windsor Green condos, but for those who escaped, the physical and emotional pain is still there.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2019 at 8:49 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
A new building takes the place of the charred condo that caught fire one year ago, leaving more than a dozen people without a home.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2019 at 11:35 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
A bill in the State House could let prisoners out from behind bars sooner and start allocating more state funds somewhere else.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2019 at 8:22 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District motioned to raise the tax millage five points by way of referendum, but state legislators that represent the area said they want some questions answered first.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2019 at 11:42 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Horry County Council voted Tuesday night to disapprove a confidentiality agreement provided to them by the city of Myrtle Beach.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2019 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The Horry County government complex at 21st Avenue North could close if the county follows through with plans to build a new government center in Carolina Forest.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2019 at 2:19 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino and Brad Dickerson
Two people have died following a shooting early Friday morning at a nightclub in the Pawleys Island area, according to the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2019 at 8:25 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Residents in the Conway area said the news of the robbery at the Walgreens has hit too close to home.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2019 at 5:28 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The 15th Circuit Solicitors Office has 60 cases currently pending for child neglect and distribution charges that stem from babies born addicted to drugs, according to solicitor Jimmy Richardson.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2019 at 7:29 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Through a Freedom of Information Act Request, WMBF news obtained video from the Myrtle Beach Police Department of undercover officers purchasing CBD products from stores in city limits.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2019 at 11:00 PM EDT
|By Brad Dickerson and Marissa Tansino
Negotiations have started to put together a “termination package” for the Horry County administrator, according to an email distributed by the county council chairman.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2019 at 7:09 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The city of Myrtle Beach is suing Horry County for illegally collecting hospitality fee money, and now WMBF is breaking down the numbers involved in the lawsuit.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2019 at 2:51 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff and Marissa Tansino
Horry County police are investigating after a couple of homes were hit during a shooting Tuesday night.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2019 at 7:26 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
The Myrtle Beach Planning Commission heard from businesses and other people in the city before they begin a nine-month study on CBD and vape products in the city.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2019 at 11:22 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
A woman representing parents at Carolina Forest High School spoke at the Horry County School Board meeting Monday night and said mold has been a problem at the school since last year.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2019 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
WMBF News put in a request for work orders at Horry County Schools that contained the words mold, mildew, humidity and air quality.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2019 at 7:36 PM EDT
|By Marissa Tansino
Homeowners and drivers will have to bear with the construction on SC 707 for even longer.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2019 at 11:45 PM EST
|By Marissa Tansino and Patrick Lloyd
The Horry County Council voted on Tuesday whether to terminate Horry County Administrator Chris Eldridge from his position after an extortion investigation.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2019 at 7:10 PM EST
|By Marissa Tansino
An audio recording obtained by WMBF news narrates a conversation between four people that led to the county administrator calling for a SLED investigation.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2019 at 11:10 PM EST
|By Marissa Tansino
The school district is executing another action plan after mold was found amplified in one St. James Elementary School classroom for the fourth time in the last few months.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2019 at 7:26 PM EST
|By Marissa Tansino
Six months into her role as the new CEO and President of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Karen Riordan said transparency and accountability continues to be a focus of hers.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2019 at 6:03 PM EST
|By Marissa Tansino
Construction on a 1,600 home and apartment development could start this year, according to a Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation’s newsletter.
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