Caroline Coleburn
Reporter
Columbia, S.C.
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Caroline Coleburn joined the WIS team as a reporter in January of 2020.
Before moving to Columbia, Caroline worked for two years as a reporter for WVIR NBC29 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
While there, she covered a wide range of stories, including the aftermath of the deadly Unite the Right rally and the state's Confederate statue controversy.
Caroline graduated from the University of Virginia with degrees in media studies and government.
Caroline is a Virginia native and grew up in the small town of Blackstone, where her father ran the local newspaper, and she says journalism is in her blood. She's excited to tell stories in the Palmetto State and looks forward to cheering on the Gamecocks, as long as they're not playing UVA.
If you have a story idea, you can email Caroline at caroline.coleburn@wistv.com.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 at 11:23 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Neighbors in the area say they’ve been asking the city to fix unmaintained storm drains for years because they believe that’s what’s causing the flooding.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 11:21 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Renewable energy sources, like frozen wind turbines and the lack of sun or snow on solar panels, is another argument behind what’s causing the rolling blackouts in Texas.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 at 7:24 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Gerald and Angela Fambro met in training right before being deployed to Kuwait.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2021 at 7:42 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Dr. Albrecht says the younger you are, the stronger your immune system, which means you’re more likely to experience symptoms, like soreness, fatigue, chills headaches and fevers.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2021 at 6:29 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
The Columbia VA Healthcare System partnered with the University of South Carolina to pull the large-scale vaccination clinic together in just one week.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2021 at 7:10 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
The report suggests vaccination of teachers is not a key prerequisite for reopening schools.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2021 at 6:27 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Police say her neighbor killed her and then took his own life, but we still don’t know why.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 at 11:44 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
One year ago, the Churchill Heights neighborhood was turned upside down as hundreds of law enforcement officers searched the woods, homes, and even trash cans looking for 6-year-old Faye Swetlik, who vanished from her front porch.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 7:31 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
The bright and bubbly little girl from Cayce captured the hearts of people across the nation.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2021 at 8:13 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Maynard Cusworth’s Air Force career spanned three decades, and he spent more than 40 years as a volunteer mercy pilot.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2021 at 7:17 PM EST
|By Laurel Mallory and Caroline Coleburn
Anyone who is 65 and up -- regardless of preexisting conditions -- will be eligible.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2021 at 11:20 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Terry Barrett, 69, spent more than four decades with the department as a deputy, investigator, and chaplain.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2021 at 11:10 AM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Mary Louise Lucas met her best friend, 91-year-old Alma Gates, in 1940 during their seventh-grade tumbling class.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 at 7:23 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Health officials say these mutated versions of COVID-19 spread more easily and quickly, but there’s no evidence yet that they cause more severe illness.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 at 2:57 PM EST
|By Laurel Mallory and Caroline Coleburn
This variant does appear to spread more easily and quickly, officials said.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 at 10:29 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
DHEC moved to Genesis Systems on January 11 because the old one used Adobe Flash, which was set to expire on Jan. 12. Since then, the system has experienced glitches, leaving some families in limbo.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 at 8:48 AM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says Mark Wannamaker picked up 25-year-old Marshal Hogston of Swansea at the BP Gas Station on South Main Street in Gaston Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 7:16 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Friday, thousands received some relief as the Department of Employment and Workforce launched its Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) extension program.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 7:30 AM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
The victims have been linked to missing person reports in Colorado and Pennsylvania.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021 at 6:55 AM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Clyburn believes Wednesday was historic.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 7:13 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
In one week, South Carolina’s vaccine allocation will be based on the doses administered so far and the number of people age 65 or older.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2021 at 9:33 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
This announcement came during his tour of Lexington Medical Center’s vaccination clinic in West Columbia Monday afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 11:34 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Some seniors who have had success booking an appointment will still have to wait for weeks
Updated: Jan. 13, 2021 at 10:27 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
The agency has doubled its call center staff from 30 employees to 61, but they still anticipate long wait times.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 6:30 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Some teachers have also expressed concern for not having paid sick leave or time off if they get the virus or have to quarantine.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 10:21 AM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
In Orangeburg, hospital capacity has climbed to 92.6 percent, with Regional Medical Center staff saying every COVID unit is essentially full.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2021 at 6:29 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
This week, Governor Henry McMaster dedicated $5 million dollars from the Governor’s Education Emergency Relief (GEER) Fund to the South Carolina First Steps 4K program to help change that.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2021 at 6:33 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
The Red Cross says hospital distributions of convalescent plasma have increased by 250% since October, and there’s now a national shortage.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 7:28 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
After a week of record-breaking COVID-19 hospitalizations, some of the nurses and doctors caring for these nearly 2,400 sick patients say they’re experiencing critical bed situations and staff shortages.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 7:16 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
This latest push from the governor comes at the same time several Midlands districts have returned to virtual models for a short period of time following the winter break.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 10:46 PM EST
|By Laurel Mallory and Caroline Coleburn
As of Monday afternoon, DHEC said 43,227 people in the state have received their first dose of the vaccine.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2021 at 7:21 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
The group SAFE Lexington, which stands for streets are for everyone, formed last spring after two Lexington county runners, John Flanagan and Diane Wells, were hit and killed within 18 months.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 at 5:58 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Jackson “Brent” Garcia was last seen on December 26 at a relative’s home along Ithaca Drive.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2020 at 7:47 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
On Christmas night, when winds began to pick up on the lake, Robert Simpson was asleep on his couch. His blood sugar had risen dangerously high, so he didn’t realize his boat was taking on water.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 at 11:16 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Tuesday, some first responders in Batesburg-Leesville received their vaccinations.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 7:18 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
UPS delivered the vaccines to the hospital just before 10:30 Tuesday morning, and vaccinations started shortly after that in the employee vaccination clinic.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 6:31 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
After six months without a permanent leader, DHEC's board has chosen who they’d like to run the agency.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2020 at 11:48 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
They say hospitalizations are quickly rising in the Palmetto State, and they warn the Christmas holiday could lead to the largest surge yet.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 7:39 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Unlike past years where all of the soldiers pack the airport over the span of 24 to 48 hours, this year, their departure times are staggered over the course of six days.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 11:33 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
A recent report shows 50% of Americans have experienced package theft in the past year, which is up more than 10% from 2019.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2020 at 11:49 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Health officials say even with the vaccine rollout, we must stay diligent in maintaining the health practices already in place.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2020 at 9:26 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
The hospital will begin vaccinating employees at 3 p.m.
SC teacher groups call on districts to move fully virtual, governor pushes for face-to-face learning
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 6:41 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Despite health officials calling last week the worst in terms of new cases since the pandemic began, Governor Henry McMaster called on all districts to move or stay in five days a week face to face instruction during a news conference Wednesday.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 7:42 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
The National Restaurant Association warns 10,000 U.S. restaurants could permanently close in the next three weeks.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 at 10:21 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Albrecht says nurses and doctors are worn out.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 7:31 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Rhino Medical Supply Inc. now operates a 12,000-square foot facility on Rosewood Drive in Columbia.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 6:03 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Neighbors in the Friarsgate community have been dealing with flooded yards and homes since the historic 2015 floods, but experts say there could be a simple solution and they’re asking for your help.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 7:25 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
This all happened on November 19th, after Merriman was dispatched to a home along Gloria Trail for a report of a man who had assaulted his wife and mother-in-law and pulled a gun.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 6:51 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
South Carolinians who have not yet exhausted their 20 weeks of state unemployment benefits will continue to receive them until they hit that cap.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 7:24 PM EST
|By Caroline Coleburn
Google believes these trainings are essential to helping stimulate economic opportunity for small minority-owned businesses.
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