Brett Rutherford
News ResearcherBrett Rutherford is a reporter and news researcher at WFSU Pubic Media. From Riverview, Florida, he has earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Florida State University. During his time at Florida State, he was a reporter within the sports department at WVFS, the student-run on-campus radio station. In 2020, he served as Sports Director during his senior year and hosted the weekly talk show Tomahawk Talk.
He is currently the play-by-play and public address announcer at many of Tallahassee Community College’s athletic events. In his free time, he enjoys going to the movies with his girlfriend and playing with his pets. As a hobby, he hosts Rays Your Voice, a weekly podcast covering the Tampa Bay Rays.
Follow Brett Rutherford on Twitter: @bgrutherford99 | Email: brutherford2@fsu.edu
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The Tallahassee City Commission and Leon County Commission held a joint workshop on Tuesday to discuss affordable housing.
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More than 90 U.S. Starbucks locations have filed for unionization so far, even in areas where unionization has not been historically popular. The latest is the Starbucks on West Tennessee Street. It recently announced it has become the 96th location to file for union representation.
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A meeting was held last Friday at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church to address issues leading to high incarceration rates at the Leon County Detention Facility.
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Steven Yinger, roommate of Jorge Diaz-Johnston, is being held at the Leon County Jail for charges of theft, trespassing, resisting arrest, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested the day after Diaz-Johnston's body was found in a Jackson County landfill.
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The murder investigation of a prominent LGBTQ+ leader is going before a grand jury, according to the Tallahassee Police Department.
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More Tallahassee Starbucks stores are joining efforts to unionize. The first was a Starbucks on North Monroe. Now, other area stores in the chain are following suit.
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City Walk Urban Mission is suing the City of Tallahassee in federal court amid a battle over whether the shelter can continue operating its facility on Mahan Drive.
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City Commissioner Jack Porter was joined by Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil to lead a discussion about Tallahassee's gun violence crisis on Thursday afternoon.
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Senate Bills 620 and 280 passed through Florida's Senate on Thursday. If they become law, businesses will be able to sue local governments if they believe ordinances lead to a loss in profits.
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The Leon County Commission decided to not go forward with an ordinance that would issue citations to individuals found panhandling, sleeping in public areas, or urinating and defecating in public.