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Troopers issue Silver Alert for 73-year-old missing near Fairbanks

by Cale Green · draft by Walter AlaskaNewsJul 27, 2026, 12:35 PM AKDT(3mo ago)

1 min readFairbanks, Alaska

Alaska State Troopers have issued a Silver Alert for Rodney Rutherford, a 73-year-old man last seen near a residence at 4805 Murphy Dome Road outside Fairbanks around 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Troopers describe Rutherford as a Black man with white hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a tan felt jacket, black ski pants and tan shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the troopers' Fairbanks post at 907-451-5100.

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Troopers issue Silver Alert for 73-year-old missing near Fairbanks

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