An iconic Alaskan reindeer so beloved is fighting for his life after mysteriously falling ill after someone tampered with his pen. AP. Star lives in a fenced-in pen attached to Whitehead’s house ...

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Whitehead told KTUU that Star VII was not just a reindeer. "Star represents what Alaska is to a lot of people," Whitehead said. In the wake of Star's death, ...

Star, a pet reindeer, is shown in the backyard of his owner Albert Whitehead in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) AP Whitehead rushed outside to confront the man.

Star, a pet reindeer, is shown in the backyard of his owner Albert Whitehead in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on March 11, 2025. Credit: AP/Mark Thiessen ...

Albert Whitehead spends time with Star, his pet reindeer, in Whitehead's backyard in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday. Star is fighting for his life after falling ill following someone ...

A beloved reindeer in Alaska's biggest city is fighting for his life after falling mysteriously falling ill after someone tampered with his pen. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An iconic reindeer so beloved ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on field trips in Alaska’s largest city is fighting ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on field trips in Alaska's largest city is fighting ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on fiel ...