December 5, 2014, the date that changed Charter Oak senior Anthony Ortega’s life forever. Anthony was going through what was a normal day until he was in his second period Economics class. “I was in second period, and my friend Ryan Hansen pointed out that I had a ball on my neck,” said Anthony,…

Hollywood’s halt nears a close as historic writers’ strike subsides
Summer blockbusters like "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" took Hollywood by storm, but so did the 146-day WGA strike. After a long union strike that put Hollywood on pause — with major productions like "Stranger Things" and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” shutting down — studios are...