Connecticut Sun Teammates Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner Are Engaged!: 'Forever'

Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner.Photo:Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty ImagesAlyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner are getting married!The Connecticut Sun teammates announced their engagement over the weekend with a jointInstagram postshowing Thomas, 31, bending down on one knee to propose to Bonner, 35, who held her face in excitement.“FOREVER,” their caption read.The Sun soonshared the imageon its Twitter account. “Best. News. Ever. Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner are ENGAGED,” the team celebrated.Fellow WNBA players soon joined in to congratulate the newly engaged couple.

Connecticut Teen with 'Beautiful Soul' Killed in Jet Ski Collision: He Was 'So Full of Life'

Matthew Horvath.Photo: gofundme A community in Connecticut is mourning the death of Matthew Horvath, an 18-year-old who was tragically killed in a boating accident. According to officials, the fatal incident occurred in the Cedar Beach area on Tuesday night when two jet skis collided with each other while traveling in Long Island Sound. The Milford Fire Department said in anews releasethat people on a private boat helped the injured. Horvath was in critical condition with CPR being performed on him when paramedics arrived.

Connecticut Town Bans 'Helicopter' Parents from Lunchrooms: It's a 'Punch In the Gut,' Mom Says

Photo: Michael Melia/AP/REX/ShutterstockA Connecticut town has announced a new rule that will prohibit parents and guardians from eating with elementary school students during lunch time — and some parents aren’t too happy about the change, reports say.Elliott Landon, Superintendent of Darien Public Schools, announced the rule in an email to parents last month, saying that they would no longer be able to sit with their children while they eat in elementary school lunchrooms,according to Darien News Online.

Connecticut Town Brings Back Native American Mascot After Its Removal Despite Student Pleas

A Connecticut high school is drawing flak after it reinstated its longtime mascot just six months after it was removed amid claims the “Redmen” name and logo was offensive to Native Americans. The change was short-lived, however, as new members took control of the school board in November and on Wednesday reinstated the Redmen mascot in a 5-4 vote during a board meeting, according to theHartford Courant. The Red Hawks mascot was previously removed during a meeting in December.

Connecticut Warns of Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana After Drug Sample Tests Positive for the Opioid

Photo: Getty Connecticut health officials are warning of a possible trend of fentanyl-laced marijuana in the state. The Connecticut Department of Public Health issued apress releaseThursday stating that a sample of marijuana found in Plymouth, Conn. had tested positive forfentanyl. CDPH outlined multiple recent cases in the state in which patients required naloxone, an emergency drug used to reverse narcotic overdoses, after consuming marijuana. The CDPH noted that the patients “denied any opioid use,” and instead claimed they “only smoked marijuana.