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FILE- In this April 18, 2013 file photo, Michael Skakel listens to his former defense attorney Mickey Sherman testify at Skakel's habeas corpus hearing at Rockville Superior Court in Vernon, Conn. The Connecticut Supreme Court has vacated Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's murder conviction and ordered a new trial in connection with a 1975 killing in wealthy Greenwich. The court issued a 4-3 ruling Friday that Skakel's trial attorney, Michael Sherman, failed to present evidence of an alibi. (Jason Rearick/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)

Court Vacates Kennedy Cousin Skakel’s Murder Conviction

by Dave Collins Associated PressMay 4, 2018

A large wave crashes into a seawall in Winthrop, Mass., Saturday, March 3, 2018, a day after a nor'easter pounded the Atlantic coast. Officials in eastern Massachusetts, where dozens of people were rescued from high waters overnight, warned of another round of flooding during high tides expected at midday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

More Flooding Expected as Deadly Nor’easter Moves Out to Sea

by Philip Marcelo Associated Press, and Dave Collins Associated PressMarch 3, 2018

by Dave Collins Associated PressJanuary 21, 2018

A woman walks down snow-covered Maverick Street in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, as a huge winter storm roared up the East Coast with hurricane-force winds, heavy snow and coastal flooding. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Blizzard Rolls Up East Coast, with Cold Blast to Follow

by Philip Marcelo Associated Press, and Dave Collins Associated PressJanuary 4, 2018

Conn. Veterans Sue Defense Dept.

by Dave Collins Associated PressOctober 8, 2017

Report Alleges Decades Of Abuse at Prep School

by Dave Collins Associated PressApril 15, 2017

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows the StingRay II, a cellular site simulator used for surveillance purposes manufactured by Harris Corporation, of Melbourne, Fla. Lawmakers in several states, concerned about privacy and unreasonable search and seizure violations, are proposing legislation in January 2017 to prevent police officers from using cellphone tracking devices without warrants. Cell-site simulators mimic cell towers and allow police to track the location of cell phones in a particular neighborhood in real time. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office via AP, File)

States Move to Require Warrant to Track Cell Phones

by Dave Collins Associated PressJanuary 28, 2017

Derek Oatis poses at his law office in Manchester, Conn., last week. A new film about Oatis’ arrest on drug trafficking charges in 1984 has brought the whole experience back to him.

‘Preppie’ Film Brings Up Memories

by Dave Collins Associated PressMarch 28, 2016