Larry Pollard gets ruffled feathers when doubters quickly dismiss his conjectures that a killer owl, not novelist Mike Peterson, might be responsible for bloodshed in his neighborhood.

Saunders:Make mine medium-well, with roasted taters on the side, heavily buttered biscuits and a little 'lasses with which to sop it up.

Wife's daughter is owed $35 million.

The state Supreme Court rejects the Durham novelist's bid for a new trial in his wife's death.

Durham novelist fights conviction.

The state Supreme Court will hear arguments in the appeal of Durham novelist Mike Peterson, who is serving a life sentence for the 2001 murder of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.

Triangle Briefs:Michael Peterson was no longer in solitary confinement as of early Saturday morning, according to the Department of Corrections' Web site.

Michael Peterson, the former novelist and columnist convicted in 2003 of killing his wife nearly two years prior, could find himself back in court after an investigation in progress by the state Department of Correction.

Will it never end? For the fourth time, television brings us the saga of Michael Peterson, the novelist-politician who is serving a life sentence for murdering his wife, Kathleen, in the staircase of their Durham home.

Kathleen Peterson's daughter, who sued former Durham novelist Mike Peterson over her mother's death, accepted a $25 million settlement Thursday to settle her wrongful death lawsuit.

A judge rules that Durham writer Michael Peterson can be deposed before a civil trial. He was not deposed nor did he testify in the five-month criminal trial in 2003 in which he was convicted of killing his wife.

Michael Peterson, who was convicted of killing his wife three years ago, might soon have to answer questions about her death for the first time.