Two beloved giant pandas are leaving the United States for China on Thursday. Three-year-old Mei Lan will depart Zoo Atlanta in Georgia, officials said.

It feels like it went by in the blink of an eye. Tai Shan, the giant panda cub so many people have come to know and love, is about to board a flight to China.

The Virginia Military Institute cadet who died last month following a road march died from cardiac arrest due to an underlying medical condition.

Virginia Military Institute plans to review its training procedures following the death of a freshman who collapsed after completing a 10-mile march.

School officials say a Virginia Military Institute cadet collapsed and died Saturday.

Highland Day was great! The weather was perfect. The crowds were large. And orderly.

I first met friend and neighbor Ellen Nibali nearly 34 years ago. As new West Friendship neighbors, I was thrilled and impressed during our first meeting to realize that Ellen knew all about gardening.

As my fellow neighborhood columnists can attest, some weeks provide a bounty of local news items; others, a mere trickle.

12, 7 p.m., at Centennial Park South . The group has been touring for twelve years and performed at a variety of major festivals such as the Bethlehem Musikfest, the Gumbo Ya Ya Festival and the W.C. Handy Blues Festival.

12, 7 p.m., at Centennial Park South . The group has been touring for twelve years and performed at a variety of major festivals such as the Bethlehem Musikfest, the Gumbo Ya Ya Festival and the W.C. Handy Blues Festival.

Saying the case belongs in state court, a federal judge has set aside a claim by Howard County residents that county officials deprived them of their right to challenge zoning decisions via referendum.