Danie van der Lith MORE than a century ago, a small group of boys gathered around campfires on Brownsea Island in England. Their leader, Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell, had a simple but ...

A Las Vegas teen's path to an extremely rare accomplishment started by sculpting a dog out of clay and was completed on roller skates.

Watertown Boy Scout Troop 43 will celebrate their 75th anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 15 from 1-4 p.m. in the Watertown Senior Center. The public is invited to join in the ...

Only 21 merit badges are required to advance out of Eagle Scouts, the highest rank in Scouting America. One dedicated ...

One hundred forty-four sexual abuse victims argued the Boy Scouts of America illegally shielded local scouting groups from litigation.

Anthony Sheffield, 17, was still in first grade when he first put on a Scout uniform, but even then, he was already looking ahead. As a Cub Scout, he watched Eagle Scouts receive medals and told his ...

WASHINGTON — Scouting and the U.S. Armed Forces have a long-established connection. The military has traditionally recruited sizable numbers of former Scouts to its ranks — and being an Eagle Scout is ...

The Pentagon is severing its ties with Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts, over its policy that allowed girls to join the traditionally boy-centered activity, according to documents reviewed by ...

FILE – Merit badges and a rainbow-colored neckerchief slider are affixed on a Boy Scout uniform. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the ...

James Glassman’s op-ed “Our Departed Friends Live On in Memory” (Oct. 2) prompted my own reminiscing. It was 1943, and my two best friends and I were 11 years old in Chicago. Every Saturday, Tom, ...

The area Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will start selling popcorn on Saturday, September 20th. This is a fundraiser for the Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops to raise money to support their activities, such ...