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Boy Scout Troop 1778 hosted a mini-Merit Badge University event Sept. 20 at Journey of Faith Church in Waldorf. Expecting perhaps 40 participants, the troop was excited to have 79 Scouts from 14 ...

The Boy Scouts of America said that a Chinese-made painted, plastic badge commonly worn by some of its youngest scouts is being voluntarily recalled after a test revealed high levels of lead in the ...

Merit badges have always been the heart of the Boy Scouts. They reflect the skills and knowledge considered important at the time. Unfortunately, some of these badges were discontinued, either because ...

FRISCO, Texas-Caleb Biddulph wears his achievements-all 137 of them-with pride. The Dallas Morning News reports the Frisco teen is among a select group who has earned every merit badge available from ...

A plastic badge awarded to Cub Scouts was recalled Thursday by the Boy Scouts of America because it may contain excessive levels of lead paint. The recalled badge — made in China — is the "Immediate ...

George Atala (left) earned all 137 merit badges offered by the Boy Scouts of America earlier this year, while Andrew (right) will soon. Contributed photo (Atala Family) This story is a part of our ...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- "I promise to do my best, to do my duty to God and my country, to help other people, and to obey the Law of the Pack." More than 150 Cub Scouts recited these words to ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling Cub Scouts Totem Badges because the surface paints on the badges contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

WEST SENECA, NY (WKBW) — Dan Dale of Boy Scout Troop 616 in West Seneca, New York has collected 138 merit badges. Dan just received his "Eagle Award" and is awaiting the "Super Nova Award" and the ...

Ty Bingham had to earn 21 merit badges on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout. It’s the highest rank in Boy Scouts, reached by more than 2.4 million boys since the award was first presented in 1912.