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 ...

Scouts aren't just out there tying knots and building fires anymore. Scouting America has added two merit badges to its lineup, and it looks like the 115-year-old organization's awards are catching up ...

SOMERS, New York -- The Boy Scouts of Troop 376 in Somers, New York, earned a new badge -- by passing on knowledge to the next generation of Scouts. Members of Troop 376 taught the Cub Scouts from ...