The three most popular merit badges — first aid, swimming and camping — are also among the oldest, introduced in 1911. A few of the newer options among the 122 available aren’t yet as highly ranked.

Have you ever wondered if there was a place in Juneau where Boy Scouts could earn up to four Merit Badges in one weekend? On Nov. 25-26, Juneau Boy Scouts could experience all of this and more at the ...

A former altar boy said a priest gave him his Boy Scouts of America swimming merit badge only after the priest subjected him to repeated sexual abuse in the 1970s, bringing to 23 the total number of ...

HAGATNA, Guam — A former altar boy said a priest gave him his Boy Scouts of America swimming merit badge only after the priest subjected him to repeated sexual abuse in the 1970s, bringing to 23 the ...