The Boy Scout's motto is "Be prepared." Josh McCoy is prepared for just about anything. On Nov. 10, the Alexandria 14-year-old earned his 135th Boy Scout merit badge. That represents every single ...

When I turned 15, I was counseled by my dad, who was also my Scoutmaster, that it was time to buckle down and crank through one “boring” Boy Scout merit badge after another required for the Eagle rank ...

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 ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Can a robot pitch a tent? If so, a Boy Scout who builds one might be able to earn two merit badges at once. The Boy Scouts of America, which offers more than 120 badges ranging ...

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.