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The event is part of the nationwide food drive Scouting for Food.

Hear from several athletic coaches at CUAA about what athletes should and shouldn't do during the recruitment process.

Hear from several athletic coaches at CUAA about what athletes should and shouldn't do during the recruitment process.

A local boy scout troop raised food and funds for the community in honor of a scout who was killed in a tragic car accident.

The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million agreement with attorneys representing tens of thousands.

The nearly 200 youths that laughed, played and camped together at the Monroe County Fairgrounds this past weekend were a sight for sore eyes for everyone involved in making the Boy Scouts of America’s 2021 Scout-O-Rama a reality.

At the time of the bankruptcy, the Boy Scouts of America had assets of more than $1 billion, with billions more held by its local councils. It also required new abuse claims to be handled in that venue rather than in state courts. ... We are deeply sorry.”This week, the Scouts called the reorganization plan a “critical step” toward equitably compensating abuse survivors while continuing to carry out its mission. AdvertisementSome insurers also were quick to dismiss the Scouts’ reorganization plan. Kosnoff, who in the past had sued the Boy Scouts hundreds of times, also called the reorganization plan “dead on arrival” and said it is time to liquidate the youth group.

Becoming an Eagle Scout is a rare honor. Two years after girls were first allowed into the Boy Scouts, almost 1,000 of them rose to the top rank of Eagle Scout. CBS News spoke with some of the first young women who can call themselves Eagle Scouts. "Eagle Scout is so much more than a medal or an award. Once an Eagle, always an Eagle," said Lyndsey Nedrow, who earned the rank with her sister, Lauren.

Facing a potentially ruinous wave of new sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America is increasing its annual youth membership fee by more than 80%. For years, the BSA has been entangled in costly litigation with plaintiffs who said they were abused by scout leaders in their youth. The fee increase, disclosed to the Scouts' regional councils last week, seeks to relieve some of the financial pressure. Scores of the Scouts' volunteer adult leaders weighed in on the fee increase in comments on a blog operated by the BSA's Scouting Magazine. But regarding the fee increase, he said most scouting families "will be understanding and accepting."

The fee increase, disclosed to the Scouts' regional councils last week, seeks to relieve some of the financial pressure. For years, the BSA has been entangled in costly litigation with plaintiffs who said they were abused by scout leaders in their youth. Facing a potentially ruinous wave of new sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America is increasing its annual youth membership fee by more than 80%. Scores of the Scouts' volunteer adult leaders weighed in on the fee increase in comments on a blog operated by the BSA's Scouting Magazine. But regarding the fee increase, he said most scouting families "will be understanding and accepting."