Boy Scout Troop 653 is having its annual benefit car wash 7 a.m. to noon Saturday at the AM/PM at 2751 University Drive in Mesa.

Valley Boy Scouts are severing formal ties to schools, fearful the American Civil Liberties Union will sue because the boys pledge allegiance to God.

Valley Boy Scouts are severing formal ties to schools, fearful the American Civil Liberties Union will sue because the boys pledge allegiance to God.

A graveyard adorned with American flags and headstones, overlaid with the phrase "We gave some. Some gave All," are the images captured in a mural unveiled Tuesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in downtown Mesa.

San Tan Mountains Regional Park could become the site of a Boy Scouts of America-operated youth campground, according to a proposal to be presented to Maricopa County officials just before the park’s master plan is finalized.

In an era where teenagers often are busy staying inside playing video games, surfing the Internet or texting their friends on the latest gadget of communication (not that there’s anything wrong with that), a group of them took the time to help improve the community in which they live.

For an 8-year-old boy growing up in London during World War II, outdoor fun usually meant playing on city streets or in craters opened up by Nazi bombs.

Scottsdale high school teacher Steve Speisman was shopping at his neighborhood Safeway store one night last week when he spotted a sign above the customer service counter.

A Boy Scout leader in Mesa is in jail following allegations he sexually abused at least two boys. Chance Lee Ray, 25, was arrested last week and charged Tuesday with three counts of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of attempted sexual conduct with a minor.

A Boy Scout leader in Mesa is in jail following allegations he sexually abused at least two boys. Chance Lee Ray, 25, was arrested last week and charged Tuesday with three counts of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of attempted sexual conduct with a minor.

Scottsdale teenager Steven Kann has reached a lofty status within the Boy Scouts of America. He’s one of the nation’s first fifth-generation Eagle Scouts.

A top county official is encouraging residents of Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Queen Creek to weigh in on whether they would support a campground run by the Boy Scouts of America at San Tan Mountains Regional Park in the south East Valley.

Instead of Thin Mints, a group of Girl Scouts mothers got pink slips this week.

The Boy Scouts of America has lost one of its biggest corporate donors.

Donations are being accepted by the Boy Scouts of America Troop 653 for their garage sale at Central Christian Church in Mesa next month.

Alex Chalcraft, a 17-year-old Gilbert resident, became an Eagle Scout in late January.

San Tan Mountain Regional Park is one of the East Valley's greatest natural treasures, but unfortunately tight county budgets have slowed the important process of protecting and improving the park land to a snail's pace.

Maricopa County officials are investigating whether a California federal judge’s recent ruling against the Boy Scouts of America could affect plans for a youth campsite at San Tan Mountains Regional Park.

Ted Simmon, the TV Host of KAET’s “Horizon” TV Program asks “What is wrong with Arizona?”

The City of Mesa is celebrating Global Youth Service Day by hosting an athletic shoe drive for kids 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27 at Mountain View High School.

Boy Scouts looking to earn merit badges in fingerprinting and crime prevention can attend a free workshop hosted by Mesa Police and Councilman Dave Richins. The workshop is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Central District station, 120 N. Robson.

Salt River Project employee and former employee volunteers have donated countless hours and offered invaluable expertise to community causes. Thirteen SRP employee and retired employee volunteers were recently recognized for their exemplary commitment by the SRP Presidents’ Volunteer Spirit Awards, including Ahwatukee Foothills resident and SRP Senior Computer Analyst Roy Hollis for his work with the Boy Scouts of America.

Salt River Project employee and former employee volunteers have donated countless hours and offered invaluable expertise to community causes. Thirteen SRP employee and retired employee volunteers were recently recognized for their exemplary commitment by the SRP Presidents’ Volunteer Spirit Awards, including Ahwatukee Foothills resident and SRP Senior Computer Analyst Roy Hollis for his work with the Boy Scouts of America.