Girl Scouts

The Girl Scouts partnered with The Fashion Institute of Technology to release a new collection for the first time in decades. The new uniforms were designed to be comfortable, functional and even include a cell phone pocket for a more modern look.

Girl Scout cookie sales may have hit a snag during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, but the troops are soldiering on to introduce a new cookie next year that tastes (and looks) like a crunchy version of a beloved breakfast staple.

Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast and Girl Scouts of the USA Tuesday announced the introduction of 24 new badges with a focus on encouraging girls to explore male-dominated fields. The new badges include Entrepreneurship (grades K-12), STEM Career Exploration (grades 2-8), Automotive Engineering (grades K-5) and Civics (grades K-12). GSUSA reported that the curriculum undertaken by girls pursuing an…

Seniors in Riverside County are getting special deliveries from a special group of Girl Scouts and Habitat for Humanity. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

A 22-year-old man who plowed his pickup truck into a troop of Girl Scouts picking up trash on the side of a Wisconsin road, killing three girls and one woman, was sentenced Wednesday to 54 years in prison.

A lawsuit was filed against members of a Pasadena family by a girl who was allegedly bitten by their pet dog while selling Girl Scout cookies in 2018. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed Thursday against the Augusto Rodrigo Living Trust and an individual, Emily Rodriguez, alleging negligence and strict liability. The suit seeks unspecified damages. The lawsuit…

Girl Scout Sachi Saunt was thrilled when a woman stopped by her cookie stand Sunday outside a Redondo Beach grocery store and said she wanted to buy eight boxes. That would help bring the 14-year-old closer to her sales goal of about 60 boxes. Sachi was happy to accept the $100 bill and give the woman 60 bucks in change,…

Girl Scouts in Redondo Beach are dealing with a real life Cookie Monster. A woman is accused of trading counterfeit cash for cookies. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.

Ronnie Backenstoe has been selling Girl Scout cookies since she was 10 years old. She started in 1932 and hasn’t missed a year since. The energetic 98-year-old recently put on her uniform and was joined by a few members from Troop 1814 at a cookie sales table they set up at Phoebe Berks, the retirement community in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, where Backenstoe lives….

Officials say delivery issue resulted in shortage of 66,000 boxes bound for Central Texas Girl Scout troops. (Video: KXAN)