Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.

Though backpack bans are rare, school leaders across the state face a similar imperative to protect students from violence by any means necessary, oftentimes with limited resources at their disposal.

Amazon, Target and Walmart wish lists are available as well. Items needed include new or gently used backpacks and children’s ...

HAMAMATSU--An unusual collaboration between a newspaper delivery shop and an eyewear accessory company here led to the development of "randoseru" school backpacks that can be used as makeshift ...

Rock County Dispatch confirmed to News 3 Now it received a call from Clinton Elementary School alerting a possible gun inside the school Friday afternoon.

"Wavy is actually in the back pocket of her backpack at school right now," Kimberly Groves said. So, of course, when they ...

A student at Armwood High School was arrested Wednesday after Hillsborough County deputies received a tip that she had ...

School district officials and school administration said there were no threats to students or disruptions to school ...

Bowhunting whitetails is a game that involves a lot of moving pieces, and bowhunting backpacks keep all those pieces together. A bow, arrows, tree stand, climbing sticks, binoculars, rangefinder, ...

By Clay Risen Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for ...