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

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

"I think it feels amazing," Kristin Rinker said about delivering the backpacks to staff at Old Fort Elementary in western ...

LUS Fiber and Love Our Schools collaborated to donate 100 backpacks filled with school supplies to Alice Boucher Elementary.

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.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling for an FTC investigation into companies selling school supplies advertised as bulletproof.

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

Alarmed by the continuance of violent gun crimes in schools, many educational institutions are now requiring clear backpacks ...

In rural northeast Louisiana, the leaders of a small school district took a drastic step this week in response to an eruption ...

WHICH LAPTOP BACKPACKS ARE BEST? For business people, travelers and students, backpacks have a lot of advantages over briefcases and messenger bags because they’re easier on your shoulders and arms.

School staff intervened and stopped the fight ... received only minor injuries due to protection from their clothing and backpacks, police said in a news release on Monday. Neither one required ...

Representatives of the Toyota dealership came to the school Aug. 27 to present the backpacks. “Our students are so excited to receive these backpacks and supplies. This generous donation will ...