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

He started the backpack company in 1967, while still in college, and went on to revolutionize the way students carry books.

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

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys. By Amisha Padnani Amisha Padnani is ...

COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) - A high school student was arrested after an administrator allegedly found a weapon in their backpack. Holmes High School released a statement to parents about an incident ...

The student who had the gun in their backpack was arrested and will be charged, according to Nicolas. "All of our students, staff, and visitors walk through these systems every day as part of our ...

After school on Tuesday, a backpack was found outside the school. After believing it was left behind, a student turned the backpack into the school office. Upon investigation, school officials ...

After receiving reports of a student with a firearm in a backpack, the school security officer and administration were able to quickly locate the student and secure the firearm. According to a ...

Authorities say officers found the firearm in a backpack being carried by one of the students, which was also reported stolen. No other weapons were found when officers searched the suspect's vehicle.

A student has been arrested after school officials said they found a weapon in their backpack at Holmes High School.It happened Friday morning when school officials said an administrator found a ...

A Holmes High School student was arrested Friday morning after an administrator found a weapon in the student's backpack, according to school officials. The weapon was not used in a "threatening ...