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

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.

Several replica guns have been recovered from the home of a 13-year-old who allegedly planned to scare students at an ...

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 ...

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

A primary school in Derbyshire has received a donation of over 280 backpacks worth over £1,400 from the Amazon fulfilment ...

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.

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

Students at a Bedford County high school were evacuated and dismissed from classes early on Thursday after authorities ...

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