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

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

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

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

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

Style or a $300 co-pay at the chiropractor? Often, when deciding whether to carry a purse or a backpack, I feel as if I am ...

Despite a shift to the digitization of educational materials, backpack weight continues to pose a significant threat to ...

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A student at Quidnesset Elementary School in North Kingstown falsely claimed to have a bomb in their backpack Monday morning, according to officials. Superintendent Kenneth A. Duva sent a letter ...

A gun was found in a student's backpack at a Louisville school Wednesday morning.The gun was found at Fern Creek High School through its weapons detection system, according to a letter sent to ...

Reed Marutiak had the weight of the world on his shoulders. It’s a lot to carry for a Hartwood Elementary fourth grader in ...

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 ...