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

Dr. Rebecca Nicolas, principal of Fern Creek High School, said the gun was found through the school’s weapon detection system ...

Officers located a firearm in a backpack being carried by one of the students, which was also reported stolen.

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

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.

Authorities said a 16-year-old at Pearl Cohn High School had a loaded handgun in his backpack. The 11th grader was taken into custody by school resource officers. He is charged in Juvenile Court ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A BB gun was found in the backpack of a middle school student who was removed from class and questioned by school resource deputies Wednesday, said Storm Grove Middle ...

SCHERTZ, Texas – Two Clemens High School students are facing charges after officers found a gun inside a backpack on campus, according to the Schertz Police Department. Officers responded around ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A gun was found in a student's backpack at Fern Creek High School on Wednesday morning. In an email ...

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.

A gun was found in a student's backpack at a Louisville school Wednesday morning. The gun was found at Fern Creek High School ...