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.

Next time you find yourself at the airport or packing for a trip, consider joining the ranks of those who trust Jansport to ...

I remember spending all summer thinking about my backpack purchase that would come for the following school year. My choice was Jansport, but there were options. Colors, patterns, sizes.

The company's first product, the adjustable aluminum-frame backpack, revolutionized hiking equipment and set the foundation for what would become a global phenomenon. Over the decades, JanSport ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 17-year-old Howard High School student was arrested and charged Tuesday ... Police said he had a loaded gun in his backpack when he was arrested, and that a second suspect “remains ...

JanSport backpacks grew out of the heady, creative days of the 1960s and ’70s counterculture in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. McCory, who until the early 1980s had the surname Pletz, was a student ...