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.

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

Murray McCory, co-founder of JanSport credited with developing many of the brand’s iconic products, passed away in Seattle, ...

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.

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.

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

The New Orleans Pelicans have received an official injury timeline for guard Dejounte Murray, who is expected to miss 4-6 weeks following surgery on his fractured left hand, according to ESPN's ...

New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray is reportedly expected to miss at least a month of action after suffering a hand injury during the Pels' 123-111, season-opening win over the Chicago ...

MURRAY, Kentucky — This small city in southwest Kentucky, population 18,000, has a Mayberry feel to it. The 1913-built Calloway County courthouse with its clock tower is the center of downtown ...

What do the Amazon River, the Nile River and our very own Murray River have in common? A little known fact is that they're the top three navigable rivers in the world. And while you might think ...

South Australians along the River Murray have spoken up about a possible critically endangered listing. A Ngarrindjeri elder in the state's south says the whole river system needs the listing to ...