Backpacks aren’t what they used to be, and that’s good news. Because kids have so many heavy books and other items to carry, backpack manufacturers have been working on ways to make them more ...

REDWOOD CITY (KPIX 5) -- Back-to-school shopping lists this year don't just included pencils, binders and notebooks -- parents have also been purchasing bulletproof gear. Bulletproof backpacks are now ...

We started from the trailhead just before sunrise — headlamps on, moving at a power-hike pace toward a spring ski objective deep in Colorado’s alpine. Within an hour, the skis and skins were deployed, ...