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Thursday, May 02, 2013  Updated with video; After recent events, the University of Georgia has made the decision to ban all backpacks during their upcoming graduation ceremony and some local students say they understand the move.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  Updated with video; Mission Change held their monthly mission Saturday morning, which was a food drive to help children who are food insecure.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  The search giant now has brought its all-seeing eyes — mounted for the first time on a backpack — down into the Grand Canyon.

Thursday, August 18, 2011  Updated with arrests by APD; APD investigating a shooting involving a 5-year-old girl.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  A gun in a 10th-grader's backpack accidentally discharged when he dropped the bag, wounding two students at a high school Tuesday, Los Angeles police and schoolauthorities said.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  Paulding County authorities say an 11-year-old boy is facing a weapons charge after he was caught with a gun in his backpack at school.