The country music world has been rocked this year by the losses of some iconic talents and names. From a band leader gunned down to one of the best songwriters of all-time, the following is a look at ...

Gayla Cawley is the City Hall reporter for the Boston Herald. She previously covered transportation at the Herald, and worked as news editor for the Daily Item.

Air pollution remains a silent killer in Massachusetts, responsible for an estimated 2,780 deaths a year and for measurable cognitive loss in Bay State children exposed to fine particulate pollutants ...