The 1994 best selling book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil introduced the world to many of the eccentric characters in Savannah, Ga. Perhaps none was more popular than Lady Chablis, who also played herself in the movie. The transgender performer died this week and her hometown is remembering her.

Every day 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 according the Pew Research Center. The National Council on aging finds almost all of them have at least one chronic health condition, meaning it’s likely someone will eventually have to take care of them. But family caregivers face multiple stresses that can affect their own health.

Basket weaving tutorial from residents on Sapelo Island, Georgia. The coastal community is home to the last intact Gullah Geechee community.

More than 70 years ago, the federal government took land from descendants of West African slaves, known as the Gullah, living in Georgia. Now they're fighting to get it back.

Emory University Hospital Midtown doesn’t just want to be a medical campus, it wants to be an active urban hub.

Savannah has one of the highest murder rates in Georgia. And last year that number went up by nearly 70 percent. But a spike in crime doesn't happen overnight. City leaders blame years of corruption in the police department. They say it’s bred public distrust. Now they’re working to get it back.

Could you live on just $18,000 a year? What if you had to support three other people on that amount? In some areas in Savannah, Georgia, more than half of the residents are living in poverty.