The Latest on Whitney Houston's Death from Beverly Hills Patch

Beverly Hills Patch has been following the death of six-time Grammy Award winner Whitney Houston since her body was discovered in her hotel room over the weekend ().

In short, Beverly Hills Patch reports the singer, who famously battled drug addiction, died at the Beverly Hilton Saturday afternoon. Cause of death has yet to be determined. Coroners are awaiting the results of toxicology tests.

Here are two of Beverly Hills Patch's original stories as news of Houston's death was breaking:

Other patches around the country are also following the story. Here's a round-up:

We have coverage from Newark, NJ, where Houston was born and began her musical career.

The singer's body was returned to her native Newark, NJ shortly before midnight Monday.

Her funeral is to take place later this week.

Hundreds gathered at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark early Sunday to mourn singer Whitney Houston, who began her public singing career as a member of the church's junior gospel choir at age 11.


The deceased pop star appears in the film "Sparkle," which is slated for release in August.


Singer praised for her soaring voice and her role as a model for black women, despite her later problems with drug abuse.



Beverly Hills Patch has a video of her last appearance on stage:

A classmate remembers Houston as the girl who once sat next to her in high school.

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