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Leonard Pitts Jr.: On the death of a hapless icon and his question that had to be asked
Leonard PittsThere was always something hapless about Rodney King. He entered the nation's consciousness -- and its conscience -- as a shambling drunk, an unemployed black construction worker who tried to outrun L.A. police rather than be arrested for drunk driving....Tags: Politics, American Red Cross, PCP, Racism, Emmett Till
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Rodney King on cocaine, PCP before drowning, coroner finds
L.A. NOWRodney King, a reluctant symbol of police brutality and the troubled relations between the Los Angeles Police Department and minorities, died after drowning in his backyard pool in Rialto in June with a cocktail of alcohol and drugs in his...... -
Rodney King drank, smoked pot before drowning, records show
L.A. NOWBefore his death by accidental drowning, Rodney King spent the night and early morning hours drinking and smoking marijuana at his house in Rialto and was stumbling around his backyard moments before he fell into his swimming pool, according to the San... -
Rodney King 'incapacitated' by drugs, alcohol before drowning
L.A. NOWRodney King died of accidental drowning in his backyard swimming pool. But San Bernardino County officials said he was smoking pot and drinking in the hours before his death. The coroner's report listed King's death as an accident but added...... -
Rodney King death report: Questions remain, relative says
L.A. NOWOne of Rodney King’s close relatives said Thursday that questions remain about how he drowned in his backyard pool despite the findings in a coroner’s investigation.... -
Coroner: Rodney King in drug, alcohol 'delirium' at time of death
L.A. NOWRodney King drowned in his backyard swimming pool while in a “state of drug and alcohol-induced delirium,” officials concluded Thursday. The San Bernardino County coroner’s office said King died as a result of an accidental drowning... -
Chief Beck says illegal immigrants need 'fair' treatment. Agree?
L.A. NOWThrough a series of actions in the last year, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck has emerged as a leading voice in the national debate about illegal immigration. His first move made it easier for unlicensed drivers — a group dominated by...... -
How Heart, Rush and the rest of Rock Hall of Fame's new nominees stack up
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGJust nine days before it plays Sands Bethlehem Event Center, 1970s and ‘80s female rockers Heart has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But the big news out of today’s announcement of nominees is...... -
LAPD's Parker Center is closed for good
L.A. NOWTop police officials, several elected city officials and a few hundred LAPD employees gathered on the lawn beneath the spare, windowless facade of the downtown building for a brief ceremony before LAPD Chief Charlie Beck symbolically padlocked the front... -
Jenni Rivera's musical family helped popularize Mexican narco-ballads
L.A. NOWJenni Rivera, the Mexican American pop music singer who died in an airplane crash, came from a family that wielded an enormous influence on Mexican popular culture in Los Angeles.... -
Rodney King: No cause of death until toxicology test completed
L.A. NOWOfficials will not have a final cause of death for Rodney King until the completion of toxicology tests in six to eight weeks, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Jodi Miller said. VIDEOS: Rodney King The toxicology tests and... -
Rodney King's brother stunned by his unexpected death
L.A. NOWAs authorities continue to probe the cause of Rodney King's death, family members said they are struggling with their sudden loss. Rodney King’s youngest brother, Zhan Paul King, on Monday said his family is dealing with the loss “the best.......
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