Top Houston news: Man found dead, hanging from a tree; protesters starting to test positive; more

Top Houston news: Man found dead, hanging from a tree; protesters starting to test positive; morePhoto: Jerald Jackson/Flickr
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Published on June 16, 2020

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Houston.

Purse snatcher drags 79-year-old woman outside Houston Walmart store

Houston police hope someone will be able to help identify the suspect in a violent purse snatching that was recently caught on video outside a Walmart store.

Read the full story on KHOU 11 News.

Body of missing boater found in Houston Ship Channel Monday

The body of a boater missing since Saturday was recovered in Houston Ship Channel late Monday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Read the full story on KPRC2 / Click2Houston.

Man found dead hanging from tree outside Houston store: report

A dead man was found hanging from a tree in the Shady Acres community of Houston on Monday in what police reportedly called an apparent homicide.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.

Houston protesters starting to test positive for COVID-19

Protesters who took over Houston streets nearly two weeks ago are now starting to test positive for COVID-19.

Read the full story on FOX 29.

Three burglars break into Houston ISD building and steal a safe

District police are trying to identify three people who broke into an HISD building in the 300 block of Berry Road on May 12.

Read the full story on KHOU.


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