Lileana Pearson
Lileana spent 2019-2021 reporting for WOWT in Omaha, NE. During her time in the Midwest, she interviewed nearly a dozen presidential candidates for 2020 Iowa caucus season, covered a historic flood of the Missouri River, and interviewed the first Americans to contract COVID-19 as they were transported to receive treatment at Omaha's biocontainment unit at Nebraska Medicine.
Lileana received her undergraduate in media studies at Lindsey Wilson College in her hometown of Columbia, Kentucky before moving on to earn a master's degree in broadcast and digital journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Lileana was born in Washington State but has lived in Washington, Rhode Island, Kentucky, New York, Nebraska, North Carolina and now Texas. She did most of her growing up in rural Kentucky, so she calls that home.
She is thrilled to have landed in the Lone Star State and looks forward to many new, exciting adventures here in Houston and around the state. In her off time, you can find her walking her dog Lentil, enjoying the outdoors, or getting creative in the kitchen.
If you have a story, issue, or concern, reach out to Lileana on her social media or at Lileana.x.pearson@abc.com. She looks forward to telling your stories!
Lileana's Stories
VP Kamala Harris addresses teachers' union in Houston: 'I thank you for your service to our nation'
Mayor John Whitmire, who welcomed VP Kamala Harris when she touched down in Houston, said he "looks forward to working with her over the next eight years."
Multiple babies found abandoned last month in Houston: 'It's heartbreaking'
According to CPS, five babies have been found abandoned while three were turned in through the Baby Moses Law in the last 11 months across Houston.
Houston's Goodnight Hospitality and Tatemó could be awarded with Michelin Stars
Houston's Goodnight Hospitality and Tatemó could be among the Texas restaurants awarded Michelin Stars. Here's how this could impact the city's tourism.
Video shows EMS rescuing newborn abandoned in dumpster near SW Houston apartment complex
The apartment manager told ABC13 that the baby's mother gave birth at the food truck she's employed at, which is parked near the complex, before coming back to clean up the mobile restaurant.
CrowdStrike outage 'extremely concerning' after airports, hospitals affected: Cybersecurity expert
A cybersecurity expert called the global technology outage "extremely concerning" after it impacted many systems and businesses across the Houston area.
15-year-old killed among 3 teens who were shot within hours of each other in Houston area
It was a difficult night in Houston late Tuesday into Wednesday as three teens were shot, one of them fatally. One of the teens was taken to the hospital by his mother.
Only 20% of hit-and-runs are investigated in Houston, fewer are solved, data shows
Three hit-and-run incidents took place this week in Houston - with all of them being deadly. One of the victims' daughter said she knows there's hundreds of cases but is asking for the suspect in her father's case to step forward.
New CenterPoint map gives estimated date for Beryl-related restoration
The map has eight color codes, including a restoration date of July 19, which would be 11 days after Beryl made landfall. Meanwhile, the company now expects 85% of impacted customers to be restored by this weekend's end.
'CenterPointless' graffiti on I-10 sums up customers' feelings with over 1M still without power
In an update on Wednesday evening, CenterPoint said approximately 400,000 customers will be in the dark past Sunday. See the latest restoration data here.
400K CenterPoint customers could be without power a week after Beryl, company projects
As of Wednesday night, about 1.1 million customers had no lights or air conditioning. Houston's primary power provider offered a rough projection but didn't say which homes would get restored or when.