Pooja Lodhia
She was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and has family in the Houston area.
Before working in Houston, she was a reporter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Marquette, Michigan, and Fort Myers, Florida. Some of her most impactful stories in Houston include Hurricane Harvey, multiple World Series wins, and a week-long trade mission to India with Gov. Greg Abbott.
Pooja has degrees in English literature and journalism and a minor in modern dance from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Her hobbies include yoga, crossword puzzles, and reading fiction.
Pooja believes everybody has a story worth telling, and she's honored to be able to do so!
Pooja's Stories
SW Houston after-hours club closes 2 days after 6 people were shot in its parking lot
"I truly believe that these after-hours clubs are one of the biggest crime drivers in Harris County," District Attorney Sean Teare said. After-hours clubs are difficult to regulate because they operate under a loophole.
Police search for 2 suspects in mass shooting outside after-hours club in southwest Houston
Nobody has been charged at this point, and Houston police are looking for two suspects they say shot six people. The suspects were reportedly driving a black Toyota Corolla.
Teenager arrested for untying animals at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
When the 17-year-old saw the steers at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, he said he worried they were tied up too tightly. His mother said she left him in jail overnight to help him learn a lesson.
Judge orders clinics of Houston-area midwife accused of performing abortions to stop services
The clinics, located in Spring, Waller, and Cypress, are operated by a midwife, who has since been arrested and accused of performing abortions despite the state's near-total ban that went into effect in 2022.
Northeast Houston residents demand information on city's drainage plan
After losing a lawsuit, Houston city officials have been ordered to spend hundreds of millions of dollars fixing up streets and draining systems. But does the city have the money to do so?
Man on bike accused of firing shots at sergeant and landlord during eviction in La Marque
The 28-year-old suspect allegedly fired five shots at the sergeant and the landlord on Monday afternoon. He was taken into custody and the gun was recovered after a foot chase.
3 men who were in detention center together working to drive down teen violence
Violent crime involving teenagers is a trend we've seen in our reporting for years now. Sadly, that trend is on the rise.
Sylvester Turner, U.S. Congressman and former Houston mayor, dead at 70
Sylvester Turner served two terms as mayor before winning Texas' Congressional 18th district last November, a seat once held by late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.
'It's scary': Violent crime involving teens is on the rise statewide, officials say
Teen violence is up both statewide and locally. The Houston area has seen five shootings involving teenagers just from Thursday to Monday, and four of them were killed.
Juvenile crime surges in Harris County with 5 teen-involved shootings, 4 deaths in less than a week
Since Thursday of last week, ABC13 has covered violent acts involving teens every single day. Harris County District Court leaders say that juvenile murder and capital murder filings have increased by 261% since 2019.