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
Houstonians find unexpected joy in historic winter storm, breaking from past years' outages and fear
"We definitely needed this snow day as a mental health day to kind of just enjoy each other," Houstonian Corrie Mathew said. It's been a week Houston will never forget.
Murder suspect released after Harris County grand jury decides there's not enough evidence to charge
A man has been released from jail after a Harris County grand jury found there wasn't enough evidence to charge him with a store worker's murder that happened near Westheimer and Beltway 8 in October.
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD trustees pass controversial gender policy
The Cy-Fair ISD trustees passed a policy, which the district staff would be forced to contact parents if students ask to use pronouns that are different than the ones they were assigned at birth.
Suspect at center of Brazoria County deputy's death has been shot and killed, HPD says
An ABC13 source confirmed that the suspect accused of shooting and killing Brazoria County Deputy Jesus Vargas was shot to death, ending an hours-long manhunt.
Paetow HS teacher accused of stealing $5K in dance team's booster money
A Katy ISD teacher is accused of stealing over $5,000 of money that was intended to support a high school dance team.
West Houston man badly injured in possible road rage attack
He has eight stitches in his head, a jaw fracture and suffered internal bleeding. But he doesn't know what happened to him.
Convicted trafficker in custody after skipping trial 2 years ago
For nearly two years, the man convicted of trafficking a young mother and sentenced to 75 years in prison managed to evade authorities.
Former Oak Ridge North police officer arrested on child pornography charges
Patrick James Hosford, 25, was arrested as part of an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation, accused of possessing multiple videos depicting child sexual assault.
Ongoing sewage issues plague elementary school in northwest Houston
Houston Public Works confirmed the city's wastewater teams have been out to the school nine times since 2020.
3 HFD firefighters undergoing surgery after getting trapped, burned in SE Houston apartment fire
The Houston Fire Department said it will be a long road to recovery for three Station 46 firefighters who were significantly burned while trapped by a heavy door, prompting a mayday call.