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
Woman, infant drown when car accelerates into San Jacinto River, HCSO says
According to HCSO, a bystander jumped in and tried to help, but the woman and her daughter were pronounced dead. At least two other children were injured.
Infant and woman killed, 2 children injured after car goes underwater in E. Harris County, HCSO says
The sheriff's office said two children were taken to the hospital, and a woman has died after being pulled from the submerged vehicle.
Harris County clears dangerous Cloverleaf property filled with waste after year-long investigation
How would you live or work next to a place with car parts covering the road, food and human waste in the grass, and sloppily re-wired electric lines ready to spark at any moment?
Liberty County commissioner accused of sexual assault in alleged child support scheme
An elected official in Liberty County has been arrested for allegedly using his position to ask for sexual favors in exchange for the right to child custody.
Northeast Houston residents worried about bridge washed out during Beryl: 'A bad situation'
A damaged bridge in northeast Houston may finally be repaired after neighbors have repeatedly called to get it fixed for months.
University of Houston fraternity members accused of assaulting student with autism
University of Houston police are now investigating whether a student with autism was attacked on campus earlier this month.
Third Ward residents worry about safety: 'We can't love our neighbors and stop killing each other?'
Residents in Houston's Third Ward are slamming police, saying they aren't doing enough to keep them safe.
Dickinson man released from prison, then forced to return due to 'clerical error'
Ronald Lymuel spent more than 20 years behind bars on a drug conviction, then had his sentence commuted by former president Joe Biden.
Police continue searching Santa Fe property for 14-year-old girl last seen in 1983
In a Friday morning update, Tim Miller with Texas EquuSearch said crews plan to dig behind the garage after search dogs showed interest in that area.
New UH poll shows where Houstonians agree and disagree about the city
The poll shows that almost 60% of Houstonians say the city is headed in the wrong direction.