Pooja Lodhia
Before making her leap to Houston, she reported at Eatel News Magazine in Baton Rouge; WLUC in Marquette, Michigan; and WFTX in Fort Myers, Florida. Some of her most memorable stories include covering final space shuttle launch in Cape Canaveral, Hurricane Isaac in New Orleans, and a moose on the loose in Michigan. She truly believes that every person has a story worth telling, and she's honored to be able to do so.
Pooja was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has family here in Houston.
She has degrees in English Literature and Journalism and a minor in Modern Dance from Emory University in Atlanta.
Pooja's hobbies include yoga, dance, reading fiction, and good conversation. She's a very social reporter so if you run into her, please say, "Hello!" She'd love to hear your personal story. If you'd like to know more about her, she encourages you to connect with her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter!
Pooja's Stories
ABC13 tours Kingwood fire station where sewer, mold issues illuminate facility in disrepair
"You get used to the mold under the sink," a Houston Fire Department senior captain told ABC13 during a tour of Fire Station 101. The issues have remained unfixed despite the city reaching a deal with the fire union.
Lawyers press for body cam video after Harris Co. jailers charged in beating that left man in coma
A former inmate pushed for justice at a news conference on Friday, accusing three Harris County Jail guards of beating him into a coma. But, the sheriff's office made it seem like it was his fault.
Residents in Conroe's River Plantation community rebuild after flooding for 2nd time this year
Like many neighbors in River Plantation, one family in Conroe told ABC13 this is the second time their home was destroyed by flood water within six months.
Several flood victims trapped for days after floodwaters tear through homes in E. Harris County
ABC13 cameras captured an RV and a shipping container, which looked like kid's toys being hurled into the swelling San Jacinto River.
3 women sue Houston megachurch, claiming they were not protected when they were sexually abused
A former youth pastor at Champion Forest Baptist Church is currently in prison after pleading guilty to child sex crimes. Three of his alleged victims are asking for more than a million dollars in damages.
Mechanic's fight against Pasadena to open new shop approaches 3 years
A settlement appeared to put Oz Mechanics owner Azael Sepulveda on track to open, but more disagreements emerged between him and the city.
Woman surrenders after 2 hour standoff with HPD that sent bullets flying in west Houston, police say
According to reports, the woman was knocking on multiple doors, and when she was denied money, she started shooting. She later barricaded herself in her apartment with her boyfriend and three children.
Family says they weren't notified when transplant program was suspended: 'We trusted the doctors'
ABC13 spoke with families who "trusted the doctors" before their loved ones died while waiting for new livers in organ transplant programs they didn't know were suspended.
Woman accused of driving drunk, hitting 3 people with her car after they confronted her during crash
Police said the woman crashed into a group's car, and things turned dangerous when the group confronted her, trying to get insurance information.
Houston's Jewish and Iranian communities on edge amid Israel-Iran conflict
Experts say a large-scale war is unlikely, but weeks of attacks between the two countries have caused uneasiness across the world and in Houston where about 50,000 Jewish people and 70,000 Iranians reside.