While his principal job is investigative reporting, Ferrugia has been involved in reporting major national stories for the past three decades, including the Columbine school killings and subsequent investigation; reporting from the courtroom of the Oklahoma City bombing trials; reporting from the floor of both the Democratic National Convention (DNC) and the Republican National Convention (RNC); producing and reporting a series on Homeland Security after the 2001 September 11 attacks including his first person reports of humanitarian aide, flying over Afghanistan following the U.S. invasion; and investigating the 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting at a local theater.