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Bob Ortega

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  • Senior Reporter and Writer, CNN Investigations, CNN
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Covers:  homeland security, the border, cbp/border patrol, cervical cancer prevention, border communities, immigrant issues, medical ethics, drug trafficking
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Bob Ortega’s Biography

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Bob Ortega is the managing editor of Honolulu Civil Beat. He joined the website from the Arizona Republic, where he covered the border and other issues. He recently received the Hillman Prize and the Ancil Payne Ethics in Journalism award for his coverage, with Daniel Gonzalez, of last year's surge in child migration from Central America. In 2014, he received a Best of the West award for border and immigration reporting, was named the Arizona Press Club’s Journalist of the Year, and received th…

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Special Report: Southwest Border Security

Special Report: Southwest Border Security

The U.S. spent more than $106 billion over five years securing and militarizing its border with Mexico. That …

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Border Technology Remains Flawed

Border Technology Remains Flawed

TUCSON - A long, sharp, high-pitched beep sounds every 30 or 40 seconds at the Border Patrol’s windowless sec…

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False-negative results found in HPV testing

False-negative results found in HPV testing

More than 12,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this year. Hundreds more m…

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Ethics of Two Cancer Studies Questioned

Ethics of Two Cancer Studies Questioned

For more than 12 years, as part of two massive U.S-funded studies in India, researchers tracked a large group…

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Border fence putting Arizona pronghorns in peril

Border fence putting Arizona pronghorns in peril

The land where the antelope play, where Arizona meets Mexico, has been divided in recent years by taller and …

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Pipeline of children: A border crisis

Pipeline of children: A border crisis

The pipeline bringing a flood of Central American migrants to the United States, including thousands of unacc…

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Cómo los vendedores de armas con infracciones graves previas recuperaron sus licencias bajo el mandato de Trump

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Josh Campbell, Audrey Ash Verified, Allison Gordon Verified
| Yahoo Noticias
En Facebook se anunciaban rifas con premios atractivos para los ganadores: consolas PlayStation, entradas para partidos de la NBA e incluso armas de fuego de una tienda local. Sin embargo, las autoridades descubrieron más tarde que el hombre que organizaba los concursos no tenía licencia para comerciar con armas de fuego. De hecho, tenía antecedentes penales por delitos graves.
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How gun dealers with serious past violations got licenses back under Trump

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By Bob Ortega Verified, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Josh Campbell Verified
| CNN Verified
Handguns for sale at The Tactical Edge in Clarksville, Tennessee, on June 19, 2026. CNN See all topics Email Link Copied! The raffles were posted to Facebook with enticing prizes for winners – PlayStations, NBA tickets and even guns from a local shop. But the man running the contests, authorities later learned, wasn’t licensed to deal firearms. In fact, he was a convicted felon.
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BCBP Melbourne Marks Milestone, Announces First Christian Life Program for August 2026

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By Bob Ortega Verified
| The Philippine Times (Australia)
The Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) Melbourne Mission marked an important milestone with the announcement of its first Christian Life Program (CLP), scheduled for August 2026. The announcement was made during a well-attended joint breakfast fellowship at St Joseph’s Church in South Yarra, which drew a strong turnout of returnees, first-timers, and community partners.
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Sidney Award

2013 - Social Justice Journalism

The Sidney Hillman Foundation's Sidney is a monthly award for an outstanding piece of socially-conscious journalism. We are looking for investigative work that fosters social and economic justice

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