Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a reporter with a focus on food and how it intersects with health, communities, and culture. She has also reported on health care and immigrant communities.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a B.A. in communication from Seattle Pacific University. She is proud to be one of the few old-schoolers who can edit tape with a razor blade.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Conversational Mandarin, Tagalog
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member, AAJA
Stories
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Blocked again: Federal judge halts Trump's order on sanctuary cities
A federal district court judge in San Francisco has blocked the White House from withholding federal funds to so-called sanctuary cities, which includes...
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Crime victims who are immigrants may be eligible for special visa, but struggle with the process
People who don’t have permanent immigration status and who’ve been victims of crime may qualify for a special visa. Problem is, they’re often reluctant...
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Hawaiian judge stops Trump's new travel ban
A federal judge in Hawaii stopped President Trump’s newest executive order on Wednesday afternoon, just hours before it was supposed to take effect. The...
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Washington state to Trump: Nope, travel ban still unconstitutional
The state will continue to press its legal case against President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson...
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson considers next legal move
The White House may have issued a new travel order, but the same legal concerns from the original one remain. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson...
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Hospitals may help foot your bill — but many people don’t know that
A bill requiring hospitals to inform patients they may be eligible for charity care has passed the Washington State House Thursday. By law, Washington...
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Muslim teen found hanged in woods hadn't attended school for 3 weeks
Police continue to investigate the death of a Muslim teenager who was found hanging from a high branch in the woods north of Seattle.
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Muslim teen found hanged in woods near Seattle; family seeks answers
A Lake Stevens family is asking the FBI to investigate the death of their teenage son. The young man, an African-American Muslim, was found hanged in...
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Refugee advocates scramble to help while they still can
The effects of President Trump’s travel ban have not been limited to immigrants entering the U.S. Nonprofit groups that resettle refugees are also...
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'Two for two.' Attorney General Ferguson savors his latest win
President Trump’s immigration ban will remain on hold. A three-judge panel unanimously denied the federal government’s appeal to reinstate parts of the...