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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Seattle Launches Safe Lots For RV Dwellers
Wanda Williams was the first to arrive at the safe lot on Friday. Her recreational vehicle, or RV, was right behind her, being towed into a lot in...
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Depression Is Not A Normal Part Of Aging
At the Greenwood Senior Center in Seattle, about two dozen older adults are gathered around a large table. There’s homemade bread being passed around, a...
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Your Zip Code Could Predict How Long You Live
Washingtonians born between 2012 and 2014 are expected to live, on average, to 80 years old. But where you live in Washington state could indicate if...
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Dying Patients Don’t Always Get Support They Need, Study Says
Dying patients in hospice and nursing homes aren’t always getting the care they need during the last days of their lives.
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What If Gun Dealers Were Part Of Suicide Prevention?
In the future, mental health professionals may not be the only people spreading the word about suicide prevention. The message could also come from...
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Why Does Seattle Have Such A Large Local Chocolate Industry?
Listener Beth Ann Johnson asked Local Wonder about Seattle's chocolate industry, and reporter Ruby de Luna agreed to report. (We know. Tough assignment.)
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Council Approves Mayor's Emergency Safe Lots
The Seattle City Council has approved the mayor’s emergency plan to set up two so-called “safe lots” for homeless people with cars and RV’s to stay.
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Company Recalls Medical Scopes Linked To Seattle Deaths
The company behind a medical device that has caused deadly bacterial infections in Seattle will voluntarily recall its scopes. A global outbreak of infe...
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Let’s Cut Gun Deaths Like We Did Road Deaths, Inslee Says
Washington is going to take a different tack on reducing gun violence, Gov. Jay Inslee says: Treat it as a public health problem.
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Time Is Running Out To Get A Health Insurance Plan
The clock is ticking for you to get health insurance coverage for 2016: You've got until the end of January, state officials say. And remember: Not...