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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Northwest Liberians Raise Money For Ebola Relief
This Saturday, Liberian Americans living in the Northwest are hosting a fundraiser for Ebola relief efforts in West Africa. The proceeds will pay for...
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Quiet Crimes: Elder Abuse On Rise In Washington
You might think the elderly are targeted by strangers, but more often, it’s someone they know. Now prosecutors say that crimes against vulnerable...
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Washington State Health Exchange Expects Smoother Rollout
Marcie Sillman interviews KUOW health reporter Ruby de Luna about some of the changes the Washington state Health Exchange has made. Last year more than...
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Fourth Student Dies From Marysville-Pilchuck Shooting
Fourteen year-old Shaylee Chuckulnaskit died just before 5 p.m.Friday from her injuries.
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Struggling To Bring Health Care To Rural Washington
Community health centers have been busier than usual. They’re seeing more patients, many of them newly insured. The centers, which provide care for...
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Fred Hutch Seeks African-American Breast Cancer Survivors For Focus Group
There’s a racial gap when it comes to how women experience breast cancer. Black women are 40 percent more likely to die from the disease compared to...
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At Sea-Tac, Kids With Autism Take Flight
At the Alaska Airlines ticket counter at Sea-Tac Airport, parents Ron and Christine Vega wait for their boarding passes. Their son, Gibson, 5, carries a...
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Stories From South King County's Medical Van
About twice a month, King County’s Mobile Medical van comes to Renton. It opens at 4:30, but it’s often slow until closer to 6:30, when the church...
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Public Health Clinic In White Center Saved
One of the public health clinics slated for closure got a reprieve today as King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a partnership that would...
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Virus Infecting Children May Have Spread To King County
Fifteen children, ages 6 months to 14 years, are being treated at Seattle Children's Hospital for a severe respiratory illness known as entero virus.