
Ruby de Luna
ReporterYear started with KUOW: 1994
Ruby de Luna is a features reporter at KUOW. She had originally planned to go into TV, but ditched the idea after discovering public radio. Ruby has reported on immigrant communities. She currently covers health care issues.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a BA in communication from Seattle Pacific University.
In the age of computer/digital audio editing, Ruby is proud to be one of the few old–schoolers who can still edit tape with a razor blade. In her free time she practices her knife skills on new recipes.
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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. The…
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The company behind a medical device that has caused deadly bacterial infections in Seattle will voluntarily recall its scopes.A global outbreak of…
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Washington is going to take a different tack on reducing gun violence, Gov. Jay Inslee says: Treat it as a public health problem.Inslee unveiled his plans…
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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 being…
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Update, 10 a.m., Dec. 26, 2015: The Washington state Department of Transportation tweeted early Christmas Day that Interstate 90 westbound had reopened.…
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The Cascades saw heavy snowfall Tuesday night, and more of it is in the forecast. It’s a bonanza for skiers. But a power outage has affected some ski…
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Washington state law requires hospitals to screen patients for financial need before demanding payment. But that doesn’t always happen. Now courts are…
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Ask Alfonso Adinolfi how he got hepatitis C and he’ll point to his upper right arm. “Right there,” he says, “that tattoo.”He’s lived with the blood-borne…
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Washington is prepared for infectious outbreaks — or so it seems.But a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health…
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Juice boxes and children seem to go together. Juice is often the main drink in school cafeterias and at kids’ parties and sports events. But at Swedish…