Ashley Ludwig has been a columnist and online news editor since 2007. She is a resident of Riverside County and covers the Patch sites and stories across southern California.
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Before joining Patch, Ashley Ludwig worked as a staff writer for the Valley News Newspaper in Southwest Riverside, covering both print and online editions. She co-founded the Southern California online magazine DailySoCal.com. She served as a freelance journalist for various publications, including the North County Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Southwest Riverside News Network (SWRNN.com), as well as articles and book reviews for the former Pages Magazine.
She owns the local Southern California Wine Country blog: Temecula Grapevine.com. Wife and mother of two daughters, she has written multiple romantic suspense novels, and chick-lit romances. Find them on Kindle and in print on Amazon.com.
A content creator and information architect since the late 1990s, Ludwig also project-managed multiple ad campaigns with Adwire for the entertainment industry, as well as worked with Books in Print, Bowker with the New York Times Bestseller Lists. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences.
A retired U.S. Navy sailor and a Vietnam veteran this 82-year-old Colton Police Department PT parking officer made a 'remarkable discovery.'
Detours in place during the Jefferson Avenue water main fix mean local shopkeepers deal with limited water and a lack of drive-by business.
The Southwest Elected Leaders Collaborative went to Sacramento to advocate for our region with decision makers. Here's what happened.
The Southwest Elected Leaders Collaborative went to Sacramento to advocate for our region with decision makers. Here's what happened.
The Southwest Elected Leaders Collaborative went to Sacramento to advocate for our region with decision makers. Here's what happened.
A 49-year-old man was identified as the victim, and one of the drivers, in a State Route 74 crash.
On the first day of the fall 2025 semester, students arrived at the many campuses, in person and online, to start the school year.
Here's when Public Enemy returns to the Indio casino resort this fall.
The Shops at Palm Desert, with the YMCA and the Academy of Musical Performance, will host its inaugural nonprofit fair in August.
Located high atop the Morongo Resort Casino, this wine cellar and restaurant has collected this prestigious award annually for a decade.
Stephen Morgan returned from his shift at a MoVal movie theater to the motel he called home when he was killed. That was in 1991.
It's not clear when they were taken, but the dolls were believed to be lifted from a warehouse earlier this year.
The Ortega Highway was temporarily closed in both directions Monday afternoon during the incident.
Transitional kindergarteners set foot on campus for the first time & seniors in the Class of 2026 stepped into their final year.
Technical issues have halted the aerial tramway due to unforeseen technical issues affecting the tramway's electronic system.
On Friday, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department will be out in force checking driver's licenses and watching for intoxicated drivers.
A missing at-risk man was last seen Friday near Corona and was believed to be on foot.
Seeing blue whales in August is a rare sight, says this local whale watching captain.
According to the ASPCA, shelters nationwide are also in a capacity crisis right now.
From career opportunities, lifestyle, to moderate weather, real estate experts dished on these best communities to call home in California.
