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.
Go from desert heat to mountain bliss on the ride up the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. If you've never been, you are in for a treat.
Deputies were alerted to the missing AMR ambulance and the woman's whereabouts nearly 24 hours after it was stolen.
The longtime friends and business partners were in a golf cart driven by John Elway on Saturday, according to reports.
The Riverside County Coroner's Bureau officially identified Isaac Romero, 21, killed in a collision Saturday.
If you've ever wanted to ride off into the sunset with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department mounted deputies, now is your chance.
Reservations are still available at many of these Coachella Valley restaurants open for brunch, lunch or dinner.
Reservations are still available at many of these Pass Area restaurants open for brunch, lunch or dinner. Plus we've found some other ideas.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department arrived at the Sun City Palm Desert golf course, where the golf cart rolled.
Firefighters rushed to the scene where a house was actively burning Near Lincoln Street Park in Lake Elsinore.
Whether barbecue or fishing and kayak rentals, "Bobber on the Lake" has drawn many to enjoy all that Lake Elsinore has to offer.
Wednesday, Banning's Parks and Recreation Department will host a guided tour of four city facilities.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Firefighters aided two people trapped inside vehicles after a Tuesday morning Bundy Canyon crash. One later died.
California State Fair announced the Golden State Winery of the Year for 2025 as one of Temecula's own: Europa Village Winery.
Reservations are still available at many of these Temecula Valley Wine Country restaurants open for brunch, lunch or dinner.
It's time to smell the roses in Temecula, at the city's Rose Haven Heritage Garden.
"He fraudulently represented himself as a licensed attorney, practicing law in Orange County and had collected retainer fees from a client."
A fight between IE High School females, involving school resource officers being attacked and suspects detained, was captured on video.
A Southwest Riverside County blaze ignited early Friday, claiming the life of a dog and critically injuring one person, Cal Fire says.
The boy, last seen in the 2100 block of Willowbrook Lane, was located after a 3-hour search.
The San Jacinto Animal Campus is overcrowded with dogs. This week, they ask all who can come and help take home a fur-ever friend.
