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Chain link fencing now blocks off the old Claim Jumper Restaurant & Saloon, a sign of progress for two new restaurants under construction.

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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.
Chain link fencing now blocks off the old Claim Jumper Restaurant & Saloon, a sign of progress for two new restaurants under construction.

The RivCo Board of Supervisors flagged a portion of the $12.6 million grants to clear 12 miles of encampments in Southwest Riverside County.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Firefighters were slated to assist the U.S. Forest Service with a prescribed burn in Temescal Valley Tuesday.
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Police, sheriff, and fire officials across the Inland Empire are paying tribute to Deputy Hector Cuevas, Jr., who died Monday.
Road work on the 15 Freeway near the 91 in Corona would start Tuesday morning and last all week, Caltrans advised.
Dorothy McElhinney Middle School is a CA School to Watch, recognizing its commitment to academic excellence and student-centered learning.
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Last week, the suspects broke into a Jefferson Ave. business, loaded $50,000 worth of tools and property into a vehicle, and drove to OC.
A 36-year-old Good Hope man is behind bars Monday after allegedly stabbing another man, authorities say.
The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.6 quake in the Salton Sea Friday, but there was no quake.
As mother Bald Eagle Jackie rose to feed her young, seen on the Friends of Big Bear Valley eagle nest cam, only two babies took a feeding.
Firefighters assisted workers at the Mira Loma Costco distribution center after that building "filled with smoke."
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The Mountain Rescue team located a 71-year-old hiker reported by a friend as lost overnight in the mountains of eastern Riverside County.
President Trump's tariffs look to skyrocket prices of European wines and spirits.
Swiftwater rescue teams worked to rescue occupants of a mud-trapped vehicle in the San Jacinto area, leaving the roadway completely blocked.