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 formal invitation to an important announcement leads many to believe Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is ready to run for CA governor.
Nearly five years after being caught creating child porn from middle school and Bible Camp bathroom footage, he admitted guilt.
These 17 Riverside County restaurants closed temporarily to resolve potentially health-threatening problems, like cockroaches and rats.
Skip the yard sale and clean out your garage. Lake Elsinore is planning a citywide clean-up event for all residents in March.
Top mock trial teams were honored Saturday, advancing to quarterfinals for their performances, while individual students won blue ribbons.
A top Murrieta mock trial team was honored Saturday, advancing to quarterfinals for performances while individual students won blue ribbons.
Top Temecula mock trial teams were honored Saturday, advancing to quarterfinals for performances while individual students won blue ribbons.
A legendary night of rock and roll is planned for the 30th Anniversary of Agua Caliente Casino in Palm Springs.
Rancho Water is at work on the scene of a massive repair on Margarita Road near Harveston in Temecula.
Cotino, a Storyliving by Disney Community in Rancho Mirage, is getting closer to a reality with the 24-acre crystal lagoon, and model homes.
Widespread rain is coming. All fire stations have sandbags for residents, especially in flood-prone areas.
Widespread rain is coming. All fire stations have sandbags for residents, especially in flood-prone areas.
Widespread rain is coming. The City of Wildomar has sandbags for residents to fill, especially in flood-prone areas.
Widespread rain is coming. The City of Murrieta has sandbags available for residents to fill, especially for residents in flood-prone areas.
Widespread rain is coming. The City of Temecula has sandbags available for residents to fill, especially for residents in flood-prone areas.
The earthquakes were reported shortly before 10 a.m.
If you're heading to watch the Super Bowl in Riverside County, have a game plan for getting home safely, the RivCo Sheriff's Dept. advises.
The Whitewater early morning crash closed lanes of eastbound I-10 early Friday as a westbound vehicle traveled in eastbound lanes, CHP said.
Jodie McClay, ousted by the conservative Temecula Valley Unified School District board in 2023, has found her new home in Napa Valley.
Dr. Jodie McClay, ousted by the conservative Temecula Valley Unified School District board in 2023, has found her new home in Napa Valley.
