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.
Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters combed through Eaton Fire victims' homes to find wedding rings, watches, and hope amid the rubble.
Early Sunday, one man was shot to death at a Normandy Court home. Another appeared at a nearby hospital, also suffering gunshot wounds.
A Home Gardens resident and their pet fled a house fire early Monday.
Many Riverside County residents are seeing their power restored Friday after a lengthy Power Safety Shutoff Outage.
Many Murrieta residents are seeing their power restored Friday after a lengthy Power Safety Shutoff Outage.
A month-long Winchester Road on-ramp is starting this weekend. Drivers should seek alternate routes.
Temecula residents are invited to give back to those in need through contributions of both non-perishable food items and essential items.
RivCo Sheriff's deputies conducted sex offender parole and probation compliance checks at 30 locations involving 50 different registrants.
One person died in a collision on the SR-71 southbound at Euclid, officials say.
A 40-year-old man is behind bars on suspicion of setting fires amid a state of emergency in Banning.
A grand opening event on Saturday was planned for the community by the builder Richmond American Homes to show three two-story model homes.
With an influx of influenza and long Emergency Room wait times, the Riverside University Health System doctors shared self-triage tips.
One day after he was fired, deputies say the former caretaker is suspected of torturing and attempting to kill a paraplegic man in his care.
How far would you drive for a free Crumbl chocolate chip cookie?
A 26-year-old Indio woman was identified as the victim in the fatal Country Club Drive collision late Wednesday.
"The city is working on getting the traffic lights working properly as soon as possible."
Rod Stewart impersonator Rob Caudill will lead a performance of "Tonight's the Night," as the singer himself launches a new tour.
An "unwanted family member" causing a disturbance drew officers to Cask Lane, near Great Oak High School, Birdsall Sports Park in Temecula.
Deputy Timothy Corlew, assigned to Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station, was involved in an on-duty traffic collision and died Wednesday.
A blaze ignited near the Riverside County, San Bernardino County boundary during Wednesday's wind storm.
