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.
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Banning Police officers arrested two people and cited 23 others for license violations during the DUI/Drivers License holiday checkpoint.
A bicyclist traversing the Highway 111 and Frank Sinatra Drive intersection was struck and killed, officials say.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department raced to the scene Thursday, where a person was critically injured while crossing the street.
According to the AAA, gasoline in Riverside County was at its lowest amount to end a year since 2020 Tuesday.
According to the AAA, gasoline in Riverside County was at its lowest amount to end a year since 2020 Tuesday.
According to the AAA, gasoline in Riverside County was at its lowest amount to end a year since 2020 Tuesday.
According to the AAA, gasoline in Riverside County was at its lowest amount to end a year since 2020 Tuesday.
When heading out or heading home, here are the lowest gas prices near you.
According to the AAA, gasoline in Riverside County was at its lowest amount to end a year since 2020 Tuesday.
When heading out or heading home, here are the lowest gas prices near you.
When heading out or heading home, here are the lowest gas prices near you.
When heading out or heading home, here are the lowest gas prices near you.
The driver of one car was ejected from the vehicle and suffered life-ending injuries after being, police said.
According to the Oceanside Police Department, the pedestrian was on the state Route 76 fog line at the time of the incident.
Olga Almendra Mendez was booked on suspicion of kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, making terrorist threats, false ID, and forgery.
