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.
Guests will be welcomed with complimentary champagne and treated to a Texas-style BBQ Dinner, freshly prepared at the outdoor pavilion.
Additional officers will be out in force through Sept. 7 as part of a national campaign targeting drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs.
Tickets go on sale for locals on Thursday, for everyone on Friday. Here's what to know.
A Subaru and a semitruck collided in Sage, east of Temecula, injuring at least one person.
Maddy and Izzy were the best of friends and had just started their senior year in high school when a horrific crash took their lives.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department located the missing 14-year-old girl, last seen on Sterling Avenue.
The CHP is seeking information on suspicious activity after the discovery of the body last week near State Route 74 and Steinhoff Avenue.
Wildomar's City Council will determine whether to halt the District 1 and 3 elections, while the District 5 election will still occur.
This Southwest Riverside County won't go below 100 degrees for the next seven days.
The Inland Empire will see many days above 100 degrees for the next week. Here's where it will be hottest.
The deserts of the Inland Empire will not dip below 100 degrees for the next week. Here's where it will be hottest.
The culture of the 2026/27 team has changed, players say. It's about focus, playing for each other, and being there for their community.
Shadow, left behind in Big Bear after the death of his mate, Jackie, has been seen with KD-1, a bald eagle from the Prado Wetlands.
Café La Jefa was recognized for promoting nutritious food, physical activity, and community connections.
The I-215 was slow and go for about an hour as emergency responders attended to crash victims Friday morning.
This new designation will help families, entrepreneurs and underserved communities reach the resources they need to build a stronger future.
An electric vehicle ignited on Westbound Gilman Springs Road, leading to a lengthy road closure.
Roads were closed Thursday following a crash in which firefighters helped free an injured person from their Mustang sports car.
Council gave its first reading of a new ordinance to forever ban the construction of data centers within its borders.
To date, SDG&E has shared only one alternative route for the proposed nearly 200-foot-tall power transfer lines slated to run through town.
