Laguna Niguel-Dana Point, CA|News|
Shark Sighting Off Capo Beach Sparks More Curiosity Than Concern
Local drone photographer Matt Larmand caught this amazing sight of a shark cruising off the coast.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
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Ashley Ludwig has been a columnist and online news editor since 2007. Email news tips and leads for Orange County / San Gabriel Valley to ashley.ludwig@patch.com
Prior to joining Patch, she worked as a staff writer for Southwest Riverside's Valley News Newspaper--in print and online. She was a co-founder of the southern California news conglomerate, DailySoCal.com--and prior to that, a freelance journalist for such publications as the North County Times, San Diego Union Tribune, and Southwest Riverside News Network (SWRNN.com), and still owns the local southern California Wine Country blog: TemeculaGrapevine.com.
Ashley Ludwig has worked as a writer on the web since the late 1990s. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona, with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences.
Wife, and mother of two daughters, she is the author of multiple romantic suspense novels. www.ashleyludwig.com
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Orange County, CA|News|
OC Supes Honor Top Doc, Promise More Mobile Vaccine Clinics
With mass vaccination sites shuttered, Orange County will host 30 mobile vaccination clinics.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Orange County, CA|News|
Orange County Gas Prices Off The Charts Memorial Day Weekend 2021
Gas prices across the county have reached their highest amount since Oct. 17, 2019, according to figures from the AAA.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Los Alamitos-Seal Beach, CA|News|
Seal Beach Gas Prices Off The Charts Memorial Day Weekend 2021
Gas prices across the county have reached their highest amount since Oct. 17, 2019, according to figures from the AAA.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Newport Beach-Corona Del Mar, CA|News|
Newport Beach Gas Prices Off The Charts Memorial Day Weekend 2021
Gas prices across the county have reached their highest amount since Oct. 17, 2019, according to figures from the AAA.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA|News|
Rancho Santa Margarita Gas Prices Skyrockets Memorial Day Weekend
Gas prices across the county have reached their highest amount since Oct. 17, 2019, according to figures from the AAA.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Lake Forest, CA|News|
Lake Forest Gas Prices Skyrocket Memorial Day Weekend 2021
Gas prices across the county have reached their highest amount since Oct. 17, 2019, according to figures from the AAA.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Mission Viejo, CA|News|
Mission Viejo Gas Prices Skyrocket Memorial Day Weekend 2021
Gas prices across the county have reached their highest amount since Oct. 17, 2019, according to figures from the AAA.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Laguna Niguel-Dana Point, CA|News|
Dana Point Gas Prices Off The Charts Memorial Day Weekend 2021
Gas prices across the county have reached their highest amount since Oct. 17, 2019, according to figures from the AAA.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
San Juan Capistrano, CA|News|
San Juan Capistrano Gas Prices Skyrocket Memorial Day Weekend
Gas prices across the county have reached their highest amount since Oct. 17, 2019, according to figures from the AAA.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
San Clemente, CA|News|
San Clemente Gas Prices Off The Charts Memorial Day Weekend 2021
Gas prices across the county have reached their highest amount since Oct. 17, 2019, according to figures from the AAA.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Laguna Beach|News|
Laguna Beach Gas Prices Off The Charts Memorial Day Weekend 2021
Gas prices across the county have reached their highest amount since Oct. 17, 2019, according to figures from the AAA.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Orange County, CA|News|
CHP Releases Photo Of Car Sought In Fatal Road Rage Shooting
California Highway Patrol has identified the vehicle in question after the fatal shooting of a 6-year-boy one week ago.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Laguna Beach|News|
PCH Box Culvert Replacement Finished In Time For Memorial Day
CalTrans burned the midnight oil to ensure their box culvert replacement at Broadway and PCH was complete in time for the holiday weekend.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Orange County, CA|News|
OC Lotto Winner Bonanza + $310K Reward In Boy's Road Rage Death
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Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Orange County, CA|News|
'I'm Losing My Patience' OCDA Gives Road Rage Shooter Ultimatum
The reward for information on the killing of 6-year-old Aiden Leos has grown to $310,000 as his sister pleads for someone to step forward.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Laguna Beach|News|
Laguna Beach Wins Big In Wyland's Water Conservation Challenge
Wyland's National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation will see more than three billion gallons of water over the next year.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Orange County, CA|News|
Orange County CHP Cracking Down For Memorial Day Weekend
Last year during Memorial Day weekend, 78 percent of Californians who were killed in a crash were not wearing a seatbelt, according to CHP.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Los Alamitos-Seal Beach, CA|News|
Los Alamitos, CHP Cracking Down For Memorial Day Weekend
Last year during Memorial Day weekend, 78 percent of Californians who were killed in a crash were not wearing a seatbelt, according to CHP.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff
Newport Beach-Corona Del Mar, CA|News|
Newport Beach, CHP Cracking Down For Memorial Day Weekend
Last year during Memorial Day weekend, 78 percent of Californians who were killed in a crash were not wearing a seatbelt, according to CHP.
Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff