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
Recycled materials are being collected in these areas of Orange County thanks to a partnership between the Childs Creativity Lab & the YMCA.
Recycled materials are being collected in these areas of Orange County thanks to a partnership between the Childs Creativity Lab & the YMCA.
Recycled materials are being collected in these areas of Orange County thanks to a partnership between the Childs Creativity Lab & the YMCA.
Recycled materials are being collected in these areas of Orange County thanks to a partnership between the Childs Creativity Lab & the YMCA.
Providence Health announces a partnership with My Turn to open two new points of dispensing in Orange County: One at Great Park in Irvine.
Anaheim firefighters put out a blaze that may have started with candles, according to officials. Then, an unidentified body was discovered.
A 23-year-old Costa Mesa resident will spend six months in jail after attacking a transgender woman and a bystander with his skateboard.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.
A baby gray whale entangled in fishing line is sought along the southern California coastline. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful.