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
Beach-bound or poolside? Wear your sunscreen and your sunglasses officials say. The UV rays are at their highest levels this week.
Beach-bound or poolside: wear your sunscreen and your sunglasses officials say. The UV rays are at their highest levels this week.
Beach-bound or poolside? Wear your sunscreen and your sunglasses officials say. The UV rays are at their highest levels this week.
Beach-bound or poolside? Wear your sunscreen and your sunglasses officials say. The UV rays are at their highest levels this week.
Beach-bound? Wear your sunscreen and your sunglasses officials say. The UV rays are at their highest levels this week.
Santa Ana police are seeking the identity of a suspect sought after a wallet and bike was stolen at Santa Ana's Donut Star on Grand Avenue.
Alejandro Hernandez Garcia of San Juan Capistrano was convicted on March 18 in a non-jury trial by an Orange County Superior Court.
Mission Viejo area congresswoman Katie Porter will be on hand to speak to her constituents July 11 at Mike Ward Community Park.
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Want to go to Disneyland? A three-day, single-park ticket pack for around $83 a day is now available to California residents.
A fire broke out in the area of the Ortega Highway near San Juan Capistrano Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters raced to the scene to do battle.
Rancho Santa Margarita area congresswoman Katie Porter will be on hand to speak to her constituents July 11 at Mike Ward Community Park.
Joe Ziomek funds the new I.D.E.A initiative: inclusion, diversity, equity and access for all at the Boys & Girls Club, Saddleback Branch.
A prolific and invasive algae, most commonly seen in Florida or in saltwater tanks, has breached Newport Beach's coast. Here's what we know.
Orange County Fire Authority's technical rescue team worked to free a spooked horse stuck between broken concrete and exposed rebar.
Now that over 70 percent of Orange County adults are vaccinated with at least one dose, OC Health Care changes its reporting strategy.
Witnesses told the California Highway Patrol a truck entered the 91 freeway going the wrong way and crashed into a black Mercedes Benz.
The donation is part of the Panda Cares Center of Hope philanthropic initiative to support children's hospitals' programs and services.
The suspect is considered armed & dangerous.
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