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
Residents are heading out of Rancho Santa Margarita in droves in planes, trains and automobiles for the 4th of July holiday weekend.
Residents are heading out of Mission Viejo & the Southland in droves in planes, trains and automobiles for the 4th of July holiday weekend.
Residents head out of Laguna Beach and the Southland in droves in planes, trains and automobiles for the 4th of July holiday weekend.
Residents are heading out of the Southland in droves in planes, trains and automobiles for the 4th of July holiday weekend.
Residents head out of San Juan Capistrano & Orange County in droves in planes, trains & automobiles for the 4th of July holiday weekend.
Residents are heading out of Orange County and the Southland in droves in planes, trains & automobiles for the 4th of July holiday weekend.
Drivers are heading out of Orange County and the Southland in droves in planes, trains and automobiles for the 4th of July holiday weekend.
A recent study showed Independence Day plumes are full of pollutants that can pose significant health risks, especially in Orange County.
Orange County's weekly averages for COVID-19 cases ticked up this week, but hospitalization numbers remained low, Tuesday's data shows.
The suspect was accused of shooting a 21-year-old victim at about 8 p.m. Sunday behind a business at Marguerite Parkway and La Paz.
The North Orange Community College District is seeking a new chancellor while tasking a former chancellor to perform interim duties.
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His wife's lawsuit against the Angels says "the tragedy of Tyler's death was made worse by the revelation that it could have been avoided.
Skaggs's wife, parents filed suit, saying: "the tragedy of Tyler's death was made worse by the revelation that it could have been avoided."
The California Restaurant Foundation & Guy's Restaurant Reboot chose 5 independent restaurants to assist upon reopening after the pandemic.
The California Restaurant Foundation & Guy's Restaurant Reboot chose 5 independent restaurants to assist upon reopening after the pandemic.
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