Ashley Legassic
Ashley was born and raised in B.C., and recently moved to Kamloops from Vancouver. She pursued her diploma in journalism at Langara College and graduated in 2015. She got her start as an overnight writer for the Morning News on Global B.C. After spending a year there, she decided to follow her passion and joined iNFOnews.ca as a reporter covering court, cops and crime in Kamloops. If you have a story you think people should know about, email her at alegassic@infonews.ca.
Ashley Legassic's Stories
Watch for signs of heat stroke in all pets
KAMLOOPS – Pet owners in Kamloops recently had the opportunity to learn how to give…
More rainfall doesn’t mean lower risk of wildfires: Officials
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It's been a rainier July than we are used to in the Thompson-Okanagan,…
Number of young drivers dwindling in Thompson-Okanagan, rising in Kelowna
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – While young people across the province are picking up a bike or hopping…
Two more men plead guilty in connection to massive Kamloops drug bust
KAMLOOPS – Two men have pleaded guilty in connection to a massive Kamloops drug bust…
BAT ASSAULT: Another adjournment for suspect’s bail hearing
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops man accused of hitting a teen over the head with a…
Suspect in McGill Road standoff released on $50,000 bail
DAD OFFERS ROLEX WATCH AS SURETY FOR HIS SON'S RELEASE KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops Provincial…
Local woman’s screenplay picked up by Lifetime’s Movie of the Week
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops woman's idea is being brought to life on the small screen,…
Kamloops man charged with stabbing friend at house party has conviction upheld
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who has been convicted and sentenced for manslaughter in the…
Lightning storm blamed for six new fires across Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Lightning is being blamed for sparking half a dozen new fires in the…
BAT ASSAULT: Supporters of teen in coma rally outside court house
KAMLOOPS – Friends of Jessie Simspon, the Savona teenager in a coma after being assaulted…
Drug dealer snared in massive drug bust will spend less than two years behind bars
KAMLOOPS – A man accused of being a mid-level drug dealer in Kamloops has been…
Suspect in McGill Road standoff facing attempted murder charge
KAMLOOPS – A suspect involved in a weekend standoff near Thompson Rivers University is set…
Early morning house fire in Lower Sahali under investigation
KAMLOOPS – An investigation is underway after an early morning fire damaged several vehicles and…
Man who killed pregnant teenage girlfriend won’t get parole for 12 years
KAMLOOPS – The man found guilty of killing his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend in Kamloops nearly…
Clearwater man pleads guilty to second degree murder of common-law wife
VANCOUVER – A man from Clearwater will be given a life sentence after pleading guilty…