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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
VIDEO: Getting up close and personal with cougars
KAMLOOPS – Bet you've never seen a cougar this close before. WildSafe B.C. has released…
Man who allegedly drove into several Kamloops businesses facing 13 charges
KAMLOOPS – A 35-year-old man is facing more than a dozen charges in connection to…
‘I never thought we’d be searching for so long’: Shtuka family heading home for the first time in months
KAMLOOPS – After 14 agonizing weeks, a missing Alberta man’s family is starting to realized…
Two new slo-pitch fields at the Tournament Capital Ranch expected to be ready this summer
KAMLOOPS – In just a few months, two more slo-pitch fields at the Tournament Capital…
Police investigating after 9-year-old cyclist dies in Clearwater
CLEARWATER – Police are investigating a tragic traffic collision that resulted in the death of…
VIDEO: B.C. Lions crash Kamloops aqua fit class
KAMLOOPS – All work and no play would make for a pretty dull training camp…
Heffley Creek bridge construction expected to be complete in July
KAMLOOPS – It's been just over one year since Old Highway 5 in Heffley Creek…
Young cyclist injured in Kelowna hit and run
KELOWNA – A young girl walking her bike in an intersection has been injured after…
UPDATE: Weather helps crews get a handle on new wildfire near Savona
KAMLOOPS – A wildfire sparked 40 kilometres west of Kamloops near Savona is being held,…
Kamloops psychiatrist reprimanded for relationship with patient
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops psychiatrist has been reprimanded for engaging in unprofessional conduct by maintaining…
UPDATE: Crews making good progress on wildfires in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS – While small fires continue to pop up across the Southern Interior, B.C. Wildfire…
BREAKING: Kamloops man sentenced to 10 months for hit and run that killed teenage girl
KAMLOOPS – The father of a 16-year-old Kamloops girl who was struck and killed in…
Residents of fire-damaged Tranquille Road apartment building could be out for weeks
KAMLOOPS – An apartment building on Kamloops's North Shore is unliveable right now after a…
After Amazon Echo misfire, ways to protect your own privacy
NEW YORK – Revelations that an Amazon Echo smart speaker inadvertently sent a family's private…
Four sex-related charges laid against teacher in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say sex-related charges have been laid against a…
Four military college students accused of desecrating Qur’an with bacon
OTTAWA – Four cadets from the Royal Military College in Saint-Jean, Que., have been accused…
New app lets parents keep kids’ pertinent information at their fingertips
MONTREAL – Getting the right information to authorities is paramount in the minutes following a…
Former B.C. premier says pot industry about to enter Wild West period
VICTORIA – Former British Columbia premier Mike Harcourt says Canada is about to enter a…
What exactly is a ‘human-caused’ wildfire?
Around this time each year, at least a couple of wildfires start popping up around…
Eagle with broken wing now in recovery facility after RCMP rescue
BELLA COOLA, B.C. – A pair of police officers on British Columbia's central coast went…
Brewloops block party headlines this weekend’s events in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – One of Kamloops's favourite beer festivals is kicking off the spring season. Brewloops…
Police looking for any information on who smashed urinals, sinks and toilets in Rutland park washrooms
KELOWNA – Thousands of dollars in damage has been done to public washrooms in a…
UPDATE: Weather helps crews get a handle on new wildfire near Savona
KAMLOOPS – A wildfire sparked 40 kilometres west of Kamloops near Savona is being held,…
New liquidation store has set up shop in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The old Wholesale Sports building on Notre Dame Drive in Kamloops is no…