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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
Search on for missing woman after reported slip into river east of Clearwater
CLEARWATER – Police are searching for a Regina woman after she reportedly fell into the…
UPDATE: Police in Kamloops find missing man
UPDATE: 10:13 a.m., Tuesday May 15, 2018. RCMP say a missing 66-year-old Kamloops man has…
Complaints from residents, former employees led to shut down of Kamloops dispensary
KAMLOOPS – An unsealed search warrant police obtained to shut down a marijuana dispensary in Kamloops…
Kamloops man found guilty of sexually touching teenage boy
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who met a teenage boy over a dating…
‘I was devastated:’ Kamloops woman worried her pregnancy will lead to eviction
KAMLOOPS – Kristin Gaddie and her fiancé Zach Wolfer are due to welcome their first…
Crews extinguish burning logs on logging truck in east Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – It took crews quite some time to put out a burning load of…
Seven years since Lytton man went missing during vision quest
LYTTON – A man who went missing while he was on a vision quest hasn't…
Don Hay announces retirement from Kamloops Blazers
KAMLOOPS – Some big team changes are coming to Kamloops's major junior hockey team. In…
Spike in illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
More than 160 people died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. in March, the second-highest…
Fundraiser for Ryan Shtuka at Kamloops brewery this weekend
KAMLOOPS – A fundraiser for the family of missing man Ryan Shtuka will be held…
Suspect in custody after allegedly ditching stolen truck near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A 31-year-old man is in custody in Kamloops after allegedly stealing a vehicle…
Police in Kamloops arrest arson suspect
KAMLOOPS – A man has been arrested in connection to a pair of garbage can…
Man stabbed after argument over taxi in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Police are asking for the public's help after an argument over a taxi…
VIDEO: The Shtuka family isn’t leaving Sun Peaks without their son
SUN PEAKS – For the past 11 weeks, you've been reading about Ryan Shtuka, the…
WATCH: A birds-eye view of the grasslands in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – It's a view people rarely get to see, but a local man is…
Move over black widows, you aren’t the scariest looking spider in the Interior
KAMLOOPS – Who knew we had tarantula-like spiders in the B.C. Interior? A "tarantuloid" spotted…
One person dead in tractor crash outside Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Police say one person is dead after a tractor accident near Cherry Creek.…
Nine-year-old boy on scooter collides with vehicle in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A nine-year-old boy is recovering after his scooter collided with a vehicle backing…
Sudden death at Kamloops hotel not believed to be suspicious: RCMP
KAMLOOPS – Police don’t believe a sudden death at the Northbridge Hotel last night was…
Kamloops Crime Stoppers looking for tips about illegal dumpers in Lac Du Bois Grasslands
KAMLOOPS – Crime Stoppers in Kamloops is teaming up with B.C. Parks to help protect…
Sheryl Crow to perform at Mission Hill winery summer concert series in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Sheryl Crow will be one of a handful of artists performing at…
Kamloops man acquitted in case of assault outside downtown nightclub
KAMLOOPS – Despite reviewing cell phone footage and poking holes in a defendant's "carefully woven"…
Motorcyclist injured after having to make sudden stop on Highway 1
KAMLOOPS – A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash on Highway 1.…
Flood watch issued for Merritt, Cache Creek
MERRITT – Hot temperatures are leading to higher water levels in B.C.'s Interior rivers and…