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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: Three-legged bobcat has a snack at B.C. Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Wildlife Park is offering an inside look at what some of…
Preliminary hearing underway for accused in east Kamloops RV park murder
KAMLOOPS – A man accused of killing a man in a Kamloops RV park last…
Interior hospitals had hundreds of overdose patients in 2017
As more people across the province succumb to the ongoing opioid crisis, the number of…
Kelowna RCMP searching for armed robbers who held up adult store
KELOWNA – Police in Kelowna are investigating an armed robbery at a downtown adult store.…
Snowfall warning issued for some interior mountain passes
Drivers on Interior highways should take extra caution today. Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings…
Home in Westsyde searched in connection to explosives and guns investigation
KAMLOOPS – Police have conducted another search in connection to an east Kamloops home where…
Vernon resident out thousands after ‘CRA’ demands Bitcoin payment
VERNON – A Vernon resident is out $11,000 after being duped by a new scam.…
Alleged truck thief slips away before being tracked down by Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man is facing charges after allegedly stealing a truck from a…
Chase RCMP seeking grocery store armed robbery suspect
CHASE – Police in Chase are searching for a suspect after a robbery at a…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman found
UPDATE: 9:42 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 VERNON – RCMP says a 20-year-old Vernon woman…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman found
UPDATE: 9:26 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 VERNON – RCMP says a missing 39-year-old Vernon…
What the province is doing to attract more health care workers
From nurse practitioners to physiotherapists, health care professionals are in high demand across the province.…
Five arrested in Vernon dial-a-dope operation, police say
VERNON – A search warrant executed by Vernon RCMP had led to five arrests in…
Seven months in jail for former Barriere fire chief’s child porn
KAMLOOPS – The former fire chief of a North Thompson town will spend seven months…
Firearms, drugs seized from east Kamloops home after explosives found
KAMLOOPS – Police have finished their search of a Dallas home and have seized firearms,…
UPDATE: Travel advisories for black ice on Interior highways ended
UPDATE: 11:03 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 Drive B.C. has rescinded the travel advisories for…
Teenage girl injured after collision in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – An 18-year-old girl is recovering from minor injuries after a collision in downtown…
Bald eagle rescued near Similkameen River recovering at B.C. Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS – It was around noon on Sunday when a rancher in the Princeton area…
Kamloops RCMP still seeking information after suspected hit and run on Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS – Police are asking anyone with information on a potential hit and run with…
UPDATE: More than 100 supportive housing units to be built in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – More than 100 new supportive housing units are expected to be developed in…
RCMP explosive disposal team on scene in east Kamloops neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP have called in the explosive disposal unit after the search of…
Charges laid in alleged assault on Kamloops nurses
KAMLOOPS – A patient has been charged for allegedly assaulting three nurses at Hillside Psychiatric…
City of Kamloops buys land for affordable housing projects
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops has purchased a series of lots on both sides…
Kamloops RCMP looking for break-in suspect
KAMLOOPS – Police are looking for a suspect who broke into a Sahali apartment early…