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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
UPDATE: Sewage spill in East Kamloops neighbourhood under control
KAMLOOPS – A property owner in Dallas is narrowing down the source of an on-site…
Travel advisory issued for Okanagan Connector
A travel advisory has been issued for Highway 97C in both directions, between Merritt and…
VIDEO: B.C. Wildlife Park’s porcupine celebrates her 12th birthday
KAMLOOPS – Not everyone would appreciate getting carrots and broccoli for their birthday, but an…
Kamloops RCMP investigating suspicious incident in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS – Police are asking for the public's help in getting to the bottom of…
B.C. mom backs MP’s calls for criminal probe of opioid manufacturers
VANCOUVER – A woman whose son fatally overdosed after becoming addicted to the painkiller OxyContin…
Pair of Metro Vancouver police officers arrested, released, in Cuba
VANCOUVER – The alleged assault of a 17-year-old Canadian teenager in Cuba has prompted the…
EpiPen and EpiPen Jr for anaphylaxis in short supply: Health Canada
OTTAWA – Pfizer Canada has advised Health Canada that there's a shortage of its auto-injector…
Meeting with PM won’t stop B.C.’s opposition to pipeline: Horgan
VICTORIA – A defiant British Columbia Premier John Horgan said he won't back down from…
As royal wedding nears, brands benefit from ‘Meghan effect’
LONDON – Canadian fashion designer Bojana Sentaler stared at her computer screen on Christmas Day…
B.C. police officer dies 30 years after car accident put him in a coma
VICTORIA – A police officer in Victoria has died after spending 30 years in a…
B.C. professor arrested and jailed in Slovakia since November
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An anthropology professor from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C., has been…
TRENDING NOW: Just a bear taking a walk
It's a sight most of us will never get the chance to see. This video…
Sicamous man charged with child porn offences
SICAMOUS – After an investigation into allegations regarding child pornography, a Sicamous man has been…
Downtown Kamloops patrol team helps save woman’s life after potential overdose
KAMLOOPS – A pair of downtown Kamloops patrol team members are being credited with saving…
Kamloops student organizing community street hockey game in support of Humboldt Broncos
KAMLOOPS – A high school student in Kamloops is doing her part to stand in…