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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
Calling all cowgirls for Kamloops film project
KAMLOOPS – Aspiring actresses in their 20s are being asked to attend a casting call…
Kamloops police incident impacting school bus service
KAMLOOPS – A special alert has been sent by the Kamloops-Thompson School District regarding the…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teenager found
UPDATE: 11:48 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 KAMLOOPS – RCMP say a missing 14-year-old Kamloops…
Kamloops RCMP investigating fire on North Shore
KAMLOOPS – Police are investigating an early morning fire on Kamloops's North Shore. Kamloops RCMP…
A different place to take your little one trick-or-treating in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Seniors Village is hoping to see as many trick-or-treaters as they…
Kamloops man caught in FBI child porn investigation given more than one year behind bars
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who was caught in an FBI child pornography…
Kamloops teen taking on engineering at TRU
KAMLOOPS – Most 16-year-olds are worrying about passing their driver’s licence test, keeping up with…
South Thompson River near record low levels
KAMLOOPS – Thanks to a scorching summer with little to no precipitation, the South Thompson…
Owner of local dry cleaning company fined $10,000
KAMLOOPS – The owner of a local dry cleaning company has been handed a hefty…
Trial delayed for Kamloops man accused of assaulting teen with baseball bat
KAMLOOPS – The trial for a Kamloops man accused of assaulting a teenager with a…
UPDATE: Shooting on North Shore sends two to hospital
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops continue to investigate after two men were shot at a…
More than two years prison for armed robbery of convenience store clerk in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who brandished a knife when he robbed a convenience store…
FOR RENT: Why Kamloops’ vacancy rate will likely decline again this year
KAMLOOPS – It’s a competitive and expensive market to get into in Kamloops. No, not…
Highest wind gust this century recorded in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – From power outages to uprooted trees, Kamloops was hit hard by the wild…
The hidden population dying from B.C.’s overdose crisis
Chances are, you already know him. He's likely successful, has some money, a good job,…
VIDEO: Watch the Cariboo’s wildfire season from beginning to end
CARIBOO – Thousands of evacuees from the Cariboo district fled to Kamloops this summer when…
Kamloops residents asked to stay out of parks due to strong winds
KAMLOOPS – The wind pummelled Kamloops today and the City is asking people to avoid…
Kamloops girl shuts down suspect who tried to lure her
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are looking for a man who allegedly tried to lure…
iN PHOTOS: Wind begins to take toll in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – While winds gust across Kamloops amidst a wind warning for the area, the…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teen located
UPDATE: 5:06 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 KAMLOOPS – RCMP say a missing 18-year-old girl…
Nasty weather forecast for Thompson, Shuswap tomorrow
THOMPSON-SHUSWAP – The Thompson and Shuswap could be in for some blustery weather tomorrow by…
Kamloops man arrested after allegedly robbing local hotel
KAMLOOPS – A 37-year-old Kamloops man has been arrested after allegedly robbing a North Shore…
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops’s first snowfall of the season
KAMLOOPS – Residents living in the higher elevation areas of Kamloops woke up to a…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man found
UPDATE: 8:53 a.m Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 KAMLOOPS – RCMP say a missing 36-year-old Kamloops…