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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
Fire restrictions for Kamloops Fire Centre to be put in place ahead of May long weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Just in time for the Victoria Day long weekend, fire restrictions are set…
Crime Stoppers looking for alleged thief who broke into car at Royal Inland
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops and District Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help identifying a…
Alleged Kamloops fraudsters accused of racking up thousands on credit cards
KAMLOOPS – Crime Stoppers in Kamloops is seeking two suspects accused of using fraudulent credit…
Why no one’s giving up the search for missing Cache Creek fire chief
CACHE CREEK – "If the shoe were on the other foot, if we were missing…
Is Green the new orange for Interior voters?
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Last night, a majority of voters across the province were looking for change.…
Wine is on the menu this weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The 19th annual Kamloops Wine Festival will be wrapping up this weekend and…
Newcap Radio acquires three Kamloops radio stations
KAMLOOPS – Things are set to change for the Kamloops radio scene after a Nova…
BREAKING: Kamloops’ mayor Peter Milobar wins Kamloops-North Thompson riding
KAMLOOPS – The traditionally bellwether riding of Kamloops-North Thompson will stay Liberal for the next…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Eye on the Fraser-Nicola race
NICOLA VALLEY – B.C. Liberal candidate Jackie Tegart is seeking re-election in her riding of…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Eye on the Kamloops-North Thompson race
KAMLOOPS – Since the incumbent MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson is not seeking re-election, a newcomer…
Special Olympics B.C. needs your help for summer games in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Special Olympics B.C. Summer Games are coming to Kamloops this July, but…
Seven months behind bars for Kamloops man in bizarre assault
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who pleaded guilty to assaulting an acquaintance being held in…
State of local emergency declared in Nicola Valley
NICOLA VALLEY – A state of local emergency has been declared due to flooding in…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Longtime politician and family man, Milobar wants to be Kamloops-North Thompson MLA
KAMLOOPS – When Kamloops mayor Peter Milobar was asked what his greatest personal accomplishment has…
Former Barriere fire chief pleads guilty to child pornography
KAMLOOPS – Former Barriere fire chief and local newspaper publisher Al Kirkwood has pleaded guilty…
Canada weighing multiple trade actions against U.S. over softwood lumber
WASHINGTON – The Canadian government is threatening multiple trade actions against the United States in…
Nanotechnology team creates Oilers logo so small 900 million fit on top of puck
EDMONTON – While many hockey fans go big with their pride come playoff time, researchers…
B.C.’s Clark gains energy from feds, New Democrats urge Greens to their side
VANCOUVER – Liberal Leader Christy Clark's bid to ban or tax thermal coal received a…
Thankful climber plucked from Canada’s highest mountain ‘did everything right’
WHITEHORSE – A solo climber who waited four days to be rescued from Canada's highest…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: NDP leader to spend Saturday campaigning in Okanagan
OKANAGAN – With just days until the provincial election, B.C. NDP leader John Horgan is…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: This Green candidate’s roots run deep in North Thompson
KAMLOOPS – With roots through the North Thompson dating back generations, Dan Hines knew that…
Search is on for missing Cache Creek fire chief
CACHE CREEK – The Cache Creek fire chief has gone missing after going to check…
UPDATE: Kamloops teen missing more than two months found
UPDATE: 12:16 p.m. Monday, July 24, 2017 The Kamloops teenager reported missingfive months ago has…
First breast cancer support group coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A new support group in Kamloops is hoping to help women who have…