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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
Large turnout for Kamloops RCMP drug forum for parents of teens
KAMLOOPS – More parents than usual showed up for a drug forum put on by…
HIT AND RUN: Man charged in fatal crash may seek bail this week
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man accused of leaving the scene of an accident that left…
Decision in Kamloops sex assault trial expected next month
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man charged with sexually assaulting two women after a New Year's…
Kamloops man pleads guilty to setting neighbour’s make-shift shelter on fire
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man has pleaded guilty to a charge of arson after a…
UPDATE: Father hoping for closure after man charged in connection to teen daughter’s death
KAMLOOPS – The father of 16-year-old Jennifer Gatey believes his family may begin to get…
Naloxone training begins for staff at Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS – Staff officials with School District 73 have officially begun naloxone training. Director of…
Charges laid in Kamloops BB gun incident near middle school
KAMLOOPS – Three youth have been charged with assault with a weapon in connection to…
Kamloops Film Festival kicks off 21st year
KAMLOOPS – Downtown Kamloops may just look like Hollywood North this weekend. The 21st annual…
Kamloops RCMP want to open the conversation around teen marijuana, drug use
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are stepping up to address parents in the city, in…
UPDATE: Serial B.C. bank robber sentenced to seven years in prison
LANGUAGE ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – Shaun Cornish spent weeks robbing banks across western Canada, now he…
Muslim inmate’s discrimination complaint against Kamloops prison will be heard
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – A Muslim prisoner who says correctional officers at the Kamloops prison…
What the provincial budget means for doctor shortage in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – With a provincial election just around the corner, B.C.'s Health Ministry has received…
Trial wraps for Kamloops man accused of sexually assaulting two women after New Year’s party
KAMLOOPS – Lawyers have made closing arguments in the case of a Kamloops man accused…
Relations with both women alleging sexual assault was consensual, accused says
KAMLOOPS – Mathew Rittinger says he had consensual sexual relations with two women after a…
Accused in Lytton murder won’t have charge reduced
KAMLOOPS – A Lytton man charged in the stabbing death of his uncle will not…
Man ‘approaching children’ outside Westsyde school not suspicious: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS – Police are now saying an incident of a man approaching two children outside…
Woman says rejecting Kamloops man turned him aggressive in alleged sexual assault
KAMLOOPS – A second woman alleging sexual assault by a Kamloops man after a New…
UPDATE: Heated cross-examination turns emotional for complainant in Kamloops sex assault trial
CONTENT ADVISORY 'I WAS MADE TO FEEL SAFE THERE.' KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops woman who…
Six months in jail for recovering Kamloops crystal meth addict with violent tendencies
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who is recovering from a crystal meth addiction will spend…
Former Barriere fire chief, publisher expected to plead guilty to child porn charges
KAMLOOPS – The former chief of Barriere's volunteer fire department and publisher of the town's…
Lytton man charged with arson in connection to 2014 Botanie Creek wildfire
LYTTON – Police in Lytton have confirmed a man has been charged with arson in…
Kamloops man charged in connection to TD Bank robbery
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops say an extensive investigation has wrapped up after they arrested…
UPDATE: RCMP release photos of suspected Kamloops bank robber
KAMLOOPS – RCMP is asking for the public's help to identify the man who robbed…
Rapid snow melt keeping Kamloops crews busier than usual
KAMLOOPS – City of Kamloops crews are being flooded with calls after the snow around…