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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
Driver charged with second-degree murder in fatal Shuswap crash won’t be held in custody
KAMLOOPS – A Shuswap man charged with second-degree murder in a fatal motor vehicle accident…
Two alleged shoplifters caught on camera in Valleyview store
KAMLOOPS – Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in identifying two alleged shoplifters…
Four-year prison sentence for man who went on crime spree across Interior
KAMLOOPS – Crashing into and injuring a Kamloops couple, stealing a witness's car and serial…
Driver charged with murder in connection to fatal Shuswap crash last year
KAMLOOPS – A man accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash near Magna…
PTSD: Why some paramedics never leave the accident scene
'ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED AND IT JUST WOULDN'T STOP' KAMLOOPS – On Dec.…
New provincial tax credit incentive for Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers
KAMLOOPS – A new proposed provincial tax credit for search and rescue volunteers will help…
Kamloops RCMP searching for suspect after Valleyview liquor store robbery
KAMLOOPS – Another alleged robbery in Valleyview has Kamloops RCMP asking for the public's help.…
Colleagues remember ‘larger than life’ Kamloops defence lawyer after sudden death
KAMLOOPS – On any given day, you could find criminal defence lawyer Ken Tessovitch sitting…
Murder trial adjourned for accused in Shuswap drive-by shooting
KAMLOOPS – The jury trial for a man charged with second degree murder in the…
Kamloops RCMP search for suspect after Valleyview Subway robbery
KAMLOOPS – Police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect who allegedly…
Murder charge laid in connection to east Kamloops homicide
KAMLOOPS – A 56-year-old man has been charged in connection to a homicide in east…
Kamloops mom struck on Coquihalla while helping others dies
KAMLOOPS – Anna Grandia has died, days after being struck by a car on the…
Kamloops-Thompson school district staff to begin naloxone training this month
KAMLOOPS – School administrators in the Kamloops-Thompson district are one step closer to being able…
Drones will play a key role for Kamloops Search and Rescue
KAMLOOPS – A new piece of equipment being used by Kamloops Search and Rescue is…
“They did everything perfectly:” Couple struck by car on Coquihalla in critical but stable condition
KAMLOOPS – Two parents who were severely injured in a crash on the Coquihalla after…
Your new summer adventure destination may soon be… Revelstoke?
REVELSTOKE – One day soon, you might be packing the kids in the minivan for…
Man shot by police in Salmon Arm facing more than 20 charges from incident
SALMON ARM – A 22-year-old man who was shot by police in Salmon Arm is…
How an Oliver man had his sexual assault conviction against a young boy tossed out
OLIVER – An Oliver man who was accused of lying about his sexual orientation under…
Kamloops Mountie wasn’t in the wrong when she questioned man at traffic stop: Appeals court judge
KAMLOOPS – A Supreme Court judge has overturned a decision to acquit a Kamloops man…
Kamloops rallying together for couple hit by car on Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS – The people of Kamloops are coming together to help support a local family…
Mother Nature has decided we haven’t yet had enough snow
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Up to 20 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in parts of…
Interior police dogs will soon be trained to detect fentanyl
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – After the RCMP announced its police dogs would be trained in detecting fentanyl,…
Former TRU student fined after crashing into dentist’s office in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A man who crashed his friend's car into a downtown Kamloops building when…
At least eight mailboxes damaged in Salmon Arm; Police asking for public’s help
SALMON ARM – Police in Salmon Arm are asking for the public's help after vandalism…