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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
Pair of thieves targeting vehicles in Sun Rivers: Police
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops Rural RCMP say two active thieves are targeting vehicles in the Sun…
Man charged with selling bear paws, gall bladders in Cache Creek area
KAMLOOPS – Nine charges have been laid against a man who is accused of trafficking…
RCMP in B.C. getting out the word about scams
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – RCMP in B.C. are working to spread the word about scams for International…
Pre-trial hearings begin for Valleyview motel murder
KAMLOOPS – A preliminary inquiry has begun for a man charged with murder in connection…
People in Brock speak out about property crime; lack of RCMP response
KAMLOOPS – Residents of the Brocklehurst neighbourhood in Kamloops have had a chance to voice…
Kamloops man who assaulted girlfriend should be dangerous offender: Lawyers
KAMLOOPS – More than two years after he held his girlfriend hostage, beat her and…
B.C. gambler walks away with $20,000 after Trump win
BRITISH COLUMBIA – While reaction from aross the world over the U.S. Presidential election continues…
Prison violence on the rise at KRCC and other jails prompts union to take action
KAMLOOPS – Violence in B.C. prisons has risen by nearly 40 per cent and the…
Have you seen these missing gargoyles in Kamloops?
KAMLOOPS – Crime Stoppers in Kamloops is asking for the public's help in cracking an…
Merritt hospital emergency department will be expanded
MERRITT – Emergency health services in the Coquihalla corridor are receiving an upgrade after the…
HIT AND RUN: Dad remembers Jennifer Gatey for who she was, not how she died
'THE RIGHT THING IS FOR YOU TO STEP UP AND ACCEPT YOUR ROLE.' KAMLOOPS –…
Former Barriere fire chief facing child porn charges released from custody
BARRIERE – The former volunteer fire chief at the Barriere Fire Department has been released…
Former Barriere fire chief and newspaper publisher facing child pornography charges
KAMLOOPS – After leaving his position as publisher at the North Thompson Star Journal, Al…
Kamloops man found guilty of sexually assaulting friend while she slept next to her boyfriend
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a…
HIT AND RUN: Kamloops RCMP seize Jeep for forensic investigation
KAMLOOPS – A Jeep parked in the driveway of a home in Kamloops has been…
HIT AND RUN: Roadside memorial grows for Kamloops teen struck and killed
KAMLOOPS – As you walk up to the bus stop on Pacific Way near Abbeyglenn…
HIT AND RUN: Kamloops RCMP says finding suspect is top priority
'WHEN IT'S A YOUTH, IT'S ESPECIALLY TRAUMATIC' KAMLOOPS – RCMP in Kamloops are investigating a…
Teenage girl dies after hit and run in Kamloops neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS – A teenage girl has died after being hit by a car in Aberdeen…
Owner of run-down North Shore home ordered to pay City of Kamloops nearly $60,000
HOME HAD ANIMAL FECES, ORGANIC MATTER, ETC. SEVERAL FEET HIGH KAMLOOPS – A woman who…
VIDEO: Kamloops haunted house scares up food bank donations
KAMLOOPS – More than 2,000 lbs. of food has been donated to the Kamloops Food…
KRCC, correctional facilities in B.C. will soon be equipped with naloxone to combat fentanyl
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A potentially life-saving drug for overdose patients will be introduced to prisons across…
Kamloops offender with firearm, drug offences could spend nearly seven years in jail
KAMLOOPS – A man with more than 21 convictions on his record could spend nearly…
Brock residents will get the chance to speak out about crime in their Kamloops neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS – Residents of a Kamloops neighbourhood, which has seen an increase in crime over…
Kamloops couple behind bars after police raid turns up cocaine and cash
KAMLOOPS – More than $12,000 in cash and over a 100 grams of cocaine were…