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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
Kamloops RCMP predict Fortis B.C. phone scam will be back as temperatures drop
KAMLOOPS – A scam that has surfaced on and off over the years in a…
How B.C.’s fentanyl crisis is affecting the safety of prisoners, guards
NANAIMO SHERIFF TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER EXPOSURE TO DRUG THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – B.C.’s fentanyl crisis is…
New phone line to help with Kamloops doctor shortage goes live
KAMLOOPS – If you're one of the thousands of Kamloops residents without a family doctor,…
At least 10 years in jail for drive-by shooter who killed Shuswap man
KAMLOOPS – A man who pleaded guilty to the 2011 drive-by shooting death of a…
Kamloops judge wanted harsher sentence for man who groped teen at bus stop
'IT'S BEEN HARD FOR ME TO… NOT THINK ABOUT IT.' KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man…
BAT ASSAULT: Pre-trial hearings to be held in new year; Simpson still in critical condition
KAMLOOPS – The man accused of beating a Savona teen with a baseball bat earlier…
RCMP not to blame for death of suspect who shot Golden Mountie: Police watchdog
REVELSTOKE – The suspect who led police on a manhunt after shooting a Mountie near…
Red Zones: Pushing offenders across Kamloops for more than a decade
'RED ZONES ARE A DESPERATE SHORT-TERM SOLUTION.' KAMLOOPS – Property crime is on the rise…
Police, bylaw resources being diverted to deal with transient camps in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – City bylaw, RCMP and ASK Wellness all agree this was a record year…
Brock residents need to report crime to police, not Facebook: Kamloops RCMP
'HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT OURSELVES?' KAMLOOPS – There is a sense of frustration…
Clearwater man who murdered ex-partner won’t get parole for 13 years
KAMLOOPS – Iain Scott showed no reaction after learning he would have to spend at…
Prison escapee arrested in Merritt after nearly one month on the run
MERRITT – A prison escapee from Saskatchewan has met his fate in Merritt after nearly…
Clearwater man bought whisky after killing ex-partner: Prosecutor
STABBED HER 11 TIMES WHILE CHILDREN WERE DOWN THE HALL KAMLOOPS – A surveillance video…
Second trial for man charged with murdering wife in Revelstoke will stay in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A new trial for a New Zealand man charged with the murder of…
CONCERN AND FEAR: How a Clearwater family was lost to alcohol, drugs, obsession and murder
'I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THAT YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE.' LANGUAGE ADVISORY KAMLOOPS –…
Emergency weather shelters in Kamloops will be operated all winter this year
KAMLOOPS – Changes will be made to Kamloops' plan for housing homeless people over this…
Dallas Elementary School in Kamloops closed after sprinklers went off
KAMLOOPS – A heads up for some Kamloops parents this morning, Oct. 25, Dallas Elementary…
Kamloops drivers apparently forgetting texting and driving is illegal
KAMLOOPS – Fines and enforcement for distracted driving have been going up across the province,…
Two men accused of assaulting Mountie in Pritchard plead guilty
KAMLOOPS – Two men accused of assaulting and disfiguring a Mountie in Pritchard have pleaded…
Kamloops Blazers’ attendance off to a slow start this season
KAMLOOPS – Residents of Kamloops don't appear to be taking advantage of live, local hockey…
Accused pleads guilty to 2011 drive-by shooting death of Shuswap man
KAMLOOPS – The gallery in a Kamloops courtroom was packed with people who listened to…
Overdose deaths have tripled in Kamloops, continue to rise in Kelowna
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Newly released numbers from the B.C. Coroners Service shows drug overdose deaths are…
Feature film looking for extras in South Okanagan
OLIVER – Calling all actors, a feature film is set to begin filming in the…
More than half of B.C.’s overdose deaths this year blamed on fentanyl
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The number of drug related deaths in B.C. for the first nine months…