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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
No jail time for 13-year-old who has problems obeying the law
KAMLOOPS – A young boy who has had run-ins with the law since his parents'…
Suspect in weekend trailer park shooting in Kamloops due for bail hearing
KAMLOOPS – The man accused of firing shots inside a Kamloops trailer park this weekend…
Royal couple will visit Kelowna on their B.C. trip
KELOWNA – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced plans for their trip to…
Kamloops man claims RCMP entrapped him and wants a hearing
"I HAD RIGHTS UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT AND THEY WERE VIOLATED." KAMLOOPS – A…
Police watchdog handing officer-involved crash investigation back to Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS – The province's police watchdog is handing the investigation into an officer-involved collision in…
Witness details drug-fueled relationship with accused in drug, gun bust
KAMLOOPS – The former girlfriend of the accused in a drug and gun bust detailed…
Kamloops mom pleads guilty to killing newborn son
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops mother has admitted to killing her newborn son. At Courtney Fawn…
Receptionist describes shocking moments as car crashes into Kamloops salon
"YOU KNEW SOMETHING WAS COMING THROUGH THOSE WINDOWS." KAMLOOPS – Kelsey Pierobon had just hung…
VIDEO: Kamloops Fire Rescue teases 2017 calendar
KAMLOOPS – Firefighters in Kamloops have posted a video teasing the release of the 2017…
Kamloops RCMP searching for knife-wielding suspect in gas station robbery
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are looking for a suspect who robbed the Safeway Gas…
Police watchdog investigating officer-involved crash in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is looking into a crash involving a…
Air tanker called in for Adams Lake wildfire near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Fire crews are battling a pair of one hectare-sized wildfires northeast of Kamloops…
Kamloops RCMP teams up with provincial gang unit to tackle organized crime
KAMLOOPS – Eight people with suspected links to gang activity were arrested in Kamloops over…
Firefighters battling wildfire near East Barriere Lake
BARRIERE – Fire crews continue to fight a wildfire near East Barriere Lake north of…
Convicted killer on trial in Kamloops for possession of guns and drugs
KAMLOOPS – Police witnesses have begun testifying at the trial of a Kamloops man who…
Car runs red light and hits police cruiser on Highway 1 in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – RCMP say a collision on the Trans Canada in Kamloops this morning involved…
Kamloops man accused of killing Chihuahua pleads guilty to animal cruelty
'IT HAS TO BE THE WORST DECISION I'VE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE.' KAMLOOPS –…
Man sentenced to three months in prison for inappropriately touching niece
KAMLOOPS – A man convicted of inappropriately touching his niece over a span of four months…
UPDATE: Accused in ‘horrendous’ Kamloops break-in sentenced to one year in jail
'IT'S UNFORTUNATE THE POLICE DID THE ABSOLUTE BARE MINIMUM.' KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man will…
Kamloops man pleads guilty to defrauding nearly $10,000 from EI
'IT'S JUST SO EASY TO DO.' KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man will have to pay…
Kamloops judge overturns previous bail decision for drug dealer
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops Supreme Court judge is giving a low level Vancouver drug dealer…
Body found in Kamloops Lake was in water two months before found
KAMLOOPS – The man whose body was pulled from Kamloops Lake on the Canada Day…
Tax evading Kamloops businessman could get jail time
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops businessman who allegedly fled to Asia for years after being charged…
Unlawful residents move out of North Shore problem home
KAMLOOPS – The people living in a suite in a problem home in the North…