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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
New special prosecutor appointed in case against former Kamloops sheriff
KAMLOOPS – A new special prosecutor has been appointed to a case involving a former…
Kamloops break-in suspect arrested after trying to escape in Thompson River
KAMLOOPS – A man is facing charges after allegedly breaking into a Kamloops home and…
RCMP offering harm reduction seminar for Kamloops parents
KAMLOOPS – As the summer months roll around and kids get a break from school,…
Downtown Kamloops visitor centre opens ahead of summer tourism season
KAMLOOPS – A new visitor centre has opened in downtown Kamloops. Tourism Kamloops says in…
UPDATE: Missing Lake Country man located
UPDATE: 10:54 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2017 LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP say the 37-year-old Lake…
Extensive damage after fire rips through building at Kamloops dairy farm
KAMLOOPS – Firefighters are still on scene at Blackwell Dairy Farm in Kamloops after a…
Man charged in fatal Kamloops hit and run to be tried by judge alone
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man charged in connection to a fatal hit and run in…
Moscow Ballet will stop in Kamloops on North American tour
KAMLOOPS – The world-renowned Moscow Ballet will be coming to Kamloops in November to perform…
Brewloops coming back to Kamloops for another year
KAMLOOPS – One of the city's favourite beer and bike events is coming back to…
International Buskers Festival coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Victoria's loss is Kamloops' gain as the tournament capital gets set to host…
Salmon Arm police looking for potentially stolen vehicle
SALMON ARM – Police in Salmon Arm are asking the public to contact them immediately…
Police ask for public’s help in finding missing North Okanagan woman
VERNON – North Okanagan RCMP is asking for the public's help in finding a missing…
New gondola for Vernon’s Silver Star Mountain
VERNON – A new gondola is coming to Silver Star Mountain in Vernon in 2018…
Kamloops schools taking measures to prevent high lead levels in water
KAMLOOPS – All schools in the Kamloops-Thompson school district will immediately begin flushing hallway fountains…
Crown appeal results in jail time for two men convicted of beating Kamloops Mountie
KAMLOOPS – Two men convicted of assaulting a Kamloops cop and leaving him unconscious on…