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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
Vernon man arrested after allegedly driving drunk, crashing into semi-trailer
VERNON – A 27-year-old Vernon man has been arrested after allegedly driving drunk and crashing…
Hadfield, Rogen, Virtue and Moir among Canada’s Walk of Fame inductees
TORONTO – Movie star Seth Rogen, Olympic medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, and retired…
Two B.C. ministries top 10-year high in complaints to Ombudsperson
VICTORIA – Complaints to British Columbia's ombudsperson have spiked to a 10-year high and most…
Security forces scramble as man approaches ceremonial guard on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA – A 24-year-old man was taken into custody Monday morning in connection with an…
Family of Toronto shooter says he suffered from severe mental illness
TORONTO – A 29-year-old man who went on a deadly shooting spree in the heart…
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard facing three sex offence charges in Toronto
Toronto police have charged the frontman of the rock band Hedley with three sexual offences…
Five members of Alberta family hurt in crash on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. – Five members of an Alberta family have been injured in a crash…
Young boy from Westwold learns an important lesson about calling 911
WESTWOLD – A mother in the Southern Interior is expressing her thanks after an RCMP…
Coroner’s inquest called into death of B.C. RCMP officer in Taser case
VICTORIA – A coroner's inquest will be held into the suicide of an RCMP officer…
TRENDING NOW: Waitress body slams guy who groped her butt
A surveillance video inside a restaurant in the U.S. caught the moment where a man…
Stealing lottery tickets is usually a lot more trouble than it’s worth
KAMLOOPS – Stealing lottery tickets may not be as genius of an idea as you…
UPDATE: Large number of homes in West Kelowna removed from evacuation alert
WEST KELOWNA – A large number of properties in West Kelowna near the Law Creek…
Police in Kelowna investigating suspicious grass fire
KELOWNA – RCMP are now investigating what they say is a suspicious grass fire on…
UPDATE: Man missing in Kamloops located by police
UPDATE: 2:45 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2018 KAMLOOPS – RCMP say a 270year-old man who…
Carrot Mountain fire near Smith Creek no longer ‘of note’
WEST KELOWNA – Things are looking up for at least one of the fire-affected areas…
As Okanagan battles wildfires, snow falls on Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS – Most of the Thompson region woke up to pounding rain and cooler…
B.C. Transit investigating after alleged incident between passenger and driver in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS – An alleged incident involving a Kamloops bus driver and a passenger is being…
iN PHOTOS: Wildfires blaze through parts of Okanagan
Hundreds of hectares of land in the Okanagan have been scorched by large wildfires sparked…
UPDATE: Chase RCMP locate 13-year-old girl
12:34 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2018 Police in Chase have confirmed a 13-year-old girl reported…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teenager found
12:28 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2018 Kamloops RCMP confirm a 15-year-old boy reported missing earlier…
Kamloops’s future government-owned pot shop is starting to hire
KAMLOOPS – If you're looking for a union job with decent pay, you may want…
Your ultimate guide to craft beer in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Over the past decade, craft beer has made its mark across B.C. and…
Dry lightning forecast in Southern Interior could pose challenge for wildfire crews
More thunderstorms with dry lightning are expected in the Southern Interior today, which could pose…
Another day of scorching weather for the Southern Interior
More than a dozen fires have been sparked across the Okanagan after a lightning storm…