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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 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…
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…
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…
UPDATE: Wildfire near Lytton now 50 per cent contained; residents to start returning home
UPDATE: 2:20 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2 The South Spencer Road fire is now 50 per…
UPDATE: Progress made on South Spencer Road fire near Lytton
UPDATE: 5:15 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1 Media release from B.C. Wildfire: LYTTON – Due to…
GYOBA TRIAL: Psych report won’t save Ashcroft man who killed his uncle
KAMLOOPS – An Ashcroft man — who has been found guilty of beating his uncle…
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 –…
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…