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
Human rights tribunal will hear complaint by disabled Highland Valley Copper employee
LOGAN LAKE – A Highland Valley Copper employee who has been disabled ever since he…
Vernon city council decides to demolish Civic Arena
VERNON – The City of Vernon has decided to move ahead with demolition of the…
More resources, awareness could be behind Interior’s drop in overdose deaths
During the month of September, nine people died from an illicit drug overdose in the…
Merritt RCMP officer charged with assault
MERRITT – A Merritt RCMP officer has been charged with assault in relation to an…
Outreach workers, province looking at new way to save lives in overdose crisis
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That’s why one Kamloops outreach worker wants to see…
Nine neglected horses seized from rural property in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. SPCA has seized nine horses from a rural property in Kamloops…
Fentanyl present in over 80 per cent of fatal illicit drug overdoses in B.C. so far this year
For the first month in 2017, fewer than 100 people died of a suspected illicit…
Woman suspected of using stolen credit card in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Crime Stoppers is looking for a woman accused of using a stolen credit…
Kamloops man’s photos capture cougar taking down a deer
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops hunter captured snapshots of a once in a lifetime experience on…
What we know about the man accused of pulling a gun on a Kamloops RCMP officer
KAMLOOPS – The man accused of pointing a gun at a Kamloops police officer last…
Suspect charged in Clearwater transport truck hijacking
KAMLOOPS – A man has been charged in connection to the hijacking of a transport…
Kamloops top cop addresses gun violence in the city
"THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT PANIC." KAMLOOPS – The officer in charge of the Kamloops RCMP…
Lawyer wants Kamloops bat assault trial moved to Kelowna
KAMLOOPS – A trial date still has not been set for a Kamloops man charged…
UPDATE: Armed and dangerous suspect caught by Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are releasing new details about the arrest of a man…
UPDATE: Bullet from neighbouring apartment hit Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are releasing more information about a shooting in the Brocklehurst neighbourhood over…