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
Alleged laptop thief in Aberdeen Mall caught on camera
KAMLOOPS – Crime Stoppers in Kamloops is asking for the public's help to find an…
More than 6,000 Kamloops residents remain on primary care waitlist
KAMLOOPS – With thousands of Kamloops residents still waiting for a family doctor, it looks…
UPDATE: Suspect arrested in connection to downtown Kamloops robbery
KAMLOOPS – After receiving several tips from the public, Kamloops RCMP have arrested a man…
This could be the busiest year ever for Kamloops Search and Rescue
KAMLOOPS – After a record year for tasks in 2016, Kamloops Search and Rescue could…
Protecting your bike can be as simple as downloading an app
KAMLOOPS – Bike thefts have often been called a crime of opportunity, but Kamloops RCMP…
Over 200 buildings lost or damaged due to wildfires near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – After completing a damage assessment for communities impacted by wildfires this summer, the…
Kamloops RCMP cracking down on stolen shopping carts
KAMLOOPS – After receiving numerous complaints from local businesses, Kamloops RCMP say they're trying to…
Wells Gray backcountry access reopens
CLEARWATER – Thanks to forecasted rain and cooler temperatures, the backcountry in Wells Gray Provincial…
Angler convicted for poaching on closed Thompson River
KAMLOOPS – A man has been convicted of poaching after he was caught by a…
Witnesses begin testimony in case against former Mountie and hockey coach
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – It’s been three decades since several minors were allegedly sexually assaulted…
What would you call this baby cougar?
KAMLOOPS – Here kitty, kitty. No, that just won't do for this young male cougar…
Lytton man pleads guilty to manslaughter in uncle’s stabbing death
KAMLOOPS – A Lytton man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to the stabbing…
How Kamloops officials are monitoring mobile overdose prevention sites
KAMLOOPS – Since rolling into Kamloops earlier this year, the mobile overdose prevention sites have…
Death of man in Kamloops hotel room deemed not suspicious
KAMLOOPS – The death of a man in a Kamloops hotel room last month has…
Kamloops elementary students to stay inside due to poor air quality
KAMLOOPS – As long as the smokey haze from forest fires sticks around Kamloops, elementary…