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
Canada’s children have high rates of suicide, child abuse, infant mortality: report
TORONTO – A new report is raising the alarm about the physical and emotional well-being…
Why simple connections could make a big difference for drug users in the Interior
KAMLOOPS – When overdose patients are brought to emergency rooms across the Interior, they're treated…
Here’s why the campfire ban in the Southern Interior won’t be lifted for the long weekend
As summer comes to an end, plenty of people will be heading out in the…
UPDATE: Highway 1 in Shuswap opened to single lane alternating traffic
KAMLOOPS – If you're planning on heading out to the Shuswap or Alberta for the…
Court rules picketers at Kelowna, Vernon casinos can’t protest on casino property
KELOWNA – Gateway Casinos won a significant legal victory recently barring the union that supports…
Catch-and-release steelhead fishing closing on part of Thompson River this fall
KAMLOOPS – The province is closing all angling on the Thompson River below Kamloops Lake…
How a Kamloops woman survived two nights in the woods with no food or water
KAMLOOPS – As an avid hiker, Jennifer Baird spends many of her days off exploring…
Police dog tracks down Kamloops car thieves
KAMLOOPS – A man and a woman have been arrested after allegedly dumping a stolen…
Music, bikes and softball headline long weekend’s events in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – As summer wraps up, events in and around Kamloops are taking advantage of…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops woman found
UPDATE: 10:26 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 KAMLOOPS – The person reported missing by Kamloops…
How smoky skies impacted what tourists wanted to know about Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – While some local businesses faced a downturn in numbers during the smoky days…
Officials determining next steps following discovery of historic human remains in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – After the discovery of human remains halted work at a Valleyview job site…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teenaged boy located
UPDATE: 9:22 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP say a missing 16-year-old…
Millions on the line at professional video game competition in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – When thousands of fans pack Vancouver's Rogers Arena this weekend, it won't be…
Kamloops girl makes her mark as youngest baseball player on Team B.C.
KAMLOOPS – Kadence Martin spent a lot of her time growing up watching her brother…