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
Colleagues remember ‘larger than life’ Kamloops defence lawyer after sudden death
KAMLOOPS – On any given day, you could find criminal defence lawyer Ken Tessovitch sitting…
Murder trial adjourned for accused in Shuswap drive-by shooting
KAMLOOPS – The jury trial for a man charged with second degree murder in the…
Kamloops RCMP search for suspect after Valleyview Subway robbery
KAMLOOPS – Police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect who allegedly…
Murder charge laid in connection to east Kamloops homicide
KAMLOOPS – A 56-year-old man has been charged in connection to a homicide in east…
Kamloops mom struck on Coquihalla while helping others dies
KAMLOOPS – Anna Grandia has died, days after being struck by a car on the…
Kamloops-Thompson school district staff to begin naloxone training this month
KAMLOOPS – School administrators in the Kamloops-Thompson district are one step closer to being able…
Drones will play a key role for Kamloops Search and Rescue
KAMLOOPS – A new piece of equipment being used by Kamloops Search and Rescue is…
“They did everything perfectly:” Couple struck by car on Coquihalla in critical but stable condition
KAMLOOPS – Two parents who were severely injured in a crash on the Coquihalla after…
Your new summer adventure destination may soon be… Revelstoke?
REVELSTOKE – One day soon, you might be packing the kids in the minivan for…
Man shot by police in Salmon Arm facing more than 20 charges from incident
SALMON ARM – A 22-year-old man who was shot by police in Salmon Arm is…
How an Oliver man had his sexual assault conviction against a young boy tossed out
OLIVER – An Oliver man who was accused of lying about his sexual orientation under…
Mother Nature has decided we haven’t yet had enough snow
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Up to 20 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in parts of…
Kamloops rallying together for couple hit by car on Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS – The people of Kamloops are coming together to help support a local family…
Kamloops Mountie wasn’t in the wrong when she questioned man at traffic stop: Appeals court judge
KAMLOOPS – A Supreme Court judge has overturned a decision to acquit a Kamloops man…
Interior police dogs will soon be trained to detect fentanyl
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – After the RCMP announced its police dogs would be trained in detecting fentanyl,…