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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
UPDATE: Missing Osoyoos man has been found
UPDATE: 9:03 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 OSOYOOS – RCMP say a missing 64-year-old Osoyoos…
Four-month check up for Interior Health’s OD RVs
Now that Health Canada will allow people to use the pill or powdered from of…
Kamloops RCMP still searching for missing Williams Lake wildfire evacuee
KAMLOOPS – Police are still searching for a Williams Lake wildfire evacuee who was last…
Extras casting call for movie being shot near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The director of an independent film being shot in Kamloops has issued a…
What we know about the man gunned down in a quiet Kamloops neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS – The man who was shot and killed outside of his south Kamloops home…
Supervised drug consumption sites in Kamloops and Kelowna to expand services
More changes are coming to the supervised illegal drug consumption sites in Kamloops and Kelowna.…
New Interior Health chair, board members appointed under new government
With regime change in the B.C. Legislature comes a purge at boards and offices across…
Campfire ban lifted in Southern Interior on first day of fall
KAMLOOPS – After an unprecedented wildfire season, the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre…
Okanagan Connector gets snow; flurries at Interior ski resorts
Although summer won't officially be over until tomorrow, it seems Mother Nature has skipped autumn…
All evacuation alerts, orders related to Elephant Hill fire rescinded
Some massive progress was made on the Elephant Hill wildfire over the past few weeks,…
Southern Interior drivers might want to get their snow tires on
Snow is expected on some highway passes in the southern Interior today and tonight, prompting…
Greyhound wants to reduce service in the Thompson-Okanagan
Greyhound wants to reduce service in the Thompson-Okanagan citing lower passanger numbers and financial losses.…
Household incomes have gone up in major Southern Interior cities
New numbers from Statistics Canada show median household income is on the rise in the…
Wholesale Sports in Kamloops, West Kelowna going out of business
KAMLOOPS – A Canadian outdoor outfitters store is closing down its 12 Western Canada locations,…
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…
What would you call this baby cougar?
KAMLOOPS – Here kitty, kitty. No, that just won't do for this young male cougar…
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…
Snowbombing returning to Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS – For the second year in a row, Sun Peaks will be host…
As students return, RCMP ask drivers to obey school zone speed limits
As kids head back to school, police in B.C. are reminding drivers to be extra…
UPDATE: Mysterious bright flash lights up night sky over parts of B.C., Alberta
People from the West Coast to as far east as Calgary are puzzling over a…
Ben Stewart picked by Liberals to run in Kelowna West byelection
KELOWNA – Former MLA Ben Stewart will be the B.C. Liberal's candidate in the upcoming…
VIDEO: Drone footage shows devastating impact of Interior wildfire
PRESSY LAKE – Drone footage showing an aerial view of the damage done to the…
Campfire ban remains in place in B.C. for last long weekend of summer
If you plan to go camping in B.C. on this, the last long weekend of…