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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
Sentencing for convicted murderer adjourned due to Kamloops air quality
KAMLOOPS – A Lillooet man will have to wait at least a couple of weeks…
Illicit drug overdose deaths in the province continue to rise
The number of illicit drug overdose deaths in the province has had a sharp increase…
Stray dog found in wildfire evacuation zone gets first surgery
KAMLOOPS – A four-legged evacuee is getting the treatment it needs after being found in…
Williams Lake evacuee charged with arson, mischief in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A Williams Lake evacuee is facing charges of arson and mischief after allegedly…
Trump wants to slash immigration by half; cites Canada as inspiration for plan
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has endorsed a plan to slash immigration in half, limit…
Vernon man’s death was homicide, police say
VERNON – RCMP in Vernon have confirmed the death of a 50-year-old man on July…
iN PHOTOS: Deteriorating air quality in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Have you ever seen it this bad? Smoke has blanketed the city of…
Over 300 buildings gone as B.C. wildfires expected to grow amid smoky conditions
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Wildfires have destroyed more than 300 buildings across British Columbia as smoke…
Alberta driver ticketed for crash on Salmon Arm highway
SALMON ARM – Four people walked away from an early morning highway crash in Salmon…
Kamloops woman tried to put out Monte Lake fire with water bottles
MONTE LAKE – Darcy Galbraith, her two young children and her mother were travelling from…
Why no one sought help finding a teen girl who went missing in the Thompson River
LANGUAGE ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – It was roughly 2 a.m. June 29 when a Kamloops police…
B.C. mom gets three years in prison for letting boyfriend repeatedly rape infant daughter
CHILLIWACK – A Fraser Valley woman will spend three years behind bars for allowing her…
Two homes lost, one damaged in Lillooet grass fire
LILLOOET – Two homes have been destroyed in Lillooet after flames from a grass fire…
Williams Lake evacuees, both people and animals, find no shortage of help in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Deb Samborski says her dog may never want to return home to Williams…
How much of your donation to the Red Cross goes to wildfire relief?
KAMLOOPS – In times of disaster in our province, communities to come together and help…
Kamloops man will use lottery winnings to help wildfire evacuees
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who believes in helping people will be using some of…
What we know about today’s B.C. wildfire developments
As B.C.'s wildfire situation continues to rapidly change, the provincial government is giving us a…
Cities across the province stepping up to accept wildfire evacuees
Wicked weather across the province yesterday escalated the already fluid wildfire situation in B.C.'s Cariboo…
Kelowna RCMP identify man whose body was found after April house fire
KELOWNA – Police in Kelowna have now confirmed the identity of a man whose body…
Interior Health facilities filling up with wildfire evacuated patients
KAMLOOPS – Royal Inland Hospital was already at capacity before wildfire season started, but with…
Not even social media shame can end irresponsible behaviour during wildfire season
No matter how many warnings are issued, how many restrictions are in place, how many…
RCMP make arrests for looting in evacuated areas in Interior
B.C. RCMP are redeploying hundreds officers to cope with the policing issues created by the…
A bozo’s guide to wildfire season in the Southern Interior
While thousands of hectares of our province go up in flames, some people clearly aren’t…
Charges pending against Chase man who had 60 cats seized
CHASE – A man who has had dozens of cats seized in both Chase and…