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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
Kamloops Mountie given absolute discharge in domestic assault case
KAMLOOPS – A police officer in Kamloops will have no criminal conviction on his record…
Former Mountie and hockey coach to stand trial in Kamloops for sex charges
KAMLOOPS – A former RCMP officer and youth hockey coach will face trial in Kamloops…
High to extreme fire danger across Southern Interior have yet to spark campfire ban
With a warm week ahead for much of the Southern Interior, B.C. Wildfire officials will…
NO UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP remain silent about missing teen who escaped custody into river
KAMLOOPS – A teenage girl has been missing for nearly two full days after fleeing…
Expect more Coquihalla Highway delays than usual this Canada Day long weekend
Canada's birthday weekend is just around the corner, and the already busy travel weekend could…
UPDATE: Kamloops crews scouring river for signs of missing teenager who escaped from custody
KAMLOOPS – A teenage girl has been missing for more than 12 hours after she…
Man charged with murder in wife’s drowning death near Revelstoke will face second trial
KAMLOOPS – A man charged with murder in connection to his wife's 2010 drowning death…
UPDATED: Missing teen located
UPDATE: 1:00 p.m Tuesday, July 2, 2017 KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP say a missing 16-year-old…
Overdose deaths up 50 per cent in Okanagan this year
OKANAGAN – Interior Health is warning Okanagan drug users about the lethal effects of their…
Kamloops judge Len Marchand Jr. appointed to B.C. Supreme Court
KAMLOOPS – Judge Len Marchand Jr. has been appointed to the Supreme Court of B.C.…
Barriere man charged with sexually assaulting elderly woman found not guilty
KAMLOOPS – A Barriere man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 90s has…
Merritt man gets three years jail for selling shotgun to drug dealer
KAMLOOPS – After losing an appeal, a Merritt man will spend three years behind bars…
New special prosecutor appointed in case against former Kamloops sheriff
KAMLOOPS – A new special prosecutor has been appointed to a case involving a former…
UPDATE: Missing Lake Country man located
UPDATE: 10:54 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2017 LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP say the 37-year-old Lake…
Extensive damage after fire rips through building at Kamloops dairy farm
KAMLOOPS – Firefighters are still on scene at Blackwell Dairy Farm in Kamloops after a…
Moscow Ballet will stop in Kamloops on North American tour
KAMLOOPS – The world-renowned Moscow Ballet will be coming to Kamloops in November to perform…
International Buskers Festival coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Victoria's loss is Kamloops' gain as the tournament capital gets set to host…
Police ask for public’s help in finding missing North Okanagan woman
VERNON – North Okanagan RCMP is asking for the public's help in finding a missing…
New gondola for Vernon’s Silver Star Mountain
VERNON – A new gondola is coming to Silver Star Mountain in Vernon in 2018…
Crown appeal results in jail time for two men convicted of beating Kamloops Mountie
KAMLOOPS – Two men convicted of assaulting a Kamloops cop and leaving him unconscious on…
Search is on for missing aircraft which had Kamloops man and companion on board
KAMLOOPS – RCMP is investigating a missing small aircraft which had two people, including a…
Will man charged with wife’s murder be let out of prison because of unreasonable trial delays?
KAMLOOPS – A man charged with murder in connection to his wife's drowning death near…
Southern Interior man sentenced to three years for sexually assaulting step daughter
KAMLOOPS – A family member of a Southern Interior man convicted of sexually assaulting his…
Kamloops man charged after year-long RCMP drug investigation
KAMLOOPS – After a 14-month investigation into drug trafficking in Northern B.C. and the Fraser…