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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
Lake Country woman taken to hospital after crashing car into West Kelowna backyard
WEST KELOWNA – A Lake Country woman is recovering after her car plowed through a…
Four arrested after two-month Kelowna RCMP drug investigation
KELOWNA – Four people could be facing charges after a two-month investigation into drug trafficking…
Freeman-on-the-land argument ‘deserving of no further attention, energy:’ Judge
KELOWNA – A B.C. Supreme Court judge has rebuked another so-called freeman-on-the-land, barring him from…
Thompson-Okanagan could see a spike in gas prices heading into the weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Increases in gas prices could be coming to the Southern Interior as early…
UPDATE: Coroner says foul play ruled out in deaths of Venables Valley family
VENABLES VALLEY – The B.C. Coroners Service says foul play has been ruled out in…
Four people found dead in home south of Ashcroft; RCMP investigating
VENABLES VALLEY – RCMP along with the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating the deaths of…
VIDEO: Injured eagle at BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops released back into wild
KAMLOOPS – After spending nearly two months recovering at the B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops,…
Newborn dies after going into suspected cardiac arrest on Coquihalla
MERRITT – An Interior family has lost their newborn baby after the two-week old suffered…
Kelowna resident fined for illegally setting off fireworks, leading to hedge fire in Rutland
KELOWNA – A Kelowna resident will have to pay up after setting off fireworks without…
Canada’s favourite space commander coming to Vernon
VERNON – Canada's first space commander will help celebrate the country's 150th birthday in Vernon.…
Judge finds no evidence repeated sex assault of infant caused permanent damage
CHILLIWACK – A B.C. judge convicted a Fraser Valley woman in a disturbing case of…
Fentanyl dealers should face harsher sentences: B.C. Court of Appeals
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled a higher sentencing range for fentanyl…
Crown appealing sentences for men convicted of assaulting Kamloops Mountie
KAMLOOPS – Crown counsel has filed an appeal of the sentences for two men convicted…
Kamloops sheriffs helping Victoria with ‘crisis’ shortage in courthouse
KAMLOOPS – Deputy sheriffs in Kamloops have begun travelling to Victoria in hopes of mitigating…
HIT AND RUN: Accused in crash that killed Kamloops teen assaulted in prison
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man charged in connection to a fatal hit and run that…
Man shot by police in Salmon Arm may be released from hospital this month
KAMLOOPS – Court proceedings are being adjourned while a man shot by police in Salmon…
UPDATE: Father hoping for closure after man charged in connection to teen daughter’s death
KAMLOOPS – The father of 16-year-old Jennifer Gatey believes his family may begin to get…
UPDATE: Serial B.C. bank robber sentenced to seven years in prison
LANGUAGE ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – Shaun Cornish spent weeks robbing banks across western Canada, now he…
Muslim inmate’s discrimination complaint against Kamloops prison will be heard
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – A Muslim prisoner who says correctional officers at the Kamloops prison…
Former Barriere fire chief, publisher expected to plead guilty to child porn charges
KAMLOOPS – The former chief of Barriere's volunteer fire department and publisher of the town's…
Lytton man charged with arson in connection to 2014 Botanie Creek wildfire
LYTTON – Police in Lytton have confirmed a man has been charged with arson in…
Driver charged with second-degree murder in fatal Shuswap crash won’t be held in custody
KAMLOOPS – A Shuswap man charged with second-degree murder in a fatal motor vehicle accident…
Four-year prison sentence for man who went on crime spree across Interior
KAMLOOPS – Crashing into and injuring a Kamloops couple, stealing a witness's car and serial…
PTSD: Why some paramedics never leave the accident scene
'ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED AND IT JUST WOULDN'T STOP' KAMLOOPS – On Dec.…