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
Proactively deterring crime: Meet the downtown Kamloops patrol team
KAMLOOPS – Donning a red shirt and cap, armed with a first aid kit, Alexis…
Man found guilty of robbing Howard Johnson Inn in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A man has been found guilty of an armed robbery at a local…
Kamloops man arrested in connection to stabbing near Sandman Centre
KAMLOOPS – Police have made an arrest after a stabbing victim was found at the…
Retirees, out-of-province residents calling B.C. ‘speculator tax’ unfair
VANCOUVER – When Rick Smith's son decided to move from Yukon to Victoria for college…
Kamloops driver ticketed twice in 45 minutes for distracted driving
KAMLOOPS – A driver in Kamloops has, hopefully, learned to put down the phone when…
Kamloops man arrested for smashing vehicle into Bed Bath and Beyond
KAMLOOPS – A man has been arrested for an alleged trying to break into the…
Man found with stab wound at Kamloops’s Sandman Centre
KAMLOOPS – Police are investigating after a man was found with a stab wound near…
Dozens of Kamloops drivers fail to buckle up and put down the phone
KAMLOOPS – As distracted driving month wraps up in B.C., police have been handing out…
Man arrested in Chase after allegedly threatening to kill person, shoot police officers
CHASE – A man is facing several charges after allegedly threatening to kill a person…
Thieves steal hundreds of litres of diesel fuel in Chase
CHASE – Police in the Shuswap are investigating after thieves stole hundreds of litres of…
Stolen vehicle recovered in Kamloops; suspect not found
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops RCMP's forensic identification unit is trying to recover fingerprints from a…
Firearm seized, 19-year-old arrested after alleged assault in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A 19-year-old man has been arrested after an alleged assault in Kamloops yesterday.…
Car hits Bed Bath and Beyond in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – It's yet another case of a car hitting a building in Kamloops. Kamloops…
Homeless storage facility in Kamloops to begin operation in April
KAMLOOPS – A new storage option for people living on the streets is coming to…
Another round of winter to hit Southern Interior highways
With April just around the corner, winter hasn't given up in the Southern Interior. A…