Alex Orenczuk
Multimedia Journalist
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Alex joined the KALB news team in June 2021.
Originally from London, Ontario, Canada, Alex had the opportunity to attend Colby Community College where he was also a member of the baseball team. After completing his Associate of Arts degree, he transferred to Louisiana State University at Alexandria to continue his athletic and academic career. In 2021 Alex graduated from LSUA, earning a bachelor’s degree in communication studies.
Alex is a sports fan, his favorite teams are the Toronto Blue Jays, and the New Orleans Saints. He has loved being a part of the Central Louisiana community and is thankful he is able to eat authentic Cajun cuisine!
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Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Alex Orenczuk
According to APD, Coty is wanted for one count of attempted second-degree murder and is considered armed and dangerous.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The gator was 12 feet long and was considered a nuisance alligator.
Updated: May. 20, 2023 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
This was the first Holi Festival held in Central Louisiana since 2019.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 4:22 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The election was for the renewal of a 20-year millage for the city.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 11:30 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Jacques Roy announced a new information reporting policy the City will use to disperse information to the public.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 1:07 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
Equipped with sonar, the dive team searched for the body and it was recovered just after 5 a.m.
Updated: May. 13, 2023 at 2:07 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
Since 1960, Mansura has hosted the Cochon de Lait Festival to celebrate the town.
Updated: May. 13, 2023 at 11:56 AM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
When officers arrived on the scene they learned that a 17-year-old had been shot and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Updated: May. 13, 2023 at 10:22 AM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
APD said on Friday, May 12, around 4 p.m. officers arrested Damien Harris, 20, and Jalanious McCoy, 20, of Alexandria.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
A Tioga woman is coming back home to work and provide eye care in Cenla.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By KALB Digital Team and Alex Orenczuk
The Alexandria Police Department is searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a deadly shooting that happened in the Sycamore Street area on May 4.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 10:38 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office is hosting the Louisiana Tactical Police Officers Association’s annual conference.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 11:17 AM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
One person was pronounced dead, and the other was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Family confirms victim in Sycamore Street shooting, 18-year-old Skyler Delaney, died in the hospital
Updated: May. 7, 2023 at 1:46 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The person shot on East Sycamore Street in Alexandria on Thursday, May 4, has died in the hospital and has been identified as 18-year-old Skyler Delaney of Pineville.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
“Our goal is to create a new self-sustaining population of Louisiana Pine snakes, that’s the road to recovery of the species,” said Steve Reichling, Director of Conservation and Research at the Memphis Zoo.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
On Tuesday, May 2, Camp Beauregard in Pineville hosted a deployment ceremony for the Louisiana National Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2023 at 10:37 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
Businesses were highlighted across Central Louisiana on Saturday, as different events focused on promoting commerce in the region.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
A focus of the symposium was the preventative measures being taken to warn people about the potential dangers of opioid use.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 5:17 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The Rapides Parish Coroner’s Office said Sedrick Dorty died the following day after arriving to the hospital in critical condition.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2023 at 10:44 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
Pineville once again hosted the Battle at Buhlow boat races, a three-day National Boat Racing Association and U.S. Title Series competition.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2023 at 3:52 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
RPSO is investigating after Pineville Police Department officers shot and killed a suspect during an incident on Sunday, April 23.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2023 at 10:44 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
Inmates were able to showcase their art, woodworking, metalworking and other creative skills at the expo.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2023 at 10:42 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The Alexandria Zoo celebrated Earth Day on Saturday by educating zoogoers about how to get involved in conservation.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:27 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
According to a report by The Jena Times, a student at Jena High School passed away after going into cardiac arrest.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 12:41 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
Police confirmed that one person has been shot and taken to the hospital.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 11:04 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
Louisiana State Police have confirmed that a man was shot and killed by Alexandria Police after an attempted traffic stop on Rapides Avenue near the 12th Street intersection.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 3:34 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Alexandria Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing teen, Amariya Alise Lewis, who was last seen on Thursday, April 13.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2023 at 9:01 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The victim was taken to the hospital and treated for life-threatening wounds. APD reported that the victim is stable, but is in critical condition.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2023 at 1:52 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
According to LSP, two petroleum crude oil tanks near Sutton Circle caught fire after being struck by lightning during an evening storm on Saturday, April 15.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2023 at 1:31 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Saturday evening shooting that claimed the life of 51-year-old Kevin Chad Camp.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2023 at 9:53 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place on 15th Street on Saturday evening.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2023 at 9:12 AM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
On April 14, APD arrested Tiara D. Franklin, 23, of Alexandria, for one count of accessory after the fact to attempted second-degree-murder. Her bond is set at $50,000.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 6:45 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
Dwayne 'Difference Maker' Dupar has been a motivational speaker for over a decade and in March he signed on with RPSB to speak at schools and spread his positive message to students.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 4:14 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The panel is to consist of four administrators, four teachers, four parents, and four community stakeholders.
RPSB approves advisory panel for potential magnet high school, teacher stipends for specific schools
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 9:40 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
Further discussion on a potential magnet high school, teacher stipends voted on at Rapides Parish School Board meeting.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 3:54 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
According to Dollar General, the DG Market offers an updated layout and an expanded “selection of fresh meats, fruits and vegetables, as well as the same categories, brands and products customers trust Dollar General to carry.”
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 2:59 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The investigation stems from videos of dogs being hit and thrown to the ground at the facility that surfaced on social media in August of 2022.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2023 at 9:32 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The conditions of those involved are not known at this time, and police are asking the public to avoid the area.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2023 at 8:41 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
On Saturday, April 8, C&R Mentors hosted an Easter event for the community on Harris Street in Alexandria.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2023 at 10:43 AM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
According to LSP, troopers responded to a one-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 1176 around 7:40 p.m. on April 7.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 10:12 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk , Allie Purser and Brooke Buford
Connected to deadly shooting of Derrick Kittling by an RPSO deputy on Nov. 6 and shooting of Jason Shackleford by an APD officer on Nov. 24.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 7:29 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
“My heart is hurting, my heart is just in agony,” said Christopher’s mother Sheryl Chisem.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
‘Friends of Grant Parish Sheriff Approach With Care' program aims to help keep people with special needs and first responders safe during interactions.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
SkillsUSA aims to highlight skills and help technical students build America’s workforce.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2023 at 10:14 AM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The suspect was taken into custody, and Louisiana State Police is investigating the incident.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2023 at 8:53 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
On Saturday, April 1, the Sonia Quarters Outreach Ministry started early Easter celebrations in Alexandria with a community block party and giveback.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The storm damage was mostly contained to the south side of town, where multiple homes and other structures were affected.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 11:13 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
Jacoby Javon ‘Cobi’ Forte, 20, of Mansfield, is wanted for second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
The Avoyelles Parish Courthouse was open on Sunday for the plea.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 10:11 AM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk
According to the Pineville Police Department, on March 24, a pedestrian was hit an killed by a vehicle on the Purple Heart Bridge.
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