6 News is celebrating Your Town: DuBois
6 News will be touring our viewing area this summer from Johnstown to State College, to Bedford, to Elk County, as we celebrate "Your Town."6 News will broadcast our Friday 5:30 p.m. news live from 10...
View ArticleDuBois downtown is booming
By: Lindsay WardDUBOIS, Pa. -- While it seems like many downtown areas across the country are disappearing the downtown area in DuBois is thriving with shops, restaurants and history. Recently, in just...
View ArticleFamous Italian food can be found in downtown DuBois
By: WJAC Web StaffDUBOIS, Pa. -- DuBois is home to many mom-and-pop shops. Take a walk through the downtown area and anyone can find just about whatever they’re looking for.One of the most famous spots...
View ArticleControversial beer brand brewed in DuBois
By: WJAC Web StaffDUBOIS, Pa. -- There was a time when beer was flowing through the pipes of a factory in DuBois. The company was even ordered to stop calling one of their beers by a certain name...
View ArticleFamily of 10 DuBois brothers served country at same time
By: WJAC Web StaffDUBOIS, Pa. -- It was certainly a difficult time for one DuBois family when 10 siblings were serving their country at the same time.Rudy Marusiak said his family was normal, like so...
View ArticleFirst building rebuilt after Great DuBois Fire remains standing
By: WJAC Web StaffDUBOIS, Pa. -- The Great DuBois Fire of 1888 destroyed nearly the entire town. After the fire was extinguished and the debris moved away, reconstruction on buildings began...
View ArticleShowers Field is the pride of baseball in DuBois
By: WJAC Web StaffDUBOIS, Pa. -- America's pastime may not be as big as it used to be in some parts of the country, but in DuBois, it is the sport of choice. For several years, the home of the DuBois...
View ArticleRetired firefighter opens restaurant in DuBois to give back
By: WJAC Web StaffDUBOIS, Pa. -- It's hard to miss the impact firefighters have around the City of DuBois.A newly opened restaurant in the community, Firehouse Pizza, is decked out with gear and...
View ArticleMost of DuBois burned during the great fire of 1888
By: WJAC Web StaffDUBOIS, Pa. -- The City of DuBois has five volunteer fire departments that serve the city which is only about three square miles. The volunteers of the current fire departments --...
View ArticleHundreds pack park for annual DuBois Community Days
By: WJAC Web StaffDUBOIS, Pa. -- Residents in DuBois and the surrounding area look forward to one weekend in June every year, as people and businesses come together for Community Days. It's a chance...
View ArticleSNEAK PEAK: Palumbo’s Meat Market
By: WJAC Web StaffDUBOIS, Pa. -- It’s truly a family business. A “ma and pop” shop. We’re talking about Palumbo’s Meat Market. You may think going to a local butcher to buy the freshest meat for your...
View ArticleSNEAK PEAK: Reitz Theatre
DUBOIS, Pa. -- WJAC-TV is packing up the show and taking it on the road, all summer long.This week we will be in DuBois, and if you’re ever driving through the city, you actually might miss it, but...
View ArticleShowers Field renovations in the final stages
DUBOIS, Pa. -- The nation past time is a current time in DuBois. Baseball is something very big in the city from an adult league to Little League to high school, baseball now has a modern place to play...
View ArticleScotty’s Donuts
DUBOIS, Pa. -- How about a sweet treat to think about? It’s a family business that can churn out a hundred dozen donuts in just six hours. By the way, if you’re counting, that’s a total of 1,200...
View ArticleWoman donates $2.2 million to DuBois church
By: Lindsay WardDUBOIS, Pa. -- A church in a gated community just outside of DuBois, Clearfield County, is not just a place to pray, but to play ball. It may sound odd at first, but the Treasure Lake...
View ArticleDuBois: A history, in brief
DUBOIS, Pa. -- Part of what makes DuBois special is its deep history dating back to 1812. In more than 200 years, obviously a lot happens. And in DuBois, that’s no exaggeration.In 1812 when George...
View ArticleDoctor DolittleâÂÂs Roadside Café and Creamery
DUBOIS, Pa. -- If you’re traveling north through DuBois on Route 219, it probably caught your eye on your way through, and there’s a good chance you did a double take. A tyrannosaurus rex and a big...
View ArticlePaul G. Reitz Theatre
DUBOIS, Pa. – It may not exactly look like a theatre on the outside, but the Paul G. Reitz Theatre is exactly that.In 1814, the building was originally constructed as Lutheran church. It is a survivor...
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