gas prices

Gas prices have spiked 40% since January, and have hit a seven-year high nationwide. In California, it’s even more expensive, with LA County prices at $4.33 a gallon.

Californians will be spending even more money at the pump. A new gas tax increase takes effect Thursday. And, that’s on top of already sky-high prices.

The gas tax increased again on top of already sky-high prices. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford shares the latest.

The average price of gas in the United States was $3.10 as of Tuesday, according to AAA.

NBC 7 Responds looked at the gas prices and how they compare to the same time pre-pandemic.

Gas prices are higher than usual right now. It’s easy to compare it to last year’s low prices during the pandemic, but current prices are well above this same time in 2019 as well.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent on Thursday, the 10th consecutive day it has changed by two-tenths of a cent or less.

Gas prices continue to increase across the US.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped one-tenth of a cent today to $4.217, the sixth consecutive day it has changed by two-tenths of a cent or less.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County was at its second-highest amount for Memorial Day, $4.186, since 2012.

As is typical with high summer demand, average gas prices have been rising steadily in recent weeks, with the trend expected to continue as more travel restrictions ease and more Americans hit the road. Here’s how to increase your fuel efficiency

Motorists are finding gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states. Shortages and panic-buying continued Thursday even as the operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline reported making “substantial progress” in resolving the computer hack-induced shutdown responsible for the empty tanks.

President Joe Biden asked Americans to avoid buying unnecessary gasoline as the Colonial pipeline reopens after hackers shut it down earlier this week. The president also issued a warning to vendors against price gouging and said the U.S. is working with Russian leaders to take “decisive action” against the hackers, who the FBI says are not Russian but are based...

Supply is going to come back, but the nation, particularly the southeast, has seen a rush of people stocking up on gasoline as supply dips. There’s no need to hoard, says Patrick De Haan of Gasbuddy, an app that helps you find the cheapest pump near you.

Gasoline prices in California have increased exponentially in recent days, reaching record highs at some gas stations in the state.

The White House said Wednesday that the Department of Transportation is now allowing Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia to use interstate highways to transport overweight loads of gasoline and other fuels under existing disaster declarations.

A cyberattack on a critical U.S. pipeline is sending ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation’s aging energy infrastructure

The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyberattack says it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week

A shortage of tanker truck drivers may lead to rising gas prices and even dry pumps at fueling stations, experts warn as many Americans are back on the road and gearing up for the summer travel season, NBC News reports.

If you were out and about this weekend, you may have noticed it costs more to fill up your gas tank.