CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Gas prices are down 8 cents in West Virginia but motorists are still paying more than they did a year ago.
Triple-A's Fuel Gauge says the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline in the state fell to $3.41 cents over the past week. That's about 46 cents higher than a year ago, when the average price was about $2.95.
Locally, Martinsburg residents are paying an average price of $3.45. Morgantown's average price was higher at $3.47
Holiday travelers at the BP station off North Herritage Street in Kinston, N.C. Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, find gas prices at about the same as they have been for two weeks. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded was $3.36 as of Monday; gas prices have declined precipitously since the summer, but they could spike again next spring. (AP Photo/Daily Free Press, Charles Buchanan)
Average prices were as low as $3.34 in Wheeling. Nationally, gas prices average $3.34.
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