According to Gasbuddy, gas prices across the nation have risen by 4.8 cents over the last week and stands at $3.03 nationally. Here in Virginia, we are a little under that average, but not by much, at $2.96/gal.

According to Gasbuddy, gas prices across the nation have risen by 4.8 cents over the last week and stands at $3.03 nationally. Here in Virginia, we are a little under that average, but not by much, at $2.96/gal.

Oil prices spiked Thursday after the U.S. announced massive new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry in an attempt to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end Moscow’s brutal war on Ukraine.

Iran launched missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar on Monday, threatening to stoke a wider conflict in the Middle East, a region that supplies the world with about a third of the oil used globally every year.

Average gasoline prices in Roanoke have increased by 5.8 cents per gallon over the past week, now averaging $3.01, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 155 stations.

According to a new report from GasBuddy, the average price for regular gas in Virginia on Sunday was $2.96 per gallon, up just over a penny from the previous week. In Roanoke, prices ranged from $2.65 to $3.16 per gallon, a 51-cent difference.

Average gas prices in the Star City have fallen slightly in the last week, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 155 stations in Roanoke.

President Donald Trump is emphasizing that targeting Russia’s oil revenue is the best way to get Moscow to end its nearly three-year war against Ukraine.

Gas prices are once again on the decline across the U.S. That's bringing some relief to drivers now paying a little less to fill up their tanks.

It’s not just you.

After a brief dip, gas prices in the U.S. are on the rise again, hitting an average $3.09 per gallon.