Just when you thought you were starting to see some relief at the gas pump-- sticker shock! Motorists across our area have seen prices climb dramatically over the past few days. "Three or four days ago actually on Street road I seen it was $3.39 for regular," Mario Patrascu, a Huntingdon Valley resident, told Fox 29. And now? "Today it was $3.79." A whopping 40-cent jump.
It's happening all across the region. Last Friday at a gas station in Bensalem, a gallon of regular cost ten cents less than it does today. "One minute it's $3.15, okay it's going in the right direction, yada yada yada," a frustrated Mike Hornyak complained. "And then the next it's $3.25. And then $3.35, and then $3.45. What the heck happened overnight that it went up 10 cents?" Hornyak demanded to know.
A couple of things are happening. Experts say as the economy improves, the price of crude goes up. At the same time refineries are changing over to their summer gas blend, which means they're not producing as much gasoline right now. Lower supply, higher prices.
"In the last week alone up 19 cents a gallon," Jenny Robinson of Mid-Atlantic AAA told Fox 29. Which means drivers are on the hunt again for the cheapest gas possible. In Pennsylvania, that means heading over the Delaware River. "I'm getting $5 in Pennsylvania, just enough to get me over the Tacony-Palmyra bridge so I can fill up in Jersey," Hornyak said.
"Are we going to see any relief? Not in the next few weeks, although we could see prices level off," Robinson said. But that may not happen for a couple of weeks, at least. March should see prices stabilize, but expect to see another spike in April. And that's not all, Governor Corbett is proposing a gas tax hike, which could see prices go up 28 1/2 cents a gallon over the next 5 years, if his plan is approved.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:08 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:08:49 GMT
A man in Montgomery County is determined to shock and disgust unsuspecting women, even if they're with their young children.If you were lucky enough to get outside Friday, to a place like the Perkiomen
A man in Montgomery County is determined to shock and disgust unsuspecting women, even if they're with their young children.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 5:49 PM EDT2013-05-14 21:49:13 GMT
A Hollywood A-lister takes the world by surprise by opening up about a very private matter. Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday she chose to have a double mastectomy to lower her risk of getting cancer.
A Hollywood A-lister takes the world by surprise by opening up about a very private matter. Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday she chose to have a double mastectomy to lower her risk of getting cancer. Jolie's not the first woman to do it, but she may be the most high profile. Her decision is touching off a serious conversation about the preventive measure.
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:44 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:44:23 GMT
In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America vote to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.
In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America vote to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:03 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:03:50 GMT
It started with high potency pot turning up on the streets of Montgomery County neighborhoods and a tip call to the district attorney . "It was actually a call made to me personally that generated what's
It started with high potency pot turning up on the streets of Montgomery County neighborhoods and a tip call to the district attorney.
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:49 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:49:28 GMT
Your Friday will feature steadier showers and thunderstorms early giving way to scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. We reach an early High of 64, followed by falling temperatures. Winds pick up out of the NW 10 to 15 mph. Right now the Memorial Day Weekend looks cool with highs in the low to mid 60s.
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:03 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:03:32 GMT
Investigators allege that bars and restaurants in New Jersey disguised cheap booze, or worse, as the expensive stuff and made you pay the higher price.
Investigators allege that bars and restaurants in New Jersey disguised cheap booze, or worse, as the expensive stuff and made you pay the higher price.
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:32:02 GMT
A college student from Pennsylvania who went missing last week on his drive home from a New England college has been "located unharmed," almost a week after he disappeared, authorities say.
A college student from Pennsylvania who went missing last week on his drive home from a New England college has been "located unharmed," almost a week after he disappeared, authorities say.
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:37 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:37:35 GMT
We have been following the story of Herbert and Catherine Schaible for a while now. This couple lives in Philadelphia and are a faith healing couple who is facing murder charges for the death of their
We have been following the story of Herbert and Catherine Schaible for a while now. This couple lives in Philadelphia and are a faith healing couple who is facing murder charges for the death of their
