Thieves Targeting Unlocked Cars at Gas Stations
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(PASADENA, Texas) — High gas prices are not the only things customers have to fear at the pump; theives targeting unlocked cars may also be a cause for concern.In Pasadena, Texas, at least four gas station thefts have been …
Thieves Targeting Unlocked Cars at Gas Stations
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(PASADENA, Texas) — High gas prices are not the only things customers have to fear at the pump; theives targeting unlocked cars may also be a cause for concern.In Pasadena, Texas, at least four gas station thefts have been …
Nationwide Protest Break Out in Jordan over Fuel Price Hike
Jordan Pix/ Getty Images(AMMAN, Jordan) — Protests erupted in Amman and other cities around Jordan Tuesday after officials announced a fuel price hike. The government said the hike is necessary to help reduce the nation’s $5 billion deficit, Age…
Oil Production Could Make US Energy Independent by 2035
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The news is all good from the International Energy Agency about the United States’ energy future.The agency predicted on Monday that the U.S. will become the top producer of oil globally within five years.Furthermore, A…
Superstorm Sandy: Long Lines, No Power Two Weeks Later
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — After spending nearly two weeks in the dark, Long Island residents are directing their anger toward their local power company, which many say is out of touch, sending bills instead of updates.&ldquo…
New York City, Long Island Impose Gas Rationing System
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City and Long Island drivers will have to check their license plates before attempting to get in line for gas in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.Beginning Friday morning, drivers with license …
New Jersey Couple Aids Hunt for Gas with Twitter
iStockphoto/KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images(CHERRY HILL, N.J.) — Anna Sandler and and husband Michael started the Twitter handle @njgas earlier this year to alert fellow New Jersey residents to cheap gas they spotted in their travels. But after find…
New York Gov. Cuomo: “Fuel Is on the Way” as 8M Gallons of Gasoline Delivered
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Now that the clouds have cleared and the lights have come back on for many New Yorkers, New York and New Jersey wait patiently for fuel as the region takes steps to move forward in wake of Superstorm Sandy. New Yor…
Lines Abound in NY, NJ, as Resources Run Low
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As residents of New York and New Jersey await recovery in the wake of Superstorm Sandy they are finding that, more often than not, they need to wait in line.The needs may be power, gas, pay phones or public trans…
Alleged Gas Thief Catches Fire, Crashes Truck
Mitch Drum/ABC News(MESA, Ariz.) — A man has been hospitalized in Mesa, Ariz., after he caught fire and the truck he was driving crashed into a home as he fled from allegedly siphoning gas from someone’s car, police said.Surveillance footage tak…
Gas Price Drops as Hurricane Sandy Keeps Drivers off Road
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The weekly national average gas price fell about 2 cents to $3.57 for a gallon of regular, the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration reported on Monday, though Hurricane Sandy may affect Eas…
Gas Prices Fall Again
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Gas prices are working their way down again.
The weekly average price of a gallon of regular gas is $3.82, down three cents compared to a week ago, according to the Department of Energy. This price is still…
$4,500 in Gas Siphoned in Latest California Pump Heist
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(ROSEVILLE, Calif.) — With the price of gas in California reaching record highs, thieves are increasingly targeting gas tanks with the most recent heist siphoning more than $4,500 from a gas station over a span of three days.Po…
Average Gas Price Is Down to $3.80
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Gas prices are slowly coming down.The weekly average price of a gallon of regular gas is $3.80, down two cents compared to a week ago, according to the Department of Energy. This price is still up 37 cents …
Average Price of Gas Down 5 Cents
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The much-anticipated gas price drop is here. The weekly average price of a gallon of regular gas is $3.83, down five cents compared to a week ago, according to the Department of Energy. This price is s…
Are Lower Gas Prices Finally on the Way?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Oil prices have been sharply lower this week, down about seven percent since Friday. In New York trading Wednesday, oil settled at $91.98, down $3.31 for the day. The recent run-up in the price of oil may h…
Gas Up 3 Cents; Odd Price Drop in Oil Markets
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The weekly average price of a gallon of regular gas is $3.88, up three cents compared to a week ago, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. This price is up 28 cents from a year ago.Gas prices are stil…
Gas Up 3 Cents; Odd Price Drop in Oil Markets
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The weekly average price of a gallon of regular gas is $3.88, up three cents compared to a week ago, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. This price is up 28 cents from a year ago.Gas prices are stil…
Gas Prices Inch Higher — But Biggest Price Hikes of 2012 Likely Behind Us
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The weekly average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.84, up nearly seven cents from a week ago, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, and up 17 cents from a year ago.Prices have inched up in recen…
Sticker Shock Returns at Gas Stations
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Pain at the pump is back. The national average retail price of regular gasoline surged nearly 14 cents a gallon to $3.64 a gallon, and the Energy Information Administration says average prices are at their highest …