Gas Prices in US near $3 a Gallon

Gas prices continued to climb higher, rising for a fifth consecutive day and coming closer to $3 a gallon.
The average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline rose slightly on Sunday to $2.747, from $2.743 the day before. Gas prices have increased eight cents over the last five days.
Prices were highest in the state of Alaska, at $3.373 a gallon. They were cheapest in Wyoming, at an average $2.494 a gallon.
The national average gas price is now higher than it was at any point in 2009. But prices are still down $1.45, or 35%, from the record high price of $4.114 reported on July 17, 2008.