Jose G. Landa

Staff Writer

In the span of a day and a half, gas prices that had been averaging $2.09 per regular unleaded gallon increased by an average of $0.35 cents per gallon, reaching between $ 2.34 to $2.45 per gallon at  many local gas stations.

ATLANTA (AP) — Gasoline prices rose several cents overnight amid continuing fears of shortages in Texas and other states in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey's strike on the Gulf Coast.