W.Va. average gas prices up 5 cents in past week

West Virginia gas prices up 5 cents over past week, average $3.66 per gallon

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia gasoline prices are up about 5 cents over the past week heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

AAA East Central says the average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.66 in the state.

Prices range from $3.56 in Martinsburg to $3.86 in Huntington.

Motorists are paying about 2 cents less for a gallon of gas in West Virginia than they did a year ago, when the average price was $3.68.

Nationally, gas prices currently average $3.65.