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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Gas prices are two cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.902 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                $3.902
Average price during the week of September 19, 2022                           $3.929
Average price during the week of September 27, 2021                           $3.380

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:      

$3.854      Altoona
$3.998      Beaver
$3.961      Bradford
$3.617      Brookville
$3.935      Butler
$3.958      Clarion
$3.698      DuBois
$3.857      Erie
$3.897      Greensburg
$3.901      Indiana
$3.915      Jeannette
$3.953      Kittanning
$3.913      Latrobe
$3.898      Meadville
$3.994      Mercer
$3.893      New Castle
$3.915      New Kensington
$3.959      Oil City
$3.940      Pittsburgh
$3.907      Sharon
$3.962      Uniontown
$3.962      Warren
$3.893      Washington

Trend Analysis:

Gas prices rose a nickel over the past week, as the national average pump price hit $3.72. The main reason is higher regional prices on the West Coast and the Midwest due to refinery issues ranging from planned maintenance to a fire. Hurricane Ian could also cause problems, depending on the storm’s track, by disrupting oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and impacting large coastal refineries. But low domestic demand and much lower oil prices have helped to blunt some of the impact. On Friday, the price of oil slipped below $80 a barrel for the first time since January, primarily due to fears of a recession-led global economic slowdown.

Meanwhile, according to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand decreased from 8.49 million barrels per day to 8.32 million barrels per day last week. Moreover, according to the EIA, total domestic gasoline stocks increased by 1.6 million barrels to 214.6 million barrels. Although gasoline demand has decreased, tight supply and fluctuating oil prices have increased the national average price.

Today’s national average of $3.72 is 14 cents less than a month ago but 54 cents more than a year ago.

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at GasPrices.AAA.com.

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(West Mifflin, Pa.) Authorities say a gun found after a weekend shooting at a Kennywood park that wounded three people had been reported stolen in Ohio last year. Allegheny County police said yesterday that a trace of the weapon found after Saturday night’s shooting at the park indicated that the firearm had been reported stolen from a vehicle in Columbus in August 2021. Witnesses told investigators that two groups of teenagers were involved in an altercation in front of the Musik Express ride and shots were fired shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday. Police said a 39-year-old man and two 15-year-old boys sustained leg wounds.

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Two weeks after acknowledging several voting items for the next time it met, the New Brighton School Board unanimously approved all of the items from the September 12 meeting–along with additional items brought forth.

Among those additional items was the authorization for Solicitor Richard Start to file a Declaratory Judgement Action on behalf of the New Brighton Area School District for any of its properties in Pulaski Township would be declared exempt from Stormwater Management Fees being imposed by the township, since the items owned by the NBASD are being used for educational purposes. The NBASD is also seeking a permanent injunction to Pulaski Township to refund all previous fees paid and to stop any further collection.

The New Brighton varsity baseball team had their trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina unanimously approved by the school board; the trip to the Ripken Baseball Center will take place from March 16-20 of 2023 and will be paid for by the students and additional fundraising. Robert Zahn was also approved to be a volunteer member of the varsity baseball staff, pending clearances.

Also approved–pending clearances–were the hiring of four individuals for New Brighton’s upcoming musical for the 2022-23 school year. Gina DeMarco (Drama), Racheal Cattivera (Choreography), Kevin Newton (Orchestra) and Albert Astala (Set) will all be paid by stipend, and the school administration will decide how the positions will be operated.

No public comments were received by the school board.

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(Wampum, Pa.) Pa State Police in New Castle are reporting that they were called to Main Street in Wampum on Saturday, September 24, 2022, around 6:55 PM for reports of unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Upon arriving and investigating it was learned that 47-year-old Shawntelle Johnson, of New Castle, removed a 43-year-old Ellwood City woman’s Jeep from a parking lot on Main Street without the woman’s permission.

Johnson was charged by Troopers with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

FILE – A Jackson, Miss., resident receives a Pfizer booster shot from a nurse at a vaccination site Feb. 8, 2022. Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11, Monday, Sept. 26. Already 4.4 million Americans have received one of the updated boosters since they rolled out earlier this month for anyone 12 and older. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Some 4.4 million Americans already have received one of the updated boosters since they rolled out earlier this month for anyone 12 and older. Just like with Pfizer’s original vaccine, the elementary school-aged children would get a third of the dose of the updated booster. The FDA is expected to decide soon. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech also announced Monday that they have begun a study of the updated booster in children younger than 5.

FILE – In this Dec. 29, 2015 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks with members of the media at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. Many state and local governments across the country have suspended public records requirements amid the coronavirus pandemic, denying or delaying access to information that could shed light on key government decisions. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is taking another shot at a lawsuit that argues Republican lawmakers improperly bundled together five proposed state constitutional amendments to get them approved by the state Legislature. Wolf’s new lawsuit filed late last week in Commonwealth Court is similar to the litigation he previously tried to get the state Supreme Court to take up directly. The Democratic governor is arguing that combining the five proposed amendments runs afoul of state constitutional rules that prevent bundling changes with multiple, unrelated topics. A House Republican spokesperson says passage of the bill “met every legislative and constitutional standard” and they believe the bill passes constitutional muster.

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(Hanover Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they were called to the scene of a one vehicle accident along Harshaville Road in Hanover Twp.,  Beaver County, on  Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 9:14 PM.
Upon arriving and investigating it was learned that the crash occurred when 24-year-old Camerin Smith of Clinton Pa. was operating a 2007 Lincoln MKX southeast along Harshaville Road near the intersection with Lincoln Highway when he struck a row of hedges along the roadside. After hitting the hedges Smith’s vehicle came to a final rest in the middle of the roadway. Smith was not injured in the accident and declined medical treatment at the scene. He admitted to Troopers that he was drinking alcohol and he was found to be impaired.  Charges are currently pending at the local District Magistrates Office.

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(Wampum, Pa.) Pa State Police in News Castle are reporting that they were called to the scene of a reported harassment that occurred on Clyde Street in Wampum on Thursday, September 26, 2022 at 4:30 PM.

Troopers said via release that upon investigating it was determined that a 13-year-old female from Wampum and a 14-year-old female from New Galilee engaged in a physical altercation. Troopers said that charges will be filed through the local magistrates offices.

No other information about the incident was made available.