(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on September 10, 2024 at 11:40 A.M.)

(Pittsburgh, PA) As the weather gets colder, gas prices are also decreasing in western Pennsylvania. According to AAA, gas prices were 5 cents cheaper than last week, with an average price of $3.575 per gallon. The average price for gas here in Beaver County is $3.685 per gallon. 

Source for Photo: A customer holds a credit card at the pay-at-the-pump gasoline pump in Rolling Meadow, Ill., Thursday, June 30, 2022. The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession. The decline that the Commerce Department reported Thursday, July 28, in the gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of the economy — followed a 1.6% annual drop from January through March. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)