Area gas prices rise along with crude oil prices

The price at the pump in the region along with crude oil prices this week.

Triple A's East Central Gas Report out Monday finds the average price of a gallon of gas in West Central Kentucky is at $3.92 per gallon this week, an increase of 11 cents from a week ago.

However, Paducah's average price is five cents lower than the regional average at $3.87 per gallon.  Nationally, the average price is down a penny at $4.28 per gallon.

Meanwhile, crude oil prices are over $100 per barrel amid instability in the Strait of Hormuz.