California Gas Hits $6/Gallon Amid Southwest Increases

(The Center Square) - California Thursday officially exceeded an average gas price of $6 a gallon for the first time since the start of the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. The new high came just one week after a short-lived drop in the cost of a gallon, according to AAA. Various gas stations in California have been near or at the $6 mark for several weeks, but AAA said the average price was hovering below $6 a gallon. That changed on Thursday when AAA reported an average of $6.01 in California, up 16 cents from one week ago, with Mono County along the Nevada border at $6.95. At the same time, Nevada saw the average price hit $5.13, up 17 cents from one week ago. Colorado rose to $4.25, up 29 cents in one week, and Arizona was at $4.67, up six cents from April 23. Drivers throughout the Southwest are seeing some of the nation's highest prices amid the conflict in Iran, which began Feb. 28. The average U.S. gas price has gon