Pittsburg, PA
Saving on gas if you’re heading to Buffalo this weekend
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Gas prices in some areas have dipped below the $3 per gallon mark and John Shumway is here with what you need to know if you’re heading to Buffalo for this weekend’s Steelers game.
As of Wednesday morning, there are stations in Baden, Freeport, and Baldwin all selling gas below $3 per gallon and it’s a trend in the right direction.
“There’s three stations that we’re tracking at $2.99 a gallon at a Sheetz, a Sunoco, and a BP,” said Patrick De Haan, Head of Petrolium Analysis with GasBuddy.com.
De Haan says there a number of others that are getting close to dropping below the $3 mark.
“That’s 41 cents below the average today in Pittsburgh, which is $3.41 per gallon,” De Haan said.
De Haan says that with OPEC’s price cut, expect prices at the pump to continue to inch down for a while.
When it comes to those who may be hitting the road to head to Buffalo for this coming weekend’s Steelers game against the Bills, De Haan says that the prices generally speaking are the same, but you might want to plan a fuel stop between here and there.
“On the Indian Reservation in Irving, New York, gas prices are well below the $3 gallon mark,” De Haan said. “In fact, it’s good to have you stop in Irving where are the big Indian smoke shop is selling gasoline at $2.55 a gallon.”
Several other stations in Irving are also in the $2.55 range and the reason for that is that on the Indian reservation, they are tax exempt.
Take a look at your gas gauge and make sure the 185 mile trip to Irving and fill up your way to the game and again on the way home.
When it comes to how much it will save you, it depends on what kind of vehicle you drive, but De Haan said that a calculator using a Ford Explorer came up with $11, around the cost of a beer at the game.
Last year, Americans received nearly 30 billion scam robocalls and text messages. Now, leaders in Pennsylvania are taking a new approach to try to crack down on them.
“It’s not just certain audiences that are targeted in this space. It’s really everybody,” said Kate Sullivan, CEO of Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania. “Robocalling is just faster and more aggressive than it’s ever been,” Sullivan said.
The prevalence, exacerbated by artificial intelligence, is why 49 attorneys general across the country sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen its rules to prevent scammers from accessing legitimate phone numbers.
“You have individuals that will purchase maybe 100,000 different phone numbers,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said. “Those numbers will land somewhere where you have a nefarious actor who will use those numbers to do the robocalls.”
Sunday is part of the Anti-Robocall Task Force, along with West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey. Last year, the coalition sent warning letters to major phone service providers to stop allowing illegal robocalls to reach consumers. Now they’re building on this by going directly to the FCC.
“The consumer matters, and we want to make sure that our constituents, the consumers that are in our states’ voices, are being heard at the highest level as loudly as they can be,” McCuskey said.
Sunday said they want to put more onus on companies to not sell these numbers, and if they do, to have documentation that can be provided to law enforcement so they can trace back and hold the scammers accountable.
KDKA-TV reached out to the FCC for comment. A spokesperson said in part that they “welcome this input from state leaders.” They also mentioned, “The Commission proposed expanding certification and disclosure requirements to all providers that receive telephone numbering resources… to stop scammers from exploiting gaps in the system.”
“Getting ahead of it and more protections for the consumers, I think, does have quite a bit of value,” Sullivan said.
As for what you can do, the BBB and AGs said it’s better to let a robocall go to voicemail. If you decline it, that indicates you’re a real person and may get more calls. Also, make sure to report robocalls to the BBB or the Federal Trade Commission.
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