Nightside Weekend Commentary, 1/22/11
With gas prices on the rise, Nightside's Dan Rea asks, "Where's the outrage?"
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With gas prices on the rise, Nightside's Dan Rea asks, "Where's the outrage?"
If you drive, then you've probably noticed the price of gasoline has increased over the past year....it's .44 cents higher than this time last year.
2010 started off with gas selling at an average of $2.62 per gallon in Massachusetts, 44 cents below the current price.
A growing number of gas stations are using two-tiered pricing to help offset credit card processing fees.
Local gas prices are closing in on the $3 per gallon level.
Massachusetts gas prices have jumped another nickel in the past week, and have now increased 18 cents in the past month and a half.
As if on cue, just as nearly 40 million people prepare to hit the road for Thanksgiving, AAA reports gas prices are up in Massachusetts.
Local gasoline prices continue to go higher, but at least on expert thinks we may have reached a plateau.
Oil industry analyst John Kilduff tells WBZ News Radio he thinks gas prices will go as high as $4 a gallon as we head into the colder months.
As we prepare for a blast of hot weather, analysts say we should also prepare to pay high electric bills. For the same reason it's costing us more to...
The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts is now $3.99 a gallon. It could hit $4 this weekend. The grim milestone has a lot of...
The high cost of groceries is making it more difficult to get food on the table. It has one WBZ viewer curious : Seth from Somerville asks, "When are...
The only thing worse than shelling out $30, $40 or $50 to fill up your tank, is finding out it would have been cheaper if you had enough cash on you....
Curious WBZ viewers want to know why they aren't seeing more relief at the gas pumps when the price of crude oil is down more than $40 a barrel since...
First it was the high gas prices, then came the cost of anything that had gas in the equation -- the price of a ticket to fly, and the price of...
If you're struggling to pay high gas prices this summer, just wait until you have to heat your home this winter, especially if you use oil. That's one...
Consumers may be stuck paying nearly $4 for gas, but what has been bad for us has been good for Exxon-Mobil. So good, in fact, the oil company is...
The Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night.
Spirit Airlines could cease operations soon, potentially leaving passengers stranded across the country.
A sex offender was arrested at Northeastern University after he allegedly hid in a women's bathroom and attacked police officers.
Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a baby on Somerset Avenue in Taunton, the district attorney said.
The budget carrier Spirit Airlines is ceasing operations after failing to land a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration.
Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a baby on Somerset Avenue in Taunton, the district attorney said.
The Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.
Spirit Airlines could cease operations soon, potentially leaving passengers stranded across the country.
A plane flying over Fenway Park ahead of the Red Sox-Astros game was towing a banner that said “Fire Craig! Sell the Team!”
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.
In the middle of Maine's forests lies the Desert of Maine, a surprising stretch of rolling sand dunes formed when farming practices exposed ancient glacial sand.
Known for her vibrant, handcrafted pottery, Boston artist Jill Rosenwald has made a name for herself in the industry.
The Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers have forced a Game 7 after beating the Celtics 106-93 on Thursday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Wednesday.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.