Rising Gas Bills: Family Budgets Stretched
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For South Florida, whose life-blood is the tourism industry, the dramatic rise in gas prices could spell big problems for the local economy.
As we head into Summer, gas prices are beginning to heat up just like our afternoon temperatures.
Higher prices at the gas pump are affecting more than just your driving habits; they're also starting to affect your grocery bill.
As we head into Spring and temperatures heat up so are the prices at the pump. The American Automobile Association (AAA) reports the price for regular unleaded in Florida has risen about 13 cents in the last week.
The high price of gas has many people looking for ways to save at the pump and now Kellogg's has an offer that could save you up to $50 at the gas station.
South Florida's Tri-Rail system saw a jump in ridership of more than 10 percent in February as the price of gasoline spiked, according to a new report.
Higher fuel prices have already impacted the cost of air fares and shipping. According to CBS News, we'll soon see higher food prices at the grocery store.
As the price for regular unleaded inches towards $3.65 a gallon across most of South Florida, the Obama administration is considering tapping into the country's strategic oil reserve to help bring down the price.
If you've filled up your tank in the last week or so, you know there is no escaping the 'pumped up' prices at the gas pumps.
Many drivers say they have sticker shock after watching the price at the pump inch up two to four cents a gallon for the last couple of weeks.
It's happening all over South Florida, local gas dealers pulling down their old signs and putting up higher prices, and those higher prices are hurting struggling South Florida drivers.
South Floridians are feeling the fallout from the Libyan crisis. Wall Street investors returned from the holiday weekend to face the prospect of $100 a barrel oil, and that sent stock prices tumbling.
The former president of Shell Oil now says that Americans may end up paying $5 per gallon by the beginning of 2012.
As thousands of people hit the road after the Christmas holiday they'll notice Scrooge has visited the gas stations; prices are up across the state.
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Derek Rosa, the Hialeah teenager accused of brutally stabbing his mother to death, accepted a plea deal on Friday, just days before his murder trial was set to start.
Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez was previously indicted in a federal corruption case.
A man was killed by industrial machinery at a North Miami business on Friday, according to police.
The new details on Renee Good's death come after a week of protests in Minnesota that prompted President Trump to threaten to use the Insurrection Act.
The Justice Department says it also added about 80 more attorneys this week to help review the Epstein files to be released.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
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A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez was previously indicted in a federal corruption case.
The Justice Department says it also added about 80 more attorneys this week to help review the Epstein files to be released.
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Another allegation against Busfield was reported to law enforcement the same day he turned himself in, according to a court filing.
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