| Gasoline prices jumped with the biggest increase on record the past few days, with prices as high as $3 a gallon in the west.
The average price for a gallon of unleaded regular is costing motorists in Charleston around $1.81. That's up nearly 35 cents from this time last month.
In some states there are accusations of price gouging.
High gas prices come at a bad time with record unemployment.
Experts are blaming it on a pipeline rupture in Arizona, the problems in Iraq, and last week's east coast blackout.
The experts say we may get a little relief once the Labor Day holiday is over. Gas prices typically go down at the start of September after most people have taken their summer vacations. | 
