 Also in your news, gas prices in the Wilmington area, as well as nationally, remaining in the mid $3 range, with small price fluctuations both up and down. A gas buddy says the average cost of regular gas locally, $3.52 last week, a $0.06 increase over the prior week, $0.08 higher than this time last year. Gas is $1 less a gallon than it was in July of 2022.