Average gasoline prices in Birmingham rose 8.6 cents per gallon over the past week, reaching $3.98 a gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 550 stations.
That is 24.5 cents higher than a month ago and $1.22 more than this time last year.
The cheapest gas price reported in Birmingham on Saturday was $3.79 a gallon, while the most expensive was $4.29 — a difference of 50 cents. Across Alabama, prices ranged from $3.58 to $4.69 per gallon…