Carson City gas prices stay near $3 here, nationally

Nevada’s average pump price for gasoline averaged $3.19 per gallon, according to a survey website, a drop over the past week of less than a penny per gallon.The pump price average both statewide and across the nation declined 0.6 of a cent, but there was a wide divergence between the two as usual, according to GasBuddy.com. The website reported Monday that nationally its survey on Sunday showed the average was $2.77 a gallon or 42 cents lower than the Nevada average.The website reported the n