Alert As Virginia gas prices soar, Warner warns of '$4 a gallon gasoline' MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch Mar 19, 2026 Mar 19, 2026 Updated 19 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gasoline prices have soared by 90 cents per gallon in Virginia over the past month, and crude oil prices spiked as high as $118 a barrel in trading on Thursday, as the U.S. war in Iran widened this week to paralyze a critical shipping route, and oil facilities have become retaliatory targets throughout the Persian Gulf region.kAm%96 2G6C286 4@DE @7 C68F=2C F?=62565 82D@=:?6 :? ':C8:?:2 C@D6 E@ Sb]fb A6C 82==@? @? %9FCD52J — 2? :?4C62D6 @7 be 46?ED A6C 82==@? :? 2 H66< 2?5 h_ 46?ED A6C 82==@? :? E96 A2DE >@?E9]k^Am kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H2C?6C]D6?2E6]8@G^AF3=:4^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm&]$ $6?] |2C< (2C?6C[ s\'2][k^2m H2C?65 @? %9FCD52J E92E E96 52>286 4@F=5 36 =@?8\=2DE:?8[ 27E6C xC2? 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