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NEW: Both Virginia and Richmond break records for highest average gas prices since 2008 | WRIC ABC 8News
![Gas prices in the Richmond area are approaching $5 per gallon Thursday June 16, 2022, in Ashland, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber Stock Photo - Alamy Gas prices in the Richmond area are approaching $5 per gallon Thursday June 16, 2022, in Ashland, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MB8H1X/gas-prices-in-the-richmond-area-are-approaching-5-per-gallon-thursday-june-16-2022-in-ashland-va-ap-photosteve-helber-2MB8H1X.jpg)
Gas prices in the Richmond area are approaching $5 per gallon Thursday June 16, 2022, in Ashland, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber Stock Photo - Alamy
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NEW: Both Virginia and Richmond break records for highest average gas prices since 2008 | WRIC ABC 8News
![Shannon Lilly on Twitter: "Wow! Gas prices at this BP gas station off Williamsburg Rd in Richmond now up to $6.99. When we arrived about 20 minutes ago it was at $5.99. Shannon Lilly on Twitter: "Wow! Gas prices at this BP gas station off Williamsburg Rd in Richmond now up to $6.99. When we arrived about 20 minutes ago it was at $5.99.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1I15vfXsAEhoXb.jpg:large)
Shannon Lilly on Twitter: "Wow! Gas prices at this BP gas station off Williamsburg Rd in Richmond now up to $6.99. When we arrived about 20 minutes ago it was at $5.99.
![Gas prices in the Richmond area are approaching $5 per gallon Thursday June 16, 2022, in Ashland, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber Stock Photo - Alamy Gas prices in the Richmond area are approaching $5 per gallon Thursday June 16, 2022, in Ashland, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MB8H0N/gas-prices-in-the-richmond-area-are-approaching-5-per-gallon-thursday-june-16-2022-in-ashland-va-ap-photosteve-helber-2MB8H0N.jpg)