Despite the Labor Day holiday, gas prices slid a little bit from a week ago, falling just about four cents in western Pennsylvania, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. The price for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline this week was $2.61 per gallon, down from just over $2.65 a week ago. That's 97 cents cheaper than this time last year, when gas was $3.59 per gallon.

The national average was nearly $2.58, also down slightly from the week prior. On Monday, crude oil prices rose to $71.17 per barrel, up $3. The western Pennsylvania region included in the report stretches from Erie to Altoona. Brookville had the lowest gas prices at $2.48, while Sharon had the highest at $2.71. The average gas price in the city of Pittsburgh was $2.64 per gallon, AAA found.