https://www.kyuk.org/tags/fuel Fuel en-US Copyright Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:30:27 GMT https://www.kyuk.org/economy/2026-06-02/youd-be-crying-at-the-pump-this-alaska-villages-gas-was-8-44-before-the-iran-war Consumers across the country are contending with sharply higher fuel prices amid a supply crunch brought on by the closure of a key strait in the Middle East. But even residents of California, where $6-a-gallon gas prices are making headlines, would face sticker shock if they traveled to Hooper Bay, or any of the dozens of other villages and hub towns across Western Alaska. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:30:27 GMT https://www.kyuk.org/economy/2026-06-02/youd-be-crying-at-the-pump-this-alaska-villages-gas-was-8-44-before-the-iran-war Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal