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🌱 Patch AM: Record Labor Day Gas Prices Expected: Where To Find Cheapest Gas In Newport Beach

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Hello Newport Beach! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See where Newport Beach drivers can still shave cents off gas
  • Why key theft witnesses couldn't identify the accused in Newport Beach trial

Also on today's calendar: Come Join Us for Prom Night Redo! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 68.
  • Saturday: An afternoon shower possible, with a high of 80 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Record Labor Day Gas Prices Expected: Where To Find Cheapest Gas In Newport Beach (patch.com) — Newport Beach drivers heading out for Labor Day face some of the priciest gas in years, with the cheapest local fill-up still over $5.40 a gallon at a Newport Boulevard station. The story explains how global conflicts and refinery disruptions are driving record-high holiday prices and what that could mean for fall fuel costs, while highlighting current averages in Newport Beach and Orange County.
   

• Court Watch: Theft Victims Cannot Identify Accused in Orange County Trial (davisvanguard.org) — A felony drug and vehicle-theft trial is underway at Newport Beach's Harbor Justice Center, where three alleged theft victims testified they could not identify the accused. Jurors also heard from a crime lab scientist confirming methamphetamine in seized evidence and an officer describing how drugs and property were found in a borrowed vehicle, while the defense questioned gaps in the investigation.
   

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  • Laguna Beach Residents May Vote To Put Term Limits On City Officials: Prop E (patch.com)

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