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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah lawmaker Jackie Biskupski will find out today if she's won the race for Salt Lake City mayor, and become the city's first openly gay mayor. The final results in a tight race between Biskupski and incumbent Ralph Becker will be unveiled this afternoon at an election canvass event. The last results released publicly showed Biskupski had a 1,450-vote lead over Becker with about 5,000 ballots left to be counted.
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Sentencing for an Orem man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping a young girl has been postponed as the defendant is trying to withdraw his plea. Jayson Quade Johnson pleaded guilty in September to first-degree felony sodomy upon a child, but at yesterday's sentencing hearing his attorney told the judge that Johnson decided that day that he wanted to withdraw the plea.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An appeals court in Denver today hears from a group of snowboarders who argue a ban on their sport at Utah's Alta Ski Area amounts to discrimination. The lawsuit has brought attention to the long-festering culture clash on the slopes between skiers and snowboarders. The snowboarders appealed after the case was dismissed last year by a federal court judge in Utah.
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Branford Jones had a go-ahead 3-point play with 3:57 left and Long Beach State deflected two BYU inbound passes in the final 4 seconds to secure a 66-65 victory over the Cougars early this morning. Kyle Collinsworth, who set a single-season NCAA record with six triple-doubles last season, had 12 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for BYU.
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