6 stories you missed this weekend

6 stories you missed this weekend


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SALT LAKE CITY — We've put together a few of the bigger stories from the weekend that you may have missed. Click the headlines to read the full story.

Teen found dead on road near Payson identified

Utah County officials are investigating after a body was found in the middle of a road near Payson Saturday morning.

A woman reported finding a body lying in the middle of the road on her way home from work around 5:30 a.m. according to Sgt. Spencer Cannon. The teen was found dead at the scene near 2000 W. Arrowhead Trail when officials arrived.

The teen was identified Saturday afternoon as 17-year-old Nathan Tyler Haun from Spanish Fork. Police said Haun and other teens were at a party drinking Friday night, but that the other teens and parents were being uncooperative in the investigation, refusing to talk.

Father photographs daughter's winning fight with cancer

When Sarah Cox, 12, was diagnosed with cancer, her family didn't know what to expect. Sarah, a bookworm and straight-A student, was told three years ago that she had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, and her father Mark said she took the news as well as she could.

She was subjected to cancer treatments for the next several years. Her father said he wanted to take photos to remember the experience. His photo series, titled Strong, shows Sarah's three-year journey from before she was diagnosed to remission.

Governor calls special session for lawmakers in Swallow investigation

The Utah Legislature was called into special session by Gov. Gary Herbert to clarify issues surrounding the new House committee created to investigate Attorney General John Swallow.

Sarah Cox, 12, is photographed for her father's photo series, "Strong," 
Sarah was diagnosed three years ago with Acute Lymphoblastic 
Leukemia, and her father has photographed her journey.
Sarah Cox, 12, is photographed for her father's photo series, "Strong," Sarah was diagnosed three years ago with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, and her father has photographed her journey. (Photo: Mark Cox)

"We did everything we thought we could do," House Majority Leader Brad Dee, R-Ogden, said Friday of the unprecedented special session of the House on July 3, when representatives voted 69-3 to begin an investigation into Swallow.

Dee said legislative leaders realized last week a special session of the full Legislature would be needed to enact some changes in statute necessary for the committee, established by House rules rather than by law, to operate.

Semitrailer overturns, spills propane in northeastern Utah

A semitrailer carrying 10,000 gallons of propane toppled in northern Utah near the Wyoming border Saturday, spilling some of the hazardous material on the road. A young couple helped get the driver out of harm's way.

The accident happened on SR-30 near the junction with SR-16 about 10 miles north of the small town of Randolph. The driver's trailer tipped over, even while the cab remained upright. As it fell, the tanker punctured and began leaking propane onto the roadway, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

Kaylan Malm, on her way to nearby Bear Lake with a friend, saw the accident. While her friend went up the canyon to call 911, she helped the driver and his dog get away from the situation.

Zimmerman cleared in shooting of Trayvon Martin

Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate across the U.S. over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.

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Zimmerman, 29, blinked and barely smiled when the verdict was announced. He could have been convicted of second-degree murder or manslaughter. But the jury of six women, all but one of them white, reached a verdict of not guilty.

Martin's mother and father were not in the courtroom when the verdict was read; supporters of his family who had gathered outside yelled "No! No!" upon learning of the not-guilty verdict.

Kayaker who drowned not wearing life preserver, officials say

A Massachusetts man who was found dead at Antelope Island State Park on Saturday was not wearing a life preserver, despite being issued one, park officials said.

James Gahran, 53, visiting from West Springfield, Mass., rented a small kayak about 2:45 p.m. and was spotted by another visitor about an hour later floating face-down roughly 75 yards off the shore, said John Sullivan, assistant park manager.

A cyclist on the Antelope Island causeway saw an abandoned kayak and started looking into the water when he saw Gahran floating about a half-mile from the island's harbor, Davis County Sheriff's Sgt. Jason Boydston said.

Boydston said employees from a nearby rental business pulled the man from the water and bystanders started CPR prior to the arrival of emergency responders.

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