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SALT LAKE CITY — We've put together a few of the bigger local stories from the weekend that you may have missed. Click the headlines to read the full story.
Mark Shurtleff, former AG, resigns from DC law firm
Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff no longer works at the international law firm that hired him as he left office six months ago.
Shurtleff told KSL that he resigned from Troutman Sanders LLP because the commute to its Washington, D.C., office and his public speaking around the country was too hard on his family.
When asked if his resignation had anything to do with alleged misconduct in the attorney general's office, he said "no" and would not elaborate further about his decision.
Director, supervisor of youth center arrested for rape, assault
Police have arrested two employees of a troubled youth treatment center after allegations of sexual assault at the facility were lodged May 21.
Daniel Taylor, 42, was arrested Friday after police received reports of sexual offenses at Integrity House, a treatment center for troubled teenage girls, police said. Jamie Frost, 28, was also arrested during the investigation, on two charges of assault.
According to police, Taylor was the executive director of Integrity House, where he allegedly sexually abused multiple teen girls. Frost, a supervisor at the treatment center, was charged with assaulting a resident and a female staff member.
Woman gives birth to twins on freeway near 'Tree of Life' sculpture
Twins were born Sunday morning near the "Tree of Life."
A woman and her boyfriend were traveling east on I-80 near the "Tree of Life" sculpture around 9 a.m. when the woman, who was 30 weeks along in her pregnancy with twins, went into labor, according to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Jimmy Banks.
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Woman gives birth to twins on freeway near 'Tree of Life' sculpture
Twins were born Sunday morning near the "Tree of Life."The boyfriend and father of the babies delivered the first baby, Banks said, and began CPR when the baby was not breathing. Two highway patrol troopers arrived on the scene and were able to get the baby breathing independently.
Proposed repairs to Great Salt Lake causeway under fireRepairs proposed to the aging Union Pacific causeway have landed as a "hot" issue that a state team of experts says needs more study because of what is at play with the Great Salt Lake.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is ready to suspend a national permit that would have allowed those repairs to go forward absent any depth of public scrutiny.
At issue is the annual contribution of $1.3 billion into Utah's economy by the Western hemisphere's largest inland body of salt water, the industries it supports and the millions of waterfowl and migratory birds that use its ecosystem.
Read more about what it means here.
Blaze destroys home of former Payson mayor (Photos) A fire destroyed the home of a former Payson mayor Friday night.
Payson Fire Chief Scott Spencer told KSL the fire was called in at about 8:30 p.m. Friday. Three agencies were sent to fight the fire, which had nearly fully engulfed the house located at 35 N. 100 West.
He said the front half of the house was not entirely involved, but the house is likely a complete loss. The fire spread throughout the three floors of the home, leaving only a portion of the basement untouched.
Utah soldier killed in Afghanistan laid to rest (photos)
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A Utah County soldier killed in war earlier this month was laid to rest Saturday in a the Salem City Cemetery.
During his funeral, Cody Towse was remembered as a fun-loving, sarcastic guy who was always ready to help anyone in need, but nervous about going on dates.
That he died helping fellow soldiers did not surprise those who worked with him as a volunteer at the Elk Ridge Fire Department.
Meanwhile, in Florida (video)
When Scooter the llama busted out of his penned-in yard in Tallahassee, it took three county sheriff's deputies and a Taser gun to get him back in again.
The 6-foot-tall, 7-year-old llama outran the authorities in Tallahassee for a while, even leaping over a 4-foot fence to avoid capture, Leon County Lt. Tony Drzewiecki said Sunday.
Outside of Tampa, meanwhile, authorities chased an errant kangaroo for 10 hours before finally getting close enough Sunday to stop him with tranquilizer darts.
