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The water management district began its landmark python hunting program in 2017. Hunters generally earn an hourly rate of $13 ...

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The tracker assumes the General Assembly finished its work for the year June 21. It lawmakers return for a special session in ...

Carlos Herrera / for the Arizona Daily Star The annual two-day "Weird Plant Sale" at the Tucson Botanical Gardens is this weekend, May 15-16, 2015. The gardens are located at 2150 N. Alvernon Way.