Supposedly there’s nothing new under the sun but what Thailand tried Sunday strikes us as genuinely original. And a little nutty. In an effort to bring to an end long running battles with Islamic separatists, the government airdropped 100 million origami cranes, paper artfully folded to resemble those stylish birds.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - New York has the Statue of Liberty. Paris has the Eiffel Tower. Dubai’s symbol, for now, is the construction crane. This Persian Gulf boomtown is more accurately described as an enormous construction site, rather than a finished city.

A Scottsdale couple learned this summer that a long-dead celebrity’s sexual escapades and a violent murder do not necessarily translate into a real estate bonanza.

A 32-year-old construction worker was seriously injured Thursday after he was hit in the head with part of a loading crane that crashed onto the roof of a condominium under construction, knocking the man through the roof and into the top-level floor of the building.

Ben Crane withdrew on Friday from next week's FBR Open at the TPC of Scottsdale. He was replaced by Jason Gore.

Ben Crane withdrew on Friday from next week's FBR Open at the TPC of Scottsdale. He was replaced by Jason Gore.

May 22, 2005

For the next year and a half, Jay Kelso will hold the highest position in Scottsdale.

Between the rugged peaks of the Dos Cabezas Mountains and the Dragoon Mountains in southeastern Arizona lies Sulphur Springs Valley, home to more than 500 species of birds. Each winter, that population swells as more than 30,000 sandhill cranes swoop in for a seasonal visit.

During the early morning hours 25 years ago today, someone crept into unit 132-A of the Winfield Scott Apartments in Scottsdale.