Clovis police: Firefighters find 3 dead inside outbuilding CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of three people found dead inside a burned outbuilding in Clovis and identified a man who survived the fire. Clovis police say the three who died have been identified as 54-year-old John Sandoval, 51-year-old Robert Elebario and 52-year-old Billie Jo Grabowsky. They say …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival Cruise Line plans to swap ships between Galveston and New Orleans to increase both ports’ capacity for short-term cruises starting in 2019. The Miami-based company says the 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream will move from New Orleans to Galveston, increasing the Texas port’s capacity for 4- and 5-day cruises by 22 percent. At the same time, the …

On Thanksgiving, family hurt by Harvey counts its blessings By NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The kitchen where George and Arva Dorsey prepare an 18-dish feast every Thanksgiving has been stripped of everything but its granite countertops, standing on their own with no appliances below. The house they renovated and expanded over three decades has been gutted down to …

Waco’s economy benefits amid final season of ‘Fixer Upper’ By J.B. SMITH, Waco Tribune-Herald WACO, Texas (AP) — On a recent Thursday afternoon at Magnolia Market at the Silos, tourists line up for $3.50 “shiplap cupcakes” where mill workers once weighed wagons of cottonseed. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports in the shadow of the rusted silos, children toss beanbags on a village …

Waco’s economy benefits amid final season of ‘Fixer Upper’ By J.B. SMITH, Waco Tribune-Herald WACO, Texas (AP) — On a recent Thursday afternoon at Magnolia Market at the Silos, tourists line up for $3.50 “shiplap cupcakes” where mill workers once weighed wagons of cottonseed. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports in the shadow of the rusted silos, children toss beanbags on a village …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposed eastern New Mexico wind energy project that will be the subject of a public hearing next week has a large group of backers but also faces a substantial number of opponents, including staff at the state’s utility regulation commission. Hundreds of wind turbines would be erected near the town of Portales close to …

Jury convicts New Mexico state senator in corruption trial SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A former New Mexico state senator was convicted Thursday of fraud, bribery and felony ethical violations in a corruption trial over accusations he used his position as a lawmaker to profit from the sale of a state-owned building. Prosecutors accused Phil Griego of using his elected …

Jury convicts New Mexico state senator in corruption trial SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A former New Mexico state senator was convicted Thursday of fraud, bribery and felony ethical violations in a corruption trial over accusations he used his position as a lawmaker to profit from the sale of a state-owned building. Prosecutors accused Phil Griego of using his elected …

Drilling rules still up for debate in New Mexico county BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — Frustrated tribal leaders won a temporary victory early Friday at a marathon meeting on a much-disputed energy development proposal for a large swath of land bordering New Mexico’s largest metropolitan area and numerous Native American communities. Sandoval County commissioners heard hours of public testimony that stretched …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Democrat Ray Powell is ending his bid for New Mexico land commissioner after finding out he has a rare auto-immune condition that affects the communication between nerves and muscles. Powell made the announcement Wednesday on social media, saying there’s a good probability he can live an active life with treatment but that if he were elected, …