Human eyes last: How OMN uses AI in our newsroom
Organ Mountain News explains its approach to AI in journalism: tools may help with efficiency but human judgment always comes last.
Damien Willis
Founder/Editor of Organ Mountain News. Celebrated Introvert. Award-winning Journalist / Gov't PR Guy / Podcaster. Formerly with Las Cruces Sun-News and Hot 103.
Casa de Peregrinos to host hunger demonstration Tuesday in Las Cruces
Casa de Peregrinos will hold two hunger demonstrations in Las Cruces on Sept. 16 to highlight food insecurity and encourage donations. Times, locations and contact details inside.
Doña Ana County advances Project Jupiter data center plan despite water concerns
Doña Ana County commissioners advanced Project Jupiter, a multibillion-dollar data center plan in Santa Teresa, over community concerns about water and tax equity. A final vote is set for Sept. 19.
Doña Ana County to weigh incentives for “Project Jupiter” AI data center campus
Doña Ana County commissioners will consider a first step Tuesday toward incentives for Project Jupiter, a hyperscale AI data center campus, without details yet on water and electricity impacts.
Listening Post Collective grant helps OMN strengthen community-centered reporting
Organ Mountain News has received a $20,000 grant from the Listening Post Collective, supported by national foundations. The funding allows OMN to focus on listening and responding to the unmet information needs of southern New Mexico communities.
Las Cruces man sentenced to more than 10 years in fentanyl trafficking case
Orangie Lee Fisher, 37, was sentenced to 123 months in prison after a fentanyl trafficking investigation in Las Cruces led to the seizure of drugs, cash and a stolen gun.
Explained: New Mexico Supreme Court says insurers must break down uninsured motorist coverage by vehicle
A new ruling from the New Mexico Supreme Court requires insurers to offer uninsured motorist coverage per vehicle and disclose pricing. Here’s how it affects drivers statewide.
Organ Mountain’s Corbin Coombs earns Gatorade Player of the Year honors for track and field
Corbin Coombs of Organ Mountain High School has been named the Gatorade New Mexico Boys Track & Field Player of the Year after a record-setting season, top grades and international outreach work in Uganda and Guatemala.
Las Cruces, Doña Ana County to end AMR contract and launch regional EMS system
Doña Ana County and Las Cruces are ending their contract with AMR and launching a regional fire-based EMS system. Local fire departments will handle ambulance transports by fall.
