BY ANGELO BRUSCAS The Daily World OLYMPIA -- Former Westport mayor and ex-State Patrol trooper Doug Merino lost his battle to avoid jail time on a 2008 conviction related to insurance fraud Friday when a Thurston County judge refused his request for a new trial and ordered him to immediately begin...

BY ANGELO BRUSCAS The Daily World OLYMPIA -- Former Westport mayor and ex-State Patrol trooper Doug Merino lost his battle to avoid jail time on a 2008 conviction related to insurance fraud Friday when a Thurston County judge refused his request for a new trial and ordered him to immediately begin...

"We will allow users to earn revenue by allowing relevant advertisements to be displayed with their videos. Backed with YouTube's analytics and content management tools, Indian users can target a particular demographic, monetise the views his content gets in any country and even protect his content from content pirates," said Shenaz Zack, product manager, YouTube.

BY JILLIAN BEAUDRY The Daily World ELMA -- Officials reported Friday Grays Harbor Energy received the final permit needed to move ahead with the doubling of its natural gas power plant on Fuller Hill, which is expected to bring up to 500 construction jobs to the site.

User-generated content (UGC) will soon get a monetisation model. By March 2011, Google’s popular video streaming site YouTube will start allowing users to monetise their videos.

—About 8,300 "Zoom Buggy Cars" and 400 "Dream Pillow Stars" imported and distributed by Kindermusik International Inc. of Greensboro, N.C. The wheels on the buggy cars and plastic beads on the pillow star can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

BY JACOB JONES The Daily World Despite weather delays and underwater challenges, transportation officials still expect the Simpson Avenue Bridge in Hoquiam to re-open to traffic in early January. Project engineer Scott Ireland, with the state Department of Transportation, told Hoquiam business...

BY JACOB JONES The Daily World Despite weather delays and underwater challenges, transportation officials still expect the Simpson Avenue Bridge in Hoquiam to re-open to traffic in early January. Project engineer Scott Ireland, with the state Department of Transportation, told Hoquiam business...

BY JACOB JONES The Daily World Despite weather delays and underwater challenges, transportation officials still expect the Simpson Avenue Bridge in Hoquiam to re-open to traffic in early January. Project engineer Scott Ireland, with the state Department of Transportation, told Hoquiam business...

BY JILLIAN BEAUDRY The Daily World ELMA -- Officials reported Friday Grays Harbor Energy received the final permit needed to move ahead with the doubling of its natural gas power plant on Fuller Hill, which is expected to bring up to 500 construction jobs to the site.

BY JILLIAN BEAUDRY The Daily World ELMA -- Officials reported Friday Grays Harbor Energy received the final permit needed to move ahead with the doubling of its natural gas power plant on Fuller Hill, which is expected to bring up to 500 construction jobs to the site.

BY JILLIAN BEAUDRY The Daily World ELMA -- Officials reported Friday Grays Harbor Energy received the final permit needed to move ahead with the doubling of its natural gas power plant on Fuller Hill, which is expected to bring up to 500 construction jobs to the site.

JERUSALEM, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said on Wednesday there were preliminary signs of moderating housing prices, but he also warned mortgage holders of higher interest rates in the long term.

BY JILLIAN BEAUDRY The Daily World ELMA -- Officials reported Friday Grays Harbor Energy received the final permit needed to move ahead with the doubling of its natural gas power plant on Fuller Hill, which is expected to bring up to 500 construction jobs to the site.

BY JILLIAN BEAUDRY The Daily World ELMA -- Officials reported Friday Grays Harbor Energy received the final permit needed to move ahead with the doubling of its natural gas power plant on Fuller Hill, which is expected to bring up to 500 construction jobs to the site.

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* Collahuasi force majeure hits already tight copper supply

EPPING — Ben Colban, an Epping Elementary School fourth-grader, joked with his buddies as he waited for a tray of gingerbread cookies to come his way. "I decorate cookies at home," he said. His favorite part is "putting the frosting on," Ben said.

Orange lacrosse fans can purchase 2011 men’s lacrosse season and individual game tickets.

* Collahuasi force majeure hits already tight copper supply

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Issuer Default Rating of Mirant Americas Generating, LLC at 'B+' and upgraded the rating of its unsecured debt to 'B+/RR3' from 'B/RR5'. The ratings have been removed from Rating Watch Positive and assigned a Stable Rating Outlook.

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RACINE — Nicholas Monfeli, 18, son of Tim and Rose Monfeli ofRacine, has achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America,that of Eagle Scout.

Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'BBB' to Tyco Electronics Group S.A.'s $250 million of 4.875% senior notes due 2021. Fitch rates Tyco Electronics Ltd. , as well as TEGSA, a wholly owned subsidiary, as follows:

* U.S. jobless claims fall, mixed housing figures * Spain debt worries, fears of eurozone contagion weigh * Markets re-evaluate fall in U.S. crude oil inventories (Releads with US jobs data, adds new quotes, ...