SPOKANE, Wash., July 23 (UPI) -- Jim West, the former Spokane, Wash., mayor and gay rights opponent driven from office by a gay sex scandal, has died of cancer at the age of 55.

SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Voters in Spokane, Wash., have ousted long-time mayor Jim West for using "his elected office for personal benefit."

SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A poll shows Spokane, Wash., Mayor Jim West, mired in a gay sex scandal, may be in deep trouble with voters. With a recall election scheduled Dec. 6, the poll for the Spokesman-Review and KREM-TV News found 62 percent of those asked favor recall and only

SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The FBI recently searched the home of Spokane, Wash., Mayor Jim West, it was reported Friday.

NEW YORK, May 31 (UPI) -- Spokane, Wash., Mayor Jim West appeared Tuesday on NBC's "The Today Show," maintaining he's done nothing illegal despite allegations made against him.

SPOKANE, Wash., May 28 (UPI) -- About 50 people gathered outside the city hall Friday in Spokane, Wash., to call for the mayor's resignation.

SPOKANE, Wash., May 24 (UPI) -- Fresh allegations of misconduct are being reported against the embattled mayor of Spokane, Wash.

SPOKANE, Wash., May 11 (UPI) -- The FBI reportedly is investigating allegations the mayor of Spokane, Wash., offered city jobs to young men solicited in a gay chat room.

SPOKANE, Wash., May 10 (UPI) -- The mayor of Spokane, Wash., is taking leave of office to prepare a defense against a newspaper's allegations he abused two boys 25 years ago.