It was a close call for American Cab, the largest cab service in the Coachella Valley. The cab company could have been shut down Wednesday due to a dispute over its ownership change but a new interim attorney concluded American Cab did not violate any rules.

"It's reassuring that it's water under the bridge now because there are 85 of us who were at risk of losing our jobs," said Peter Kurzon, a cab driver.

But for several months, Kurzon and another 80 plus employees at American Cab were fearful of losing their jobs.

LifeStream invites music lovers to help save lives and enter to win a pair of three-day, general admission passes to the 2012 Stagecoach Country Music Festival.

Entry forms for will be available Tuesday, Jan. 24 through Thursday, March 8 at LifeStream’s La Quinta Donor Center, 79-215 Corporate Centre Drive, and at Coachella Valley and High Desert community drives. Three winners of two passes will be selected at random at the conclusion of the promotion.

The center is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. To set a lifesaving appointment, please call 760.777.8844 or go to www.LStream.org.

A Palm Springs man suspected of murdering a man whose body was found in the unincorporated county area of Sky Valley was behind bars Tuesday.

Jason William Brokken, 45, was arrested Monday in connection with the man's death, sheriff's Sgt. Herman Lopez said. The body was found Sunday on the side of the road on Rudder Row Lane, south of Dillon Road, in Sky Valley.