IN BRIEF

BURNED BODY FOUND

LV man charged with first-degree murder

A 29-year-old Las Vegas man was charged with first-degree murder in connection with his ex-wife's death on Thursday, Las Vegas police said.

Andre James King also was charged with home invasion and was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Friday.

Clark County firefighters found the burned body of Sabrina Dena McMillon, 37, at a southwest construction site fire near the intersection of Pebble Road and Riley Street.

Investigators called to the scene discovered that McMillon had suffered severe head injuries. Police also found her abandoned vehicle near the scene.

McMillon's family said she had been fighting with King, police said.

STRONG WINDS FORECAST

Dust advisory in effect through Wednesday

A forecast for strong winds has prompted Clark County air quality officials to issue a dust advisory that will remain in effect through Wednesday morning.

"Under windy conditions, localized or valleywide areas of blowing dust are likely to occur," the advisory issued Monday read. "Children, the elderly and people with respiratory diseases are urged to stay indoors during dust storms."

When inhaled, airborne dust can aggravate respiratory diseases such as bronchitis and asthma.

The county Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management also advised motorists to drive slowly on unpaved roads and avoid taking shortcuts across vacant lots to prevent stirring up particulate matter.

SPARKS OFFICIALS CROW

$30 million, 140-acre sports park opens

Golden Eagle Regional Park in Sparks opened Monday, with city officials calling the $30 million, 140-acre sports complex the largest artificial turf project in the country.

Six softball fields and two Babe Ruth baseball fields are ready for play.

Two youth baseball and softball fields, two multipurpose fields, a stadium-sized football/soccer field, four volleyball courts and two boccie courts are scheduled for completion in the weeks ahead.

OLD WOMEN ON TRIAL

Jury receives case in homeless men killings

The Los Angeles case of two women, ages 77 and 75, charged with killing homeless men for insurance profits went to the jury Monday after a prosecutor described the pair as greedy killers who preyed on those in need and, instead of help, "gave them a noose."

Deputy District Attorney Bobby Grace urged jurors not to be influenced by a defense attorney's characterization of the duo as "little old ladies."

"These two defendants are by their acts the worst of the worst," he said. "They didn't need this money. They weren't poor and destitute. They went out of their way to target men who had nothing."

The jury received the case late in the day and then recessed for the night.