Nick in the AM: Former Macomb pet-shop owner pleads guilty to animal cruelty

(NOTE: Nick in the Morning is taking a well-deserved vacation next week. You all deserve a vacation from us sometimes, too.

DAHINDA - A sinkhole has cut off access to a private residential community in remote Knox County, leaving no way for emergency vehicles to enter.

BLOOMINGTON - After escaping in handcuffs, a fugitive is back in custody after two days on the lam, Bloomington police said.

TOULON - Stark County Board Chairman Al Curry has been suspended from his part-time job as a school bus driver for his role in having a "screaming bucket" placed over the head of a 7-year-old autistic child, the Journal Star has learned.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.

WASHINGTON - The 1,020-seat Caterpillar Performing Arts Center inside Five Points Washington has been a busy entertainment venue since Five Points opened in 2007.But the theater has never been the site of an entertainment series hosted by Five Points.