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The Sun
16 hours ago
- The Sun
Sex-crazed insects cause car to flip with drivers warned to keep windows closed on roads as the bugs invade US
SEX-crazed bugs made a panicking driver flip his car while trying to avoid the pesky intruder. Cops attending the bizarre car crash joked the 'suspect fled the scene" - and warned nervous motorists to close their windows. 5 5 The expensive mishap happened when a randy cicada flew into the man's Kia in Ohio. It's that time of year when male cicadas are on the look-out for a mate, before they die a few weeks later. Unfortunately, the alarmed motorist tried to get rid of the bug - while he was driving, said the Blue Ash Police Department. He then crashed into a pole, flipping his vehicle. The force shared a dramatic pic from the scene showing the man's wrecked vehicle toppled onto its side on the road. It revealed a huge amount of damage despite the crash being caused - inadvertently - by such a tiny bug. The silver Kia's bonnet was completely crumpled, with the front fender falling off. Its entire windscreen was busted, and the side view mirrors were also smashed, as parts of the car lay strewn across the road. The BAPD joked that the creepy-crawlies can be "dangerous." Major US city to be swarmed by sex-crazed bugs in weeks as rare 'cicada-geddon' event unleashes over a trillion insects The cops showed their sense of humor by posting, "We're all well aware that these pesky cicadas don't respect personal space, including while driving. "It may be a good idea to keep the windows up for the next several weeks. "As you can see, a cicada attack can be dangerous." SUSPECT FLED They confirmed that no one was injured as a result of the freakish incident. "The suspect fled the scene," they joked. The incident has prompted thousands of reactions on social media. One man noted, "Cicadas are big, noisy and clumsy, but they aren't dangerous in the least. "Now, having a hornet in my car would be a different story." Another said, "That's gonna be a fun insurance claim." The red-eyes bugs are attracted to heat, according to the American Automobile Association, which warned they can obstruct air flow to vehicles, leading to overheating. What are periodical cicadas? Periodical cicadas are insects that spend most of their lives underground as nymphs. The nymphs feed off the sap of tree roots. They emerge from the ground to transform into adults and mate. The adults have red eyes, translucent wings, and usually measure about an inch long. They only live three to four weeks. Some periodical cicadas emerge every 13 years and others emerge every 17 years. The males "sing" by vibrating a membrane on the sides of their bodies. Females lay eggs in trees. The eggs hatch six to seven weeks later, the nymphs fall to the ground and go into the soil, and the cycle begins again. Source: National Museum of National History The crash occurred during the emergence of mate-seeking cicadas with one thing on their minds - resulting in an invasion dubbed cicada-geddon. That's because the sex-crazed insects are anything but quiet. LOUD AS DRILLS The rowdy winged species is famous for its loud, chirping mating call - with noise levels ranging from 90–100 decibels, which is as loud as an electric drill. The massive brood of periodical cicadas is now popping up across the eastern United States, including in Blue Ash, according to residents. The University of Connecticut said that, in 2025, Brood 14 is among the largest of all 17-year periodical cicada broods. Broods are when all the cicadas emerge in a particular year in a given area on a predictable cycle. This year's particular brood will be "dense and widespread," the uni added. NO PESTICIDES It advised, "They are not generally considered to be insect pests and there is no reason to use pesticides on them." Insect fans will be able to hear their high-pitched chorus throughout Kentucky, Tennessee and along the East Coast, from Massachusetts and New York down to western Georgia. CBS-affiliated WLKY reported that hordes of cicadas are causing "chaos" with Blue Ash residents complaining about swarms of the bugs in backyards, parks and amusement parks. The good news for those with a fear of insects (Entomophobia) is that the adult cicadas will only be around till the end of June. 5 5 5
The Independent
2 days ago
- General
- The Independent
It's not just the noise: Cicadas are overrunning an amusement park and are taking the blame for a car crash
Cicadas are back, and their reemergence is causing chaos beyond the typical noise they emit. Brood XIV emergence will be largely concentrated in Kentucky and Tennessee, but Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, along with parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York will also see the insects. In Ohio, visitors at Kings Island — a theme park near Cincinnati — have shared videos of the cicadas taking over trees and spreading out across the park's grounds. One TikTok video by user Summer Balser shows her family doing their best to step around the insects as they traverse the park. Dr Gene Kritsky from Mount St Joseph University told WCPO that park goers should just try to enjoy to novelty of the experience as there's nothing that can be done to stop the insects. And, he added another piece of advice: "when you're on the ride, keep your mouth closed." That said, cicadas grossing visitors out at a theme park is better than the bugs wrecking someone's car - which was the case in Blue Ash, Ohio. 'We're all well aware that these pesky cicadas don't respect personal space, including while driving,' the town's police department wrote in a social media post. They detailed how a cicada flew into a car window, startled the driver and caused them to lose control. The post contains a photo of a damaged car flipped on its side. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the crash. 'It may be a good idea to keep the windows up for the next several weeks. As you can see, a cicada attack can be dangerous,' the department wrote, noting that the insect assailant fled the scene of the crime. Outside of causing car wrecks and being generally gross, loud, and annoying, cicadas are harmless to humans. The U.S. has seven broods of periodical cicadas, which emerge in 13- and 17-year cycles, and while the insects are mostly benign, they can cause damage to small trees or shrubs if too many of them concentrate on one plant, according to the University of Connecticut. The university advises orchard and nursery owners to avoid planting young trees or shrubs in the years preceding an emergence of periodical cicadas due to the threat they pose to the young plants. If one does have young trees and shrubs, the best way to protect them from the bugs is to physically cover them with a screening material to limit the insects' access to the plant. Pesticides are generally not effective due to the sheer number of the insects when they emerge.
The Independent
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
High school graduate facing ICE deportation weeks after earning his diploma: ‘I was just living my life'
An Ohio high school graduate is facing deportation to Honduras by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) just weeks after earning his diploma. Emerson Colindres, 19, arrived in the United States with his family as an eight-year-old in 2014 but was detained during a routine check-in at an ICE facility in the Cincinnati suburb of Blue Ash on Wednesday June 4, according to members of the community who have begun campaigning for his release. The Colindres family had sought asylum in the U.S., requesting protection from extortion by Honduran criminal gangs, only for their case to be rejected, their appeal denied and a final removal order issued in 2023. Since then, they have participated in ICE's Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP, a parole-like alternative to incarceration) without ever being overtly ordered to leave the country. Bryan Williams, the teen's soccer coach at local team Cincy Galaxy, told a local affiliate of ABC News that the three ICE agents who picked Colindres up had clearly been waiting for him. 'They informed us that they were detaining and deporting Emerson only,' he said. 'No explanation was given.' 'Emerson's one of the best kids I've ever met,' Williams continued. 'We don't know what we can do, but we're doing whatever we can.' Explaining the rationale behind the detention of the recent graduate from Gilbert A Dater High School, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement: 'Those arrested had executable final orders of removal by an immigration judge and had not complied with that order. 'If you are in the country illegally and a judge has ordered you to be removed, that is precisely what will happen.' The DHS also noted that ISAP 'exists to ensure compliance with release conditions.' On Sunday, Colindres's teammates gathered outside the Butler County Jail in Hamilton where he is being held wearing 'Free Emerson' T-shirts and spoke to him by phone for 20 minutes. 'I was just... living life, minding my own business,' Colindres told a local journalist on the same call. 'And now I'm here.' On the conditions in which he is being kept, he said: 'It's just awful. We only go out once a day – sometimes twice. [It's] not a life someone who didn't do anything should be living.' Teammate Joshua Williams appealed for his friend's release saying: 'He didn't do anything wrong. And they just took him away. 'I was the last person who saw him, I got to hug him goodbye. I wish I hugged him longer. Because I didn't know that would be the last time I was going to see him.' Preston Robinson, another teammate, said: 'It's not like he had a say in whether he could or couldn't come. 'I just wanted to be here to show that I support him. Support anybody that's going through this, because it's just not fair.' Shortly afterwards, at the same protest event, Ada Bell Baquedano-Amador, Colindres's mother, addressed President Donald Trump, whose administration is now enforcing its long-threatened illegal immigration crackdown with increasing aggression. 'Please, Mr Trump – because I'm talking directly to you – have pity on us,' she said in Spanish. 'Have compassion.' Baquedano-Amador has since told The Cincinnati Enquirer that she too has been given 30 days to self-deport to Honduras in the wake of her son's arrest. 'You can't imagine what I'm feeling,' she said. 'How is my son going to make it over there? He doesn't know anything and the country where we come from is very insecure... It's not just.'
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Can't imagine what I'm feeling': Mom, coach speak out after 19-year-old detained by ICE
A recent high school graduate and soccer standout's future is now up in the air after he was detained by immigration agents. Emerson Colindres, a Honduran immigrant, was arrested June 4 during a check-in at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office in Blue Ash. The 19-year-old is now being held at the Butler County Jail on an ICE hold. His mother, Ada Bell Baquedano-Amador, is worried that he could be sent to a country he barely knows anything about. More: Trump administration 'sanctuary jurisdictions' list vanishes after pushback from sheriffs "You can't imagine what I'm feeling," she said. "How is my son going to make it over there (Honduras)? He doesn't know anything and the country where we come from is very insecure ... It's not just." Colindres and his family, which includes his now-16-year-old sister, came to the U.S. to seek asylum in 2014, when he was just 8 years old. Since that time, Baquedano-Amador said they were enrolled in the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, which, according to ICE's website, is an alternative to detention and requires subjects to fulfill routine check-ins and court appearances. "ISAP is not classified as detention; it is release with enhanced supervision," the website says. "ICE does not have the resources to monitor all nondetained cases and cannot always execute or confirm removals for those not in custody." Colindres went to the June 4 check-in because he was told to get an ankle monitor, but just a few minutes into the meeting with immigration officials, three ICE agents came to detain him, Baquedano-Amador said. She added that she's at least been able to talk to him a few times since he's been detained. While not a citizen, Colindres was like any other teen in the community, his mother said, describing her son as a "good kid," friendly and someone who never got into trouble. "He's never done anything to anybody, he hasn't committed any type of crime and he's always done things the right way," Baquedano-Amador said. Colindres graduated from a Cincinnati high school – which has requested not to be identified − last month and was one of the school's top players on the soccer team. Additionally, he has become an integral part of the local Cincy Galaxy soccer club, and his teammates have been reeling since the news of his arrest. Bryan Williams, who coaches the team, said he was there when Colindres was taken into custody by ICE agents. As he was being taken into custody, Colindres was "upset, scared (and) confused," Williams said. His teammates shared a similar reaction. "They don't understand why someone who hasn't done anything is in jail, simply for being born in a different country," Williams said. Federal court records show Baquedano-Amador applied for asylum after arriving in the U.S., saying that she was robbed and extorted by gang members after her husband left Honduras in 2011. Although Baquedano-Amador tried on at least two occasions to report the gang's activities to police, she said those reports did not result in any criminal investigations. She testified that she left Honduras with her children because "she did not have any more funds to pay the gang members," the court records state. She was also afraid of returning to her home country because "the gang members might think that she has money and because she would not have anyone to protect her." After finding that Baquedano-Amador failed to show she was eligible for asylum, an immigration judge denied her application and ordered that she and her children be sent back to Honduras. Baquedano-Amador challenged the immigration judge's decision before the Board of Immigration Appeals. She also sought a review of the case by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; however, both of those legal actions were unsuccessful. In a February 2024 ruling, a panel of three circuit judges wrote that evidence specific to Baquedano-Amador's case, as well as evidence of the conditions in Honduras, "does not compel the conclusion that the Honduran government is unable or unwilling to control gangs that she fears." Now in the wake of her son's arrest, Baquedano-Amador said that she also has been instructed to leave the country within the next 30 days. ICE has yet to respond to a message from The Enquirer seeking comment on why the agency chose to detain Colindres. Williams, the soccer coach, said immigration officials previously allowed Colindres to be in the community without an ankle monitor so he could attend graduation and a soccer tournament. In a statement to ABC News, which recently reported on undocumented immigrants being arrested during routine check-ins, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said ISAP "exists to ensure compliance with release conditions. All illegal aliens are afforded due process." "Those arrested had executable final orders of removal by an immigration judge and had not complied with that order. If you are in the country illegally and a judge has ordered you to be removed, that is precisely what will happen," the statement reads. In the 10 years that Williams coached Colindres on Cincy Galaxy, he said he learned a lot about the family's situation during car rides from Colindres' West Side home to soccer practice in Butler County. Colindres has supported his teammates by going to their high school graduations and even consoled their parents when they were injured on the field, Williams said. "He's usually the best soccer player on the team, or on the field when he's out there," Williams added. "He's an even better person." Williams and fellow teammates are advocating for Colindres to stay in the country, or at least be released from jail, so he can spend his final days in the U.S. with friends and family. "That's our main focus is getting him out of jail," Williams said. According to a post on social media, a demonstration is scheduled to take place at the Butler County Jail at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, to protest the detention of immigrants at the jail. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati high school grad faces deportation after ICE arrest
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Memorial Day 2025: Parades, ceremonies and concerts in the Cincinnati area
Take an hour or two from your long weekend to observe Memorial Day with the national holiday's intent: Honoring those who died in service to our country. Ceremonies and other events are planned across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Here are some to check out near us. Anderson Township hosts its annual Memorial Day Bell Ceremony at noon May 26 at Anderson Center's South Plaza. Guest speaker is Retired Colonel Steve Ackman. A reading of deceased veterans' names is planned. If you wish to have your loved one's name read during the ceremony, sign in by 11:45 a.m. The Blue Ash Memorial Day Parade will start at 10:15 a.m. May 26 from Reed Hartman Highway and Cooper Road. It travels east along Cooper to Monroe and ends at Towne Square. You can see the route at The Memorial Day ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. The keynote speaker will be Retired Lt. Col. Josh Quantz. The Sycamore grad was a career Armor & Cavalry Officer and has commanded at the Company and Battalion level and served on General Staff as Director for Army Operations and Joint Staff as Director for Strategic Plans, Policy & International Affairs. The Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra Memorial is at 7 p.m. at Blue Ash Towne Square in Tom Stone Amphitheater. Cheviot's annual Memorial Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m. May 26. It leaves from Bridetown Cemetery, 4418 Bridgetown Road, and ends at Pioneer Cemetery at 3715 Harrison Avenue. This parade route is new for 2025. There will be a Memorial Day Ceremony at Green Township Veterans Park, 6239 Harrison Ave., following the parade. The annual Ceremony will start at 10 a.m. May 26 at the Colerain Veterans Memorial at the corner of Colerain Avenue and Springdale Road. The Delhi Township Veterans' Association hosts an annual Memorial Day ceremony at 1 p.m. May 25 at Veterans Memorial Park, 934 Neeb Road. In case of rain, check the veterans' association Facebook page. Delhi's 21 killed in action heroes will be honored. Patriotic songs, color guards, a bagpiper, grilled food and drinks will be featured. Parking is limited. Handicapped parking spaces will be available at the park. A free shuttle bus will be provided at the Delhi Senior Community Center at 697 Neeb Road. Email dtveterans@ or phone 513-471-8693 with any questions. Fairfield's Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony will start at Express Scripts at 10 a.m. May 26 and features veterans groups, military units, the Fairfield High School Marching Band, community groups and organizations, the Fairfield Police Department, and Fairfield Fire and Paramedic units. The parade leaves Express Scripts parking lot, 4865 Winton Road, south on Hicks Boulevard, west on Nilles Road, left on Bibury, right on Wessel Drive, ending at Veterans Memorial Park. A brief program follows at the park with comments from Mayor Mitch Rhodus and representatives from veterans groups. Patriotic music begins at the park at 10 a.m. The Village of Glendale's annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. May 26 at Glendale Elementary on Congress Avenue. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. in front of the Veterans' Memorial on East Sharon Road, opposite Town Hall. During the parade, the following streets will be closed: Congress Avenue between Wood Avenue and East Sharon Avenue Wood Avenue. East Fountain Avenue from Wood Avenue to the First Presbyterian Church. Woodbine Avenue between the First Presbyterian Church and Elk Avenue Elk Avenue. Greenville Avenue between Elk Avenue and Village Square. Willow Avenue between the Village Square and East Sharon Avenue. East Sharon Avenue between Willow and the Veterans' Memorial. Green Township officials and VFW Post 10380 will conduct a Memorial Day Ceremony for the Green Township community beginning at 2 p.m. May 26 at Green Township Veterans Park, 6303 Harrison Ave. This ceremony follows the Memorial Day Parade sponsored by the city of Cheviot and VFW Post 10380. Hamilton hosts the Butler County May 26, beginning with the laying of the wreath ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at the Soldiers, Sailors & Pioneers Monument at 1 S. Monument Ave. The parade starts at 10 a.m. from Monument Avenue, to east on Court Street, to north on Second Street, to east on High Street, to north on Seventh Street, to east on Heaton Street, to the main gate of Greenwood Cemetery. The Memorial Day Ceremony and Program begins at 11:15 a.m. in the G.A.R. Section of Greenwood Cemetery. Loveland's Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony begins at Loveland Elementary School, 600 Loveland-Madeira Road and travels Loveland-Madeira Road to West Loveland Avenue, ending at Veterans Memorial, where a ceremony takes place. Immediately following the parade, a ceremony will be held at the Loveland Veterans Memorial, located at the intersection of West Loveland Avenue and Riverside Drive. The guest speaker is Judge Gary A. Loxley, who has served as a judge of the Warren County Court since 2013. American Legion Post 256 sponsors a community picnic beginning at 2 p.m. at 897 Oakland Road, Loveland. Visit for information. Mount Healthy's Wesley Warner Memorial American Legion Post 513 starts its annual Memorial Day Parade at 2 p.m. May 26 at Hill and Hamilton avenues. The parade moves south on Hamilton Avenue to Hastings and ends at the Veterans Memorial on McMakin Street for a flag-raising ceremony and brief program in memory of all veterans. For more information, call the legion at 513-729-0061. This is the 10th Annual display in honor of Memorial Day. Arlington Memorial Gardens displays 1,000 American flags, each one a symbol of honor and remembrance for those who gave their lives in service, as well as veterans, first responders and personal heroes The Field of Memories is open daily for visitation May 23-26 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Arlington has planned a weekend of reflection and community, including a Friday night concert and fireworks, a Sunday flag-raising and lunch with a veteran, the Cincinnati premiere documentary movie 'Defying Death on the Atlantic' and the solemn reading of names on Memorial Day. Visit the website for a full schedule of events. The annual makes its way through the historic Olde West Chester business district to the cemetery on West Chester Road beginning at 10 a.m. May 26 for a special remembrance ceremony. Parade units proceed north on Cincinnati-Dayton Road to West Chester Road west to Brookside Cemetery, 6425 West Chester Road. While the parade is in motion, West Chester-Union Township Historical Society members read aloud the names of all veterans interred at the cemetery, where more than 700 are laid to rest, including 100 Civil War veterans and one Revolutionary War veteran. Memorial Day ceremonies in West Chester are planned each year by local veterans groups VFW Post 7696 and Havelock D. Nelson American Legion Post 681. Memorial Day ceremonies hosted by American Legion Post 744 and Greater Cincinnati Emerald Society Pipe & Drums. All events are on May 26 and are free to attend. More info: 11 a.m., Hyde Park Square, 2700 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 11:30 a.m., Mount Lookout Square, 3197 Linwood Ave., Mount Lookout. Noon, Pioneer Cemetery, 333 Wilmer Ave., Linwood. 12:30 p.m., Kellogg Avenue at Apple Hill, California. 1 p.m., Pioneer Cemetery, 4132 Dumont St., East End. Free. Memorial Day ceremony and wreath laying. Cemetery located behind Dorn Fire Protection, off Carroll Street. This is the burial site of Revolutionary War Sergeant William Brown, recipient of the Badge of Military Merit by George Washington. The 96th Bellevue-Dayton Memorial Day Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. May 26 at the Veterans Monument on Sixth Avenue in Dayton. The parade will travel west on Ky. 8 to the Bellevue Vets. Charlie Hicks will be the parade grand marshal. The Edgewood Memorial Day Ceremony will be 10 a.m. to noon May 26 at 550 Freedom Park Drive in Crestview Hills. Boy Scout Troop 779 will be collecting tattered and worn flags from 9-9:45 a.m. to be properly disposed of. The City of Florence takes place at 10 a.m. May 26 from Boone County High School, 7056 Burlington Pike, Florence. Parade begins at school and goes down Burlington Pike onto Ewing Boulevard to the Boone County Veterans Memorial on the Florence Government Center campus. Road closures along the route will begin at 9:45 a.m. and remain in place until the parade concludes. The Memorial Day Program will follow immediately at the memorial. Fort Wright's Memorial Day Service starts at 10 a.m. May 26 at the Fort Wright City Building, 409 Kyles Lane. The program includes wreath laying, prayer, music and a flag ceremony. The keynote speakers will be Gold Star mothers Frances Lee and Jamie Lee Hahn. Independence's American Legion, Moon Brothers Post 275, established in 1947, will host the 2025 Memorial Day Parade and Honors, with a public address from the porch of the Kenton County Historic Courthouse, 2015 Declaration Drive, at the end of the parade. The parade will start right at 10:30 a.m. Line-up is on Delaware Crossing by the Community & Senior Center. The parade goes north on Madison Pike, stopping for honors at the Independence Cemetery and Saint Cecilia. The parade route turns on McCullum Pike to end the procession. Honors will be presented at the Courthouse Memorial, and a short public address will be given from the courthouse porch to conclude the ceremonies. The Park Hills Memorial Day Parade and flag raising ceremony will start at 11:30 a.m. May 26, rain or shine. The parade will form at Notre Dame Academy on Dixie Highway in Park Hills from 10:30 to 11:20 a.m. The parade travels Dixie Highway to Arlington to Old State Road to Terrace Drive to Amsterdam Road to Park Drive. The parade's 2025 grand marshal is David Schlothauer. A 52-year resident of the city, he served on the Park Hills city council and assumed leadership of the city's Memorial Day events in 1975. Watch the parade and ceremonies, then visit the Memorial Day food court from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The food court will be along the west side of Park Drive, and tents will be located along the east side. Rose Circle will be used for local through traffic during road closures. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Memorial Day 2025: Parades, ceremonies, concerts in Cincinnati area
