THOMAS DRIVE PAVING PROJECT OK’D LOCAL | A3 PANAMA CITY LOCAL & STATE | A3 SHARKY’S REPLACES ICONIC GIANT SHARK Thursday, August 8, 2019 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Offi cials confi rm Tyndall’s future Vice President Pence, remains slated to become the withstand 180-mph winds from Hurricane Michael, that ‘Base of the future’ acting USAF secretary home of three F-35 fighter jet and making it resistant to the service was recommend- say hurricane-ravaged squadrons, likely sometime in storm surge. ing supplemental federal Tyndall was all but leveled base could host three 2023. F-35 operations at nearby disaster funding be used to by Hurricane Michael F-35 squadrons by 2023 Tyndall was all but leveled Eglin AFB, which trains pilots rebuild the base for the Air in October. Plans for when Hurricane Michael and maintenance personnel Force’s next three squad- rebuilding the base are By Jim Thompson roared ashore across the for the fighter jet, won’t be rons of F-35s, each of which predicated on making it 315-4445 | @Jimtnwfdn eastern end of the Florida affected by plans for Tyndall could comprise as many as 24 the “base of the future” [email protected] Panhandle in October. Plans AFB, according to Robert aircraft. for the fi fth-generation for rebuilding the base are Leese, press desk officer with A subsequent Air Force stealth fi ghter jet. Gener- TYNDALL AFB — In predicated on making it the Secretary of the Air Force analysis confirmed basing ally, those plans call excited social media posts “base of the future” for the Public Affairs. F-35s at Tyndall would make for rebuilding the base Tuesday, Vice President Mike fifth-generation stealth Former Air Force Secretary sense, and also, according to with structures that can Pence and Acting Air Force fighter jet. Generally, those Heather Wilson announced in Leese, confirmed Wilson’s withstand 180-mph winds Secretary Matt Donovan con- plans call for rebuilding the December, as Tyndall and the and making it resistant to firmed Tyndall Air Force Base base with structures that can Panhandle still were reeling See TYNDALL, A6 storm surge. BOOM ON PANAMA CITY BEACH Mass shootings so Large group vacation far this year almost homes are trending reach 2018 levels By Martha Bellisle as killings involving four and Meghan Hoyer or more fatalities, not The Associated Press including the killer — have occurred in 16 states this SEATTLE — Just seven year. California has experi- months into 2019, the U.S. enced four of them. has experienced almost as many mass killings as Family members killed occurred in all of 2018. Back-to-back mass The majority of mass shootings in Texas and killings involve domestic Ohio brought the total violence, and eight of 74 number of mass killings public mass shootings since so far this year to 23, leav- 2006 involved the kill- ing 131 people dead. There ing of a blood relative, the were 25 mass killings in data shows. The shooter’s 2018, claiming 140 lives, parent, sibling, cousin, according to a database nephew or niece was shot compiled by The Associ- first and then the perpetra- ated Press, Northeastern tor sought out others to kill. University and USA Today. “They’ll take it out on The database tracks family and then society, every mass killing dating figuring they already com- back to 2006, and the El mitted a murder,” said This house at 21809 Front Beach Road in Panama City Beach is selling for $3,795,000. [JOSHUA BOUCHER/THE Paso and Dayton massacres David Chipman, a former NEWS HERALD] had traits that were similar agent with the Bureau of to many earlier incidents. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms That includes shooting a and Explosives who now By Ed Offley family member while carry- works as a policy adviser at [email protected] ing out a mass killing, which Giffords: Courage to Fight happened in Dayton; the Gun Violence. “Domestic PANAMA CITY BEACH — young age of the perpetra- violence is the most risky The vacation home at 21809 tors; and the tendency of the call for service that police Front Beach Road is a bit dif- shooters to commit suicide go on.” ferent from its predecessor. or get killed by police. Before 20-year-old Adam For more than 80 years, Here are some takeaways: Lanza killed 26 children and a tiny one-story, one-bed- staff at the Sandy Hook Ele- room wooden beach cottage Overall numbers mentary School in 2012, he perched on a 45-foot lot over- had fatally shot his mother looking the Gulf of Mexico at The last three years have in their Newtown, Con- the west end of Bay County seen several fluctuations necticut home. near Sunnyside Beach. It was in mass killing numbers. In Jaylen Fryberg, 15, sent one of five in a row along a 2017, 225 people died in 32 text messages to lure two 30-foot slope that had been The interior of this 5,964-square-foot house at 21809 Front Beach mass killings, driven by the cousins and several friends built by a Georgia family for Road in Panama City Beach features deluxe furnishings, tasteful massacre in Las Vegas. In to the cafeteria at Marys- extended Florida vacations in wall art and decorations adorning the spacious rooms with 10-foot 2018, the year was marked ville Pilchuck High School in the era when the Panhandle ceilings. It features nine bedrooms, 9.5 bathrooms and four by a surge in mass killings Marysville, Washington, in was a pristine wilderness. The kitchens. [JOSHUA BOUCHER/THE NEWS HERALD] in public places, including 2014. He then shot the four cottage’s time finally ran out schools in Texas and Florida. students before turning the in June 2018 when owner- features nine bedrooms, Oversize is in A typical year has roughly gun on himself. ship passed into the hands of 9.5 bathrooms, four kitch- 29 mass killings. investors. ens (with five refrigerators), Amid the surge in develop- Mass killings — defined See SHOOTING, A6 When the rubble was two separate laundry rooms, ments throughout Panama cleared out, the partners parking for seven cars, and City Beach, one particular of Holiday Beach Rentals a capacity to accommodate trend has emerged in Development Inc. erected a 30 people at one time. It also recent years: multi-million- SPORTS | B1 gleaming palace right out of features a 37-foot “infinity” dollar deluxe beachfront the pages of Architectural pool and 1,700 square feet of houses designed for large TIME AWAY Digest magazine. deck overlooking the Gulf. groups of vacationers. Inside the 5,964-square- Guests lolling on one of the During a 15-year span run- HAS GIVEN foot house are four stories four covered balconies can ning through the real estate of deluxe furnishings, taste- enjoy a panoramic view from collapse after Hurricane SEMINOLE ful wall art and decorations St. Andrews State Park on the Katrina in 2005, developers adorning the spacious rooms favored 22-story high-rise RB A NEW with 10-foot ceilings. It See HOMES, A6 condominiums. PERSPECTIVE Panama City News Herald Business.........................A9 Obituaries.......................A5 TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Want to subscribe? 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The “Good to the dent Richard Nixon, facing Camara Kambon Piano very end.” damaging new revelations Trio consists of Camara [RUIE JONES] in the Watergate scandal, Kambon (piano), Steve announced he would resign Gilmore (bass), and the following day. Charles Pagano (drums), performing the work On this date: of Keith Jarrett, one of the most infl uential jazz In 1815, Napoleon pianists to emerge after Bonaparte set sail for Thelonious Monk. For St. Helena to spend the reservations, call Amy remainder of his days in or Larry at 850-784-2106. exile. Seating is limited. Pay at In 1876, Thomas A. Edison the door. Admission: $10 received a patent for his for GJS members, $12 for mimeograph. others. In 1942, during World War SIDEWALK STARGAZ- II, six Nazi saboteurs who ING - MOONGAZING: 8 were captured after landing p.m. at the Bay County in the U.S. were executed Public Library, 898 W. 11th in Washington, D.C.; two St., Panama City. Bring others who cooperated with binoculars or a personal authorities were spared. telescope if you can. In 1968, the Republican Details at NWRLS.com national convention in Miami Beach nominated Wednesday, Aug. 14 Richard Nixon for president on the fi rst ballot. BAY COUNTY HALF-CENT In 1973, Vice President SALES SURTAX CITIZEN'S Spiro T. Agnew branded as OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE "damned lies" reports he MEETING: 2 p.m. in the had taken kickbacks from Commission Chambers of government contracts in the Bay County Govern- Maryland, and vowed not ment Center, 840 W. 11th to resign — which he ended St.