About
Kevin Stone is KTAR’s Senior Web Content Editor. He is a seasoned journalist who was born in New York and grew up in Phoenix. He got his start doing agate for the Mesa Tribune sports section — remember newspapers? — in the 1990s while completing his print journalism degree. He went on to work for The Dallas Morning News as a copy editor and page designer for the paper’s award-winning sports section before spending nearly a decade in various positions with ESPN.com. He returned to the Valley in 2013 and joined the KTAR News digital team in 2018. His favorite activities are collecting records, going to concerts and sporting events, and dining out with his beautiful wife.
Expertise
- News and sports writing and editing
- Social media management
- Wordle wizardry
Education
- University of Arizona – Bachelor’s degree in general studies with minors in English, sociology and psychology.
- Arizona State University – Bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Social Media Profiles
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 24, 2021Arizona moves closer to goal of sports betting by start of NFL season
Sports betting is on track to begin in Arizona by the start of the NFL season after federal authorities approved an updated tribal gaming compact with the state on Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 24, 2021
Arizona Senate election audit official: ‘Ludicrous’ to say machines ruined
Arizona Senate liaison Ken Bennett said it's "totally ludicrous" to think Maricopa County’s voting machines can’t be reused after the ongoing election audit.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2021Arizona accuses rural internet provider of charging for speeds it didn’t deliver
Arizona is part of a multistate federal lawsuit that accuses a communications company that serves mostly rural areas of charging customers for internet speeds they weren’t actually getting.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2021Valley dad, mom, son arrested for allegedly trafficking stolen goods
A Valley couple and their adult son have been arrested for allegedly trafficking large quantities of items shoplifted from Phoenix-area Home Depot, Lowe’s and Target stores, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2021Hobbs says voting machines can’t be reused, were ‘compromised’ by audit
Arizona’s top elections official is telling Maricopa County leaders that the equipment they were forced to turn over for the ongoing Arizona Senate audit “has been compromised” and can’t be used in future elections.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2021Arizona’s Republicans all vote against House bill to create Jan. 6 commission
No Arizona Republicans were among the 35 House members in their party who voted with Democrats in favor of creating a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2021Smile, Arizona: State sees increase in happy people, according to poll
Smiles are trending in Arizona, where 70% of adults consider themselves somewhat or very happy, according to a recent poll.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2021Arizona increasing COVID-19 vaccine outreach targeting underserved areas
Arizona public health officials are increasing their efforts to get adults and eligible kids in underserved areas vaccinated against COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2021Fentanyl test strip bill from Arizona lawmaker who lost son becomes law
A year after Arizona Sen. Christine Marsh’s adult son died of a fentanyl overdose, the Democratic lawmaker’s bill legalizing products that detect the powerful narcotic was signed into law.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 20215 women among 7 nominees for Arizona Supreme Court vacancy
Seven candidates, including five women, have been nominated to fill the Arizona Supreme Court’s vacancy, officials announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021Police find woman dead, 3 small kids unharmed at Phoenix apartment
Police making a welfare check found a woman dead and her three small children unattended but unharmed at a Phoenix apartment on Monday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021
Arizona Senate election audit meeting still on without defiant county officials
The Arizona Senate meeting about its controversial Maricopa County election audit will go on Tuesday with the head Cyber Ninja, but no county officials, in attendance.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021Arizona Regent Karrin Taylor Robson joins GOP race for governor
Republican Karrin Taylor Robson, a member of the board that governs Arizona’s public universities, has entered the 2022 race for governor.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021Poll shows Sen. Mark Kelly with leads over potential GOP challengers
Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, who faces reelection in 2022, holds comfortable but not insurmountable leads over his potential Republican challengers, according to recent polling.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2021Maricopa County holding meeting Monday to refute audit allegations
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will refute allegations related to the ongoing election audit ordered by the Arizona Senate during a public meeting Monday afternoon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2021Republican Kimberly Yee, Arizona’s treasurer, announces run for governor
Republican Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee launched her 2022 campaign for governor with a video that champions former President Donald Trump’s business and border policies and at times echoes his rhetoric.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2021Arizona Sen. Fann has ‘confidence’ in audit but is ‘disappointed’ it’s not done
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann said Friday she hasn’t lost confidence in the contractors working on the Maricopa County election audit but was hoping they would be done faster.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2021At least 1 county official rejects Arizona Senate’s election audit meeting request
At least one member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Republican Clint Hickman, is refusing to attend a meeting requested by the Arizona Senate about the ongoing election audit.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2021Alice Cooper selling Andy Warhol painting through Scottsdale gallery
Rock legend and notorious nice guy Alice Cooper is auctioning off an Andy Warhol painting he forgot about for decades before rediscovering in the garage of his Valley home.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 20214 men arrested after brawl, stabbings at Chandler Fashion Center
Police arrested four men, one accused of stabbing the others, in the wake of a brawl two months ago at Chandler Fashion Center, authorities said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2021Southwest adding 4 nonstop Hawaii destinations from Phoenix Sky Harbor
Southwest Airlines announced plans Thursday to launch routes between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and four destinations in Hawaii.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2021
Arizona reports 544 new COVID-19 cases, 8 additional deaths Thursday
Arizona reported 544 new coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, the day kids ages 12-15 became eligible for vaccines.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2021Lottery ticket worth nearly $666K sold at Arizona ‘ghost town’
Barely a blip on the map in northwest Arizona, White Hills is more exciting than Las Vegas for the lucky Arizona Lottery player who bought a jackpot ticket there.